Nordic Nights’ next screening of the 2021-22 session will be on November 30th, 2021 and will once again be screened on-line through Zoom. Nordic Nights is the popular movie screening program run jointly by the ICCT, the Consulate of Finland and the School of Image Arts at Ryerson University. Typically there are six screenings held […]
Our next Nordic Nights feature will be the Finnish film Tove, by Zaida Bergroth. The movie centres on the life of Tove Jansson, showing both her personal relationships, and the creation of the popular Moomin books. The film will be streamed at an on-line event starting at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday November 30th. The evening […]
Our next Nordic Nights feature will be the Icelandic film Shadowtown (2020) by Jon Einarsson Gustafsson and Karolina Lewicka. Set in Iceland, Maya (played by Icelandic-Canadian actress Brittany Bristow) inherits an old house from a schizophrenic grandmother she didn’t know. Messages from a mysterious source lead to questions about her grandmother’s death and ultimately put […]
Our next Nordic Nights feature will be a Collection of Short Films from Finland. Selected shorts present a variety of styles and talent from filmmakers from Finland. Short film has a strong following in Finland and although regularly part of film festival fare, the most prominent short film program and awards takes place at the […]
Nordic Nights returns in its online format Tuesday, Sept. 27th at 7pm with two Icelandic films. Are you Icelandic? is a documentary by Magnea Björk Valdimarsdóttir which tells the story of four different women who emigrated to Iceland from Bosnia, Poland, Jamaica and Turkey. With a focus on Icelandic identity, each woman has a unique […]
Our next Nordic Nights feature is a Finnish documentary from 2021: Maija Isola: Master of Colour and Shape (2021) (Värien ja muotojen maailmassa – Maija Isola). Her fabric designs are still popular all over the world. Finnish artist Maija Isola worked as designer for the Finnish design company Marimekko for 38 years. This documentary takes […]
