The Hurtigruten Scandinavian Film Festival returns in July.

RETURNING JULY-AUGUST 2025Winter is coming, and so too is the 2025 Hurtigruten Scandinavian Film Festival, presenting the best new cinema from the Nordic region this July until August at Palace Cinemas, Palace Nova Cinemas and Luna Palace Cinemas. 
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Festival Dates

Ballarat

11 Jul - 3 Aug

Melbourne

11 Jul - 3 Aug

Canberra

16 Jul - 10 Aug

Sydney

17 Jul - 10 Aug

Adelaide

23 Jul - 13 Aug

Brisbane

23 Jul - 14 Aug

Byron Bay

24 Jul - 13 Aug

Perth

24 Jul - 13 Aug

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First Highlights Announced

Special Presentation

Quisling: The Final Days

Quislings siste dager

Set in 1945 Norway, this bold and fascinating drama from acclaimed director Erik Poppe follows the post-liberation trial of the country’s infamous and controversial head of state Vidkun Quisling, in a stirring meditation on complicity, faith and the capacity for self-deception.

Australian Premiere

Live a Little

Leva Lite

This bold and intimate story about finding oneself and navigating uncertainty and intimacy, follows two best friends on a couch surfing adventure across Europe where their boundaries are tested.

Australian Premiere

Second Victims

Det andet offer

Featuring stellar performances led by Trine Dyrholm and Özlem Saglanmak, this captivating drama follows a neurologist on a shift that will change her life forever.

Australian Premiere

Sudden Outbursts of Emotions

Kenraaliharjoitus

To reignite their passion and relationship, an ordinary couple decides to open their relationship to new sexual encounters in this witty and heartfelt dramedy from debut director Paula Korva.

Australian Premiere

The Mountain

Fjallið

This powerful and visually stunning drama about love, family, loss and the universe explores how the cosmos and a road trip to the Icelandic highlands offers comfort to a family whose life is upended by a twist of fate.

Australian Premiere

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