The 2025 Hurtigruten Scandinavian Film Festival will be presenting the best new cinema from the Nordic region this July and August at Palace, Palace Nova and Luna Palace Cinemas, including a full programme of diverse and thought–provoking selections from Sweden, Norway, Finland, Denmark and Iceland.

Opening the 2025 Festival is NUMBER 24 (Nr. 24), from multi award-winning director John Andreas Andersen (The Burning Sea, The Quake). This gripping Norwegian spy drama depicts the extraordinary true story of an ‘every-man’ drawn into the resistance movement during World War II, exploring the morality of wartime and the weight of responsibility in the fight for freedom.

Direct from the 2025 Cannes International Film Festival, where it won the coveted Grand Prix, is this year’s unmissable Centrepiece, SENTIMENTAL VALUE from director Joachim Trier. Reuniting Trier with star Renate Reinsve (The Worst Person in the World), the intimate drama also stars Stellan Skarsgård and Elle Fanning in a moving exploration of family, memories, and the reconciliatory power of art.

The 2025 Special Presentation is QUISLING: THE FINAL DAYS (Quislings siste dager). Set in 1945 Norway, this bold and provocative drama from acclaimed director Erik Poppe (The King’s Choice, ScandiFF 17) follows the postliberation 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.

A box office sensation in Iceland, black comedy GRAND FINALE (Fullt hús) is this year’s Closing Night film. Featuring an all-star Icelandic ensemble cast, this wildly entertaining tale revolves around a near-bankrupt chamber orchestra in Reykjavik who try to secure their future with a world-famous cellist.

Finally, the Festival is thrilled to be screening special encores of WHEN THE LIGHT BREAKS (Ljósbrot) which recently won Best Nordic Film at the 2025 Göteborg Film Festival. The poignant drama follows a young woman whose conscience and resilience are tested over the course of a long summer's day in Iceland.

The 2025 Hurtigruten Scandinavian Film Festival will take place from July to August. Tickets are now on sale, and you can find out more and get tickets at the website here.

We have 5 in-season double passes to giveaway to see a film of your choice at the Scandinavian Film Festival! For your chance to win, sign up to our newsletter at the form below. You can also find more chances to enter at our Instagram and Facebook pages.

Ticket Guidelines:
These are general admission to attend a film of their choice screening during the 2025 Scandinavian Film Festival (any location in Aust), this does not include special events or the opening or closing nights.  

Please note: The digital tickets are singles and will be forwarded via email to winners (as doubles). They are individually barcoded and once redeemed are invalid so just be aware. The terms and conditions are all there on the ticket. As with printed tickets they can be presented (printed or digitally) at the booking office, if redeemed online, it will incur a booking fee.
Also, please note. If the winner books online, this is not a gift card, but a ticket voucher to redeem and should be input on the ticket page (before the payment page).