NUFF 2025 Workshop Films
These films was made during the NUFF Workshop in Tromsø, held June 21–27, 2025, where young filmmakers from around the world created short films in one week. All music is original scores composed during the parallel Film Music Workshop.
Ficiton
Aclockalypse now
Aclockalypse Now
Two old friends, a fan of analogue electronics and a couch potato, set off on a journey to regain control in a timeless, deteriorating world of endless day.
Film by:
Elena Vataman-Mărgineanu, Joana Martins Albuquerque Gramaça, Simona Väär, Martyna Minkiewicz And Jonathan Mess
Mentor: Stian Andreassen
Coordinator: Kathi Boe
Extras: Kateryna Kurdiuk, Yuliia Myroshnichenko and Davyd Lutsenko
Music by:
Karel Mati Kaunissaare, Silas Hauge, Karl Johannes Hellrand, Leon Schuddeboom and Wiktoria Obuchowicz
Music mentor: Carl Christian Lein Størmer
Studio technician: Ariel Joshua Sivertsen
Coordinator: Tina Kristiansen
fiction
thursday movie afternoon
Thursday Movie Afternoon
Deep in the forest, a family gathers for their weekly viewing. When reality intrudes, they stay focused. After all, it’s movie night.
Film by:
Mihailo Videnovic, Hannah Gabriela Proch, Uma Laur, Daniel Grimsund Hagen and Arjun Acharya
Mentor: Sondre Sandbakken
Coordnator: Agnes Zadewasser
Music by
Karel Mati Kaunissaare, Silas Hauge, Karl Johannes Hellrand, Leon Schuddeboom and Wiktoria Obuchowicz
Music mentor: Carl Christian Lein Størmer
Studio technician: Ariel Joshua Sivertsen
Coordinator: Tina Kristiansen
Sami fiction
Bussebissehat
Film by:
Máret Risten Graven Romsdal, Ole Gabriel Buljo & Sara Sofia Josefin Mienna
Mentor: Johannes Vang
Coordinator: Fedir Darko
Music by:
Karel Mati Kaunissaare, Silas Hauge, Karl Johannes Hellrand, Leon Schuddeboom & Wiktoria Obuchowicz
Music mentor: Carl Christian Lein Størmer
Studio technician: Ariel Joshua Sivertsen
Music coordinator: Tina Kristiansen
Documentary
sorry for fucking up your place
‘Sorry for Fucking Up Your Place’ dives into the street art scene in Tromsø, a Norwegian city above the Arctic Circle, known for its impressive nature and extreme seasons. Between mountains, fjords and water, subculture is flourishing here, connecting a place almost as remote as possible to the pulse of urban life. Following two local graffiti writers, ‘Sorry for Fucking Up Your Place’ explores questions about public space, community, and the power of expression.
Film by:
Mina Nesic, Tomas Niedermeier and Lilly Josy Timme
Mentor: Fredrik Mortensen
Coordinator: Per Gustav Holmø
Music by:
Karel Mati Kaunissaare, Silas Hauge, Karl Johannes Hellrand, Leon Schuddeboom and Wiktoria Obuchowicz
Music mentor: Carl Christian Lein Størmer
Studio technician: Ariel Joshua Sivertsen
Music coordinator: Tina Kristiansen
Documentary
the sunny men
The Sunny Men
In Tromsø, where the sun never sets, some men lean into the light—and others squint at it from behind a beer.
Sunny Men is a poetic, light-footed documentary following five men across a single day in the Arctic summer. Each of them—some reserved, some ready—moves through the golden stretch of endless daylight with their own take on romance.
Shaped by light, solitude, and the long rhythm of northern life, each carries his own story of desire. It’s a portrait of men shaped by the strange rhythms of the north, where time feels suspended, and even the most hesitant heart might briefly step into the light.
Film by:
Emmaculate Jacobine, Tereza Svobodová, Paula Annija Ābolkalna and Lars Emil Forsmo Strømslid
Film mentor Liina Särkinen
Coordinator: Elise Eriksen
Cast: The Sunny men
Music by:
Karel Mati Kaunissaare, Silas Hauge, Karl Johannes Hellrand, Leon Schuddeboom andWiktoria Obuchowicz
Music mentor: Carl Christian Lein Størmer
Studio technician: Ariel Joshua Sivertsen
Music coordinator: Tina Kristiansen
palarctic
tale of four seeds
Four stories entwine through the delicate hands of unseen narrators — hands that summon a fragile world of vanished memories. Faceless voices drift like morning fog, softly guiding us through the dim corridors of longing and loss. When time nips at your heels, these memories begin to blur and fade — yet something quietly resists erasure.
A film by:
Mahmoud Ahmed, Thea Mendez Okkelmo, Saad Othman, Kassia Rebekka Marin and Diana Nasser.
Palarctic Project leader: Mohamed Jabaly
Behind the scenes
NUFF 2025
A glimpse into the heart of the festival: the people, the moments, the magic.
Filmed by Ola Lund-Evertsen & Noah Hansen
Edited by Ola Lund-Evertsen
This film was made during the NUFF Workshop in Tromsø, held June 21–27, 2025, where young filmmakers from around the world created short films in one week. All music is original scores composed during the parallel Film Music Workshop. This film is Olas final exam as a trainee at Tvibit.