Dokfilm Festival – a great success, again

Several good films, a lot of audiences and a great atmosphere - The Norwegian Documentary Festival showed its best side.

Text and photo: Maëva Cecillon

This weekend was held The Norwegian Documentary Festival, or Dokfilm as we call it, is the largest and oldest festival for Norwegian documentary films. The festival was arranged for the first time in 1997 and has since then been an event where filmmakers and the audience meet every spring in beautiful Volda.

Important topics and good vibes

From the 4th of May until the 7th, documentaries on different topics were able to be seen at Rokken or at Samfunnshuset.

On the first night, the opening film "Den Siste Filmen" a portrait of Petter Venerrød on his last movie brought laughter and tears to the audience. Karianne Førland Vennerød and Olaug Spissøy Kyvik the directors and producers of the film stayed to talk with Helene Hjelseth Holen and brought her some exclusive merch.

Several topics were highlighted during this festival such as climate change, short document, relationships, the LGBTQIA+ community, music and much more. A wonderful time to discover but also to knowledge society’s issues. 

Dokfilm Festival isn’t just about documentaries but also about music with performance on the opening night of “Sjandimusikk” and “Brenn” on Saturday night, setting everyone on fire and bringing good vibes to Volda.

Prize winners

On Sunday, after a concert by musicians from the University of Volda, the awards for these categories were awarded.

Awards: 

• The Gold Fluge Award: Best feature documentary: “Eg Har Ord” by Runar Gudnason
• The Firefly Award: Best short documentary: Ikke En Sann Fyr by Straydogs.no
• The Nymph Prize: Best student production “Det alle visste om meg” by Eirik Hjermstad, Bendik Rasberg, Hanna Enstad, Julie Edvardsen and Sofie Edvardsen. 
• Audience award: “Den Siste Filmen” by Karianne Førland Vennerød and Olaug Spissøy Kyvik.