2024 SAXO Scandinavian Film Festival

The 2024 SAXO Scandinavian Film Festival presents the best cinema from the Nordic region from 25 July - 14 August at Luna Cinemas Leederville, Luna on SX and Palace Cinemas Raine Square.

Celebrating its tenth year, the 2024 Saxo Scandinavian Film Festival presents a stellar line-up showcasing the best new cinema from the Nordic region. Go north this winter with films from Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden screening at Palace Cinemas Raine Square, Luna Palace Cinemas Leederville and Luna on SX from July 25 – August 14.

This year’s Festival will open with the epic historical drama THE RIOT (Sulis 1907), directed by Academy Award nominated Nils Gaup (The Last King). The film depicts the escalation of tensions leading to the Sulis uprising of mining workers in 1907 where workers struggled under inhumane conditions in dangerous, dark copper mines. This important episode in Norwegian history has never been told on screen before and portrays the origin story of the powerful Norwegian labour movement.

Hugely popular in Finland, this year’s Festival Centrepiece STORMSKERRY MAJA is based on the book series by Anni Blomqvist. A tale of female empowerment set in the 1840s, it follows Maja and her husband through the breathtaking Finnish seasons on the windswept and remote Åland archipelago. Stunning cinematography makes this a must-see on the big screen.