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NEW NORDIC VOICES – A CONTEMPORARY FILM FESTIVAL
2 – 4 October 2026

Location: University College London ( UCL) East Cinema, One Pool Street, Stratford,​ London E20 2AF

Free screenings of 14 recent films from across the Nordic region all with English​subtitles. 

The Festival

As part of UCL’s 200th anniversary celebrations, the University’s Department of  Scandinavian Studies is organising a three-day festival celebrating the richness and diversity of​contemporary Nordic film. Over the course of the period from Friday 2 ​October to Sunday 4 October​2026, fourteen (14) recently​ – released films across the major languages of the Nordic region​ will be showcased. In addition to Danish, Finnish, Icelandic, Norwegian and Swedish, there​ will be films in Greenlandic, Faroese, Old Norse and the Sami language group.

This unique festival is designed to promote the creativity of pan-Nordic ​filmmaking and​provide a platform for UK audiences to watch and appreciate Nordic film. Above is a flyer​ with the full film programme and timings of adjacent events.

All films will be screened at UCL’s Community Cinema located on UCL East’s campus in​Stratford. The cinema is ultramodern, able to seat an audience of around 150 and with full​ sound and lighting facilities.

The UCL East campus occupies part of the site used to host the 2012 Olympics. It is​therefore well connected to public transport with the campus being a 10–15-minute walk​from Stratford Main line and Underground station.

The role of the Anglo-Finnish Society​ /​ Opportunities for members

The A-FS has agreed to support this innovative festival as follows:

 Fallen Leaves. We are facilitating the screening of the Finnish language film, which​ will be Aki Kaurismäki’s romantic comedy Kuolleet Lehdet (Fallen Leaves). This​ film will be screened at 20.00 on Friday 2 October.

 Je​’vida. Although not finally confirmed, we will likely facilitate the screening of Je​’vida,​ a dramatic film about a Skolt Sami woman (called Je​’vida) who​ ​struggles with​ coming to terms with her painful past. It​ is the first full feature film made in the Skolt​ Sami language and will be screened at 16.30 on Saturday 3 October.

To attend screenings, you must reserve tickets in advance.