Awards

"The winner of this year's Politiken:Dox is a film that enters into the most present conflict of today's news, but it was made by a director who traveled to Ukraine long before the rest of the world found it interesting to really bother. While this is not a film about the present war or even the present conflict, it brings testimony about the people who live in Ukraine, dealing with the hardships of life while the war dogs are barking in the distance. The director shows a rare eye for the lives of the children living in an orphanage in the war-torn eastern part of Ukraine and offers an insight into the difficulties in helping them. But the story is told in a subtle way with beautiful imagery that does not impose or explain, but just tries to lend a voice and offer a splinter of hope. The award goes to: 'A House Made of Splinters' by Simon Lereng Wilmont."

"The jury has been challenged by a wonderful selection of documentaries that have surprised us, made us cry and provoked us with a wide range of stories and ways of storytelling that truly has made us proud of the filmmakers of the Nordic region. The award goes to an exceptionally beautiful film. A film that with its presence and despair is more urgently burning than ever possible. With poetically unforgettable images, it gives a voice to the children's heartbreaking stories, with a brutal war in the background. The story and the images that carry so much weight, sometimes feel light, like a soap bubble floating carefree in a room. In its total darkness, there is a little shimmer, a spirit of warmth and hope."

"The Golden Alexander Award goes to an unforgettable film that shines a light on the burden carried by children for the horrors and mistakes perpetrated by the world of the adults who should be caring for them. The Golden Alexander Award goes to A House Made of Splinters by Simon Lereng Wilmont."