Overview
- The Dragon Award includes SEK 400,000 in prize money, which organizers describe as among the world’s largest film prizes.
- The jury was led by Joshua Oppenheimer with Fabrice Aragno, Lia Boysen, Sanna Lenken and Gergely Pálos, who emphasized the film’s focus on complicity and cruelty toward outsiders.
- Producers Thomas Robsahm, Sigurd Mikal Karoliussen and Helena Danielsson shared the award alongside Maria Sødahl and actor Esben Smed.
- Adam Lundgren took the gender‑neutral Best Acting honor for The Quiet Beekeeper, which also won the Audience Award.
- The festival ran Jan. 23–Feb. 1 with 266 films from 76 countries, and honorary Dragon Awards went to Noomi Rapace and Agnieszka Holland, while TrustNordisk handles sales for The Last Resort.