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Luebeck
In 2008, the Nordic Film Days celebrate their 50th anniversary. Since 1956, the festival presents films from Scandinavia, since 1989 also from the Baltics. The Retrospective was dedicated to the festival history with 20 films selected by personalities closely related to the Nordic Film Days.
The INTERFILM Jury awarded the Church Film Prize to "Ping pongkingen" (The King of Ping Pong), directed by Jens Jonsson from Sweden. In addition, the jury awarded a Commendation to the Norwegian entry "Mannen som elsket Yngve" (The Man Who Loved Yngve), directed by Stian Kristiansen, which also won the main prize of the festival, the NDR Film Prize for Best Feature Film.