Finalist
North Whale Island
Põhja-Vaalasaar
2026
Entry 26-866 | Germany
Norway | 2026 | 64’ | Language: No Dialogue |
Two men arrive on a remote subarctic island with basic tools and a bag of salt. For three weeks they live only from what the sea offers and what the land allows to be taken. Without dialogue, the film observes long days with bright nights, shifting weather, and the quiet rhythm of work. What emerges is not simply a story of survival, but a silent ritual - life reduced to its essential gestures. What forgotten knowledge might still live in the movements of the hand? Gradually the island becomes a place where the boundary between human effort and the forces of nature slowly dissolves.
Director
Trond Ansten, Clemens Wilhelm
| Cinematography
Clemens Wilhelm
| Editing
Trond Ansten, Clemens Wilhelm
| Composer
Torgeir Vassvik
| Producer
Trond Ansten, Clemens Wilhelm
| Production Company
Ansten by Nature, Studio Clemens Wilhelm
| Distributor
Trond Ansten & Clemens Wilhelm
| Original Title
North Whale Island
2026
| Director | Trond Ansten, Clemens Wilhelm |
| Cinematography | Clemens Wilhelm |
| Editing | Trond Ansten, Clemens Wilhelm |
| Composer | Torgeir Vassvik |
| Producer | Trond Ansten, Clemens Wilhelm |
| Production Company | Ansten by Nature, Studio Clemens Wilhelm |
| Distributor | Trond Ansten & Clemens Wilhelm |
| Original Title | North Whale Island |
| Entry Number | 26-866 |
| Country of Production |
Germany
Norway
|
| Year of Production | 2026 |
| Running Time | 64’ |
| Language: | No Dialogue |
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