The first edition of Nordic Adventure Film Festival was held in 1996 thanks to a group of mountain climbing enthusiasts and courageous, avid film-makers. The festival is the oldest event in the entire Scandinavia, and the most dedicated to the extreme cinema. The organisers of the Nordick Adeventure were guided by two thoughts. First, they wanted to show this type of cinema to the viewers passionate about film, and second, they wanted to inspire and motivate people to document their own achievements more often.
At the core of the programme, there are the competitions devoted to Danish, Nordic and international films, and that is why Polish film “The Tough” by Marcin Polar. was invited to the competition.
Film by Marcin Polar emerged as the best short film of the last 12 months. The eponymous “Tough” carries a lot of meanings: defiant, vicious, resistive, relentless, strong, resilient, cold, hard. There was a reason why the film’s protagonist called his discovery just like this – it is a place which he has to face and whose every feature he can feel quite tangibly and literally on his own skin. It rouses his imagination and pushes him forward in an uncouth and obsessive way. Step by step, the camera participates, together with him, in the exploration of the places hitherto unknown to humankind, which offer increasingly stronger resistance against the delicate human substance.
This year’s edition of the festival was held from the 19th to the 24th of November.
The list of all award-winners can be found here.