🌟 NLFF Festival Schedule - 2025!

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Opening Night

🌟 Thursday, October 30

18:30 – Fantastic Opening Night

Presentation of this year’s program.Light refreshments served & a cozy, fantastic atmosphere!

20:00 – Balcony Grill (weather permitting)

21:00 – Fantastic Film - Pub Quiz

The festival’s legendary Pub Quiz is back! Last year’s event was packed — so get there early! Fantastic prizes for the winning team! (TBA)

Halloween Friday

🌟 Friday, October 31

14:00 – 15:10 - Program I – Light Beneath the Surface

Imagination, color, and wonder — stories for dreamers of all ages.

17:00 – 19:15 - Program II – Through Shadows and Skin

Uneasy laughter, haunting beauty, and the pulse of human fragility.

20:15 - 22:30 - Program III – The Mind’s Mirror

Where reason cracks and strange reflections blur the line between real and unreal.

Fantastic Saturday

🌟 Saturday, November 1

11:00 – 13:45 – Program IV – Whispers from the Abyss

Darkness breathes — tales of desire, decay, and the ghosts that linger within us.

14:00 – 15:00 – Panel Talk / Fantastic Screenwriting – Crafting Worlds Beyond Reality

Join a fascinating conversation with screenwriters and filmmakers who dare to imagine beyond the ordinary.

15:30 – 17:45 – Program V – The Dream Logic

Visions between sleep and waking — surreal, tender, and quietly terrifying.

18:45 - 21:00 - Program VI –  Uncanny Echoes

Intimate, uncanny, and deeply human — endings that echo long after the lights fade.

22:00 – Halloween Costume Party!

For grown-ups? Absolutely — it’s All Hallows’ weekend after all!Monsters and unicorns, come out to play!

From Fairy Tales to Nightmares

🌟 Sunday, November 2

A day dedicated to the darker imagination of H.C. Andersen, Icelandic literary heritage, and fantastic storytelling in film and folklore.

13:00 – Festival Brunch / Danish Smørrebrød Buffet by Matkráin

*Free for Festival Pass holders.

14:00 – Premiere: Adorable Humans (2025) + Q&A

A four-part Danish anthology film inspired by some of Andersen’s most haunting horror tales.

16:30 – Panel Talk: H.C. Andersen – From Fairy Tales to Nightmares

A discussion exploring the influence of Icelandic literary heritage on Andersen — and, in turn, how his storytelling has inspired generations of fantasy and horror creators.

19:00 – Closing Ceremony & Awards

Celebration & light refreshments.

21:00 – Festival Closing.