Overview
Our Alumni contains in the first place young filmmakers who have been attending at the workshops or were selected to the competitions of NUFF over all years. But we also present young people who have been contributing to the organization of NUFF.

Reinert Kiil (Norway)
Participating at NUFF workshops in 2004 & 2005
Reinert works as film director and production assistance. Known for his films The Whore (2009), Inside The Whore (2012), The House (2016) & Juleblod (2017).

Tord Olsen (Norway)
Attending the first NUFF@TIFF film workshop in 2006
Participating at NUFF 2006 film workshops
Currently working as director for the production company Deadline Media in Bodø, Northern-Norway

Annika Berg (Denmark)

Christopher Ripley (USA)
Participated at the first NUFF film workshop in 2003
Currently working as cinematographer in Los Angeles

Rebecka Llerena (Sweden)
Participated at NUFF film workshop 2003

Sigurdur Orri Thorhannesson (Iceland)
Participated at NUFF film workshop 2003
NUFF film competition in 2003 with his first film LE MIME
Currently working as animator in Iceland

Riham Gazali (Gaza, Palestine)

Christian Siebenherz (Norway)
Participated at NUFF film workshop 2003
NUFF film competition in 2003 with his film WHEN CONRAD STARTED DRINGING
Currently working as film editor in Oslo, Norway

Juliana Orea (Mexico)

Dane Dodds (South Africa)
Workshop participant at NUFF 2013
NUFF design for 2014, 2015 & 2016
Works as filmmaker and artist.

Naomi Shah (India)
Workshop participant in 2016
Her film “Short-Lived” won the award for best international film.
Has worked with 360-film productions and is currently studying digital future at OCAD in Toronto, Canada.

Andreas Öhman (Sweden)

Marte B Aasen (Norway)

Victor Danell (Sweden)


Elisa Fernanda Pirir (Norway/Guatemala)
Workshop participant NUFF 2010 & 2011
Nordic film competition 2010 with her film Nord.
Norwegian Film school Lillehammer (producer).
Works today as producer at Mer Film.

Eilif Bremer Landsend (Norway)

Mathis Ståle Mathisen (Norway)
Workshop participant at NUFF 2003
Works today as producer.

Ken Are Bongo (Norway)
Participated with his first short film UNPLUGGED at the nordic film competition at the first edition of NUFF in 2003. He won the award for the best film in age-group under 18.
Ken Are is currently running the film production company Davás Film together with Elle Márjá Eira in Kautokeino, Northern Norway.

Anniken Hoel (Norway/Germany)
NUFF Opening film 2003 - AMERICAN DREAM
NUFF Jury 2005
NUFF workshop mentor 2010
Currently distributing her first documentary feature CAUSE OF DEATH: UNKNOWN

Mohamed Jabaly (Gaza, Palestine)
Has been at NUFF with short films in 2012, 2013, 2014
Attended the workshops in 2015
NUFF jury 2015
NUFF special 2016 with his first documentary feature AMBULANCE
Currently studying film at Nordland kunst- og filmfagskole in Kabelvåg, Northern-Norway.

Milad Alami (Sweden)
Attended NUFF film workshops 2004
Participated with his first film HÄST UTAN TYGLAR at the NUFF film competition 2004
Currently on international film festivals with his first fiction feature The Charmer


Henrik Martin K. Dahlsbakken (Norway)