Sladowski’s second film in his Russian trilogy after Vodka Factory (2010) is an intimate film about the 22 year-old autistic Oleg and his single mother Marina who attempts to cure him from his lethargy. The film was described by the VPRO IDFA jury as a ‘tender, bittersweet tragicomedy about role-playing within both therapeutic theatre games and family dramas". They added: "Elegantly and exquisitely sculptured, this is a film in which responsive direction, empathetic cinematography, and sensitive editing come together in such a way that this jury already regards this film as one of our future classics. “



Don Juan which received a very good review by in Screendaily chief reviewer Fionnuala Halligan was picked up by Paris-based sales agent Cats & Docs during IDFA.

Another two films backed by Nordisk Film & TV Fond received accolades at IDFA:

-Varicella by Victor Kossakovsky was award an Honourable Mention from the Children’s Documentary Jury. The film was produced by Norway’s Sant & Usant, with Denmark’s Final Cut for Real and Sweden’s Story AB as part of the Sports Kids doc series.

-Motley’s Law by Nicole Nielsen Horanyi, produced by Denmark’s Made in Copenhagen won the Alliance for Women Film Journalists EDA Award for Best Female-Directed Documentary. During IDFA the film was sold by LevelK to Al Jazeera America.

Other awards went to At Home in the World by Andreas Koefoed (Denmark), voted Best Mid-Length Documentary, and A Family Affair by Tom Fassaert (co-produced by Danish Documentary), awarded a Special Jury Award for Dutch Documentary.