Noi the Albino, feature film of the Icelandic director Dagur Kári Pétursson, received the Nordic Film Award at the Gothenburg film festival in Sweden last Saturday. In addition to the first prize, the film also received the FIPRESCI award and the Church of Sweden Film Award.

Noi the Albino has already won six prizes at three different film festivals. The other three awards include best film and best music at the Premiers Plans Film Festival in Angers, France, and MovieZone-audience award at the Rotterdam Film Festival in Netherlands.