August's 'Beyond' wins Nordic prize

'Beyond'LONDON -- Swedish Oscar contender "Beyond," the pointing debut of actress Pernilla August, has won the Nordic Council Film Prize.The prize, founded in 2002 to celebrate the 50th anniversary from the Nordic Council, is Scandinavia's wealthiest movie award, worth $65,000 in cash.The cash is going to be split between August, her co-author Lolita Ray and producers Helena Danielsson and Ralf Karlsson."Beyond," posted by Sweden since it's candidate for that language Academy Award, stars Noomi Rapace like a lady facing her troubled childhood.The jury referred to the film as "a really personal and original adaptation of the best-selling novel."The Nordic Council is really a forum between your parliaments from the five Scandinavian nations - Sweden, Norwegian, Denmark, Finland and Iceland. The film prize, given through the Nordic Film & TV Fund, is perfect for "an creatively original film that's rooted in Nordic cultural circles."Each country puts forward their very own nominee and also the champion is selected by jury. The 2010 honorary jury chair is Helen Mirren, who introduced the champion in a press conference in Copenhagen. Contact the range newsroom at news@variety.com