Valhalla ReelsNordic cinema, screened monthly in Leeds

Programme

Eight screenings a season, September to June, with a break in January because nobody comes out in January.

Autumn 2026

DateWhatIntroduced by
17 SeptemberSeason opener, Icelandic, 2019Ingrid
15 OctoberDanish drama, 2004Danny
19 NovemberFinnish comedy, 1996Guest, a lecturer from the university
17 DecemberMembers' choiceWhoever wins the vote

Spring 2027

February to June, four screenings, programme set in December. Members get the list first and get to object, which they do.

Previous seasons, selected

SeasonTheme, where there was oneBest attended
2025–26First featuresThe Norwegian one in March, 58 in the room
2024–25No theme, deliberatelyAn Icelandic documentary, to everyone's surprise
2023–24AdaptationsThe Swedish crime adaptation nobody expected to like
2022–23Winter and lightA Finnish film with eleven lines of dialogue

How the programme gets made

Ingrid and Danny draw up a longlist, check what can actually be licensed for a non-theatrical screening, and then cut it to eight. Licensing removes more titles than taste does — roughly half of what we want isn't clearable at a price a sixty-seat club can pay.

Suggestions

Members suggest constantly and we keep a list. The realistic answer is that a suggestion takes a season or two to arrive, and about a third never clear.