2012 Stockholm International Film Festival
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Opening film | Call Girl |
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Location | Stockholm, Sweden |
Founded | 1990 |
Awards | Bronze Horse |
Festival date | 7–18 November 2012 |
Website | http://www.stockholmfilmfestival.se/en |
The 23rd Stockholm International Film Festival took place between 7 and 18 November 2012. American actor Peter Fonda was head of the jury. The Bronze Horse for best picture was won by the Australian/German film Lore, directed by Cate Shortland.[1]
Feature Film sections[edit]
In competition[edit]
The following films competed for the main prize, the Bronze Horse.[2] The director of a film in the competition may not have made more than 3 films (this one included).
English title | Original title | Director(s) | Country |
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90 Minutes | 90 minutter | Eva Sørhaug | |
After Lucia | Después de Lucía | Michel Franco | |
Augustine | — | Alice Winocour | |
Beasts of the Southern Wild | — | Benh Zeitlin | |
Bekas | — | Karzan Kader | |
Beyond the Walls | Hors les murs | David Lambert | |
Broken | — | Rufus Norris | |
Call Girl | — | Mikael Marcimain | |
The Color of the Chameleon | Tsvetat na Hameleona | Emil Hristov | |
Compliance | — | Craig Zobel | |
Killing Them Softly | — | Andrew Dominik | |
Lore | — | Cate Shortland | |
Lotus | — | Liu Shu | |
Middle of Nowhere | — | Ava DuVernay | |
My Brother the Devil | — | Sally El Hosaini | |
Roland Hassel | Hassel - Privatspanarna | Måns Månsson | |
Sister | L'enfant d'en haut | Ursula Meier | |
Tabu | — | Miguel Gomes | |
Una Noche | — | Lucy Mulloy | |
Wish You Were Here | — | Kieran Darcy-Smith |
Open Zone[edit]
The films in the Open Zone section competed for the FIPRESCI Award.[3]
American Independents[edit]
"Fresh Indies from the mavericks of American film".[4]
English title | Original title | Director(s) | Country |
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28 Hotel Rooms | — | Matt Ross | |
About Cherry | — | Stephen Elliott | |
An Oversimplification of Her Beauty | — | Terence Nance | |
California Solo | — | Marshall Lewy | |
The Comedy | — | Rick Alverson | |
Francine | — | Melanie Shatzky, Brian M. Cassidy | |
Frankie Go Boom | — | Jordan Roberts | |
Hello I Must Be Going | — | Todd Louiso | |
Nobody Walks | — | Ry Russo-Young | |
The Paperboy | — | Lee Daniels | |
Ruby Sparks | — | Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris | |
Safety Not Guaranteed | — | Colin Trevorrow | |
The Sessions | — | Ben Lewin | |
Simon Killer | — | Antonio Campos | |
Smashed | — | James Ponsoldt | |
While We Were Here | — | Kat Coiro |
Asian Images[edit]
"A panorama from one of the most creative and interesting filmmaking areas in the world."[5]
Latin Visions[edit]
"The hottest features from the artistically vibrant countries in Latin America and Spain."[6]
English title | Original title | Director(s) | Country |
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3 | — | Pablo Stoll | |
7 Boxes | 7 cajas | Juan Carlos Maneglia, Tana Schémbori | |
Father's Chair | A cadeira do pai | Luciano Moura | |
Field of Amapolas | Jardin de Amapolas | Juan Carlos Melo Guevara | |
Good Luck, Sweetheart | Boa sorte, meu amor | Daniel Aragão | |
Here and There | Aquí y allá | Antonio Méndez Esparza | |
La Playa DC | — | Juan Andrés Arango | |
She Doesn't Want to Sleep Alone | No quiero dormir sola | Natalia Beristáin | |
Six Points About Emma | Seis puntos sobre Emma | Roberto Pérez-Toledo | |
Violeta Went to Heaven | Violeta se fue a los cielos | Andrés Wood | |
Xingu | — | Cao Hamburger | |
Young & Wild | Joven & Alocada | Marialy Rivas |
Spotlight: Power[edit]
"This year the spotlight is on Power. Twelve ravishing films explore different shapes of power in politics, art and in the personal relationship."[7]
English title | Original title | Director(s) | Country |
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About Face: Supermodels Then and Now | — | Timothy Greenfield-Sanders | |
Camp 14–Total Control Zone | — | Marc Wiese | |
The Central Park Five | — | Ken Burns, Sarah Burns, David McMahon | |
The Company You Keep | — | Robert Redford | |
Knife Fight | — | Bill Guttentag | |
Love, Marilyn | — | Liz Garbus | |
Night of Silence | Lal gece | Reis Çelik | |
Operation E | — | Miguel Courtois Paternina | |
The Pervert's Guide to Ideology | — | Sophie Fiennes | |
Tito on Ice | — | Max Andersson | |
Tomorrow | Zavtra | Andrey Gryazev | |
Water | Mayim | Nir Sa'ar, Maya Sarfaty, Mohammad Fuad, Yona Rozenkier, Mohammad Bakri, Ahmad Bargouthi, Pini Tavger, Tal Haring |
Twilight Zone[edit]
"Radical films exploring new contemporary cinematic subcultures and genres."[8]
English title | Original title | Director(s) | Country |
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Black's Game | Svartur á leik | Óskar Thór Axelsson | |
The Body | El cuerpo | Oriol Paulo | |
Citadel | — | Ciarán Foy | |
Doomsday Book | 인류멸망보고서, Inryu myeongmang bogoseo | Kim Jee-woon, Yim Pil-sung | |
Here Comes the Devil | Ahi va el Diablo | Adrián García Bogliano | |
Ill Manors | — | Ben Drew | |
Kiss of the Damned | — | Xan Cassavetes | |
L | — | Babis Makridis | |
The Last Will and Testament of Rosalind Leigh | — | Rodrigo Gudiño | |
The Legend of Kaspar Hauser | La leggenda di Kaspar Hauser | David Manuli | |
Painless | Insensible | Juan Carlos Medina | |
Sinister | — | Scott Derrickson | |
Tai Chi 0 | — | Stephen Fung | |
Wrong | — | Quentin Dupieux |
Documania[edit]
"A selection of illuminating and experimental documentaries that centers on the contemporary, controversial and personal."[9]
Juries[edit]
- Competition[10]
- Peter Fonda, American actor (President)
- Anna Croneman, Swedish producer
- Karolina Ramqvist, Swedish writer
- Srđan Dragojević, Serbian director
- Antonio Campos, American director
- Malin Crépin, Swedish actress
- FIPRESCI Award
- Dragan Jurak, Croatian film critic
- Margarita Chapatte, Spanish broadcaster
- Florian Vollmers, German film critic
Awards[edit]
- In Competition[11]
- Bronze Horse for Best Picture - Lore by Cate Shortland
- Best Directorial debut - Benh Zeitlin for Beasts of the Southern Wild
- Best Screenplay - Andrew Dominik for Killing Them Softly
- Best Actress - Saskia Rosendahl for Lore
- Best Actor - Tim Roth for Broken
- Best Cinematography - Adam Arkapaw for Lore
- Best Music - Max Richter for Lore
- Independent Awards[11]
- FIPRESCI-Award - Everyday by Michael Winterbottom
- Telia Film Award - Una Noche by Lucy Mulloy
- Silver Audience Award - Call Girl by Mikael Marcimain
- Lifetime Awards[11]
- Stockholm Achievement Award - Willem Dafoe
- Stockholm Lifetime Achievement Award - Jan Troell
- Stockholm Visionary Award - Jacques Audiard
References[edit]
- ^ Rossing Jensen, Jorn (2012-11-19). "Cate Shortland's Lore wins four Stockholm stallions". Screen Daily. Retrieved 2012-12-04.
- ^ "Films in the Competition". Stockholm International Film Festival. Archived from the original on 2012-11-20. Retrieved 2012-12-04.
- ^ "Open Zone". Stockholm International Film Festival. Archived from the original on 2012-11-25. Retrieved 2012-12-04.
- ^ "American Independents". Stockholm International Film Festival. Archived from the original on 2012-11-20. Retrieved 2012-12-04.
- ^ "Asian Images". Stockholm International Film Festival. Archived from the original on 2012-11-20. Retrieved 2012-12-04.
- ^ "Latin Visions". Stockholm International Film Festival. Archived from the original on 2012-11-25. Retrieved 2012-12-04.
- ^ "Spotlight". Stockholm International Film Festival. Archived from the original on 2012-11-20. Retrieved 2012-12-04.
- ^ "Twilight Zone". Stockholm International Film Festival. Archived from the original on 2012-11-20. Retrieved 2012-12-04.
- ^ "Documania". Stockholm International Film Festival. Archived from the original on 2012-11-25. Retrieved 2012-12-04.
- ^ Asp, Jon (2012-10-29). "Peter Fonda to head Stockholm fest jury". Variety. Retrieved 2012-12-04.
- ^ a b c "All winners from the 23rd Stockholms International Film Festival". Stockholm International Film Festival. Retrieved 2012-12-04.