2023 Stockholm International Film Festival

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2023 Stockholm International Film Festival
Opening film Poor Things
by Yorgos Lanthimos
Location Stockholm, Sweden
Founded1990
AwardsBronze Horse ( The Settlers by Felipe Gálvez Haberle)
No. of films130 from 50 countries
Festival date8–19 November 2023
Website stockholmfilmfestival.se/en
Stockholm International Film Festival

The 34th Stockholm International Film Festival took place on 8 to 19 November 2023 in Stockholm, Sweden. [1]

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The festival was opened with science fantasy film Poor Things , directed by Yorgos Lanthimos, which won the Audience Award. [2] [3] Chilean drama film The Settlers won the most prestigious award of the festival, Bronze Horse. [4]

Official Selection

Opening film

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production country
Poor Things Yorgos Lanthimos Ireland, United Kingdom, United States

Stockholm Competition

The following films were selected for the main international competition:

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production country
Animalia Parmi nous Sofia Alaoui Morocco, Qatar, France
The Breaking Ice 燃冬 Anthony Chen China, Singapore
Dream Scenario Kristoffer Borgli United States
The Enchanted Els encantatsElena TrapéSpain
GraceBlazhIlya PovolotskyRussia
Hesitation Wound Tereddüt çİzgİsİSelman NacarTurkey, France, Spain, Romania
HoundsLes meutesKamal LazraqMorocco, Qatar, France, Belgium, Saudi Arabia
How to Have Sex Molly Manning Walker United Kingdom, Greece
Let Me GoLaissez-moiMaxime RappazFrance, Belgium, Switzerland
The Nature of Love Simple comme Sylvain Monia Chokri France, Canada
Only the River Flows 河边的错误Wei ShujunChina
The Pod Generation Sophie Barthes United Kingdom, France, Belgium
Reality Tina Satter United States
Rosalie Stéphanie Di Giusto France, Belgium
Scrapper Charlotte Regan United States
The Settlers Los colonos Felipe Gálvez Haberle Sweden, France, Chile, Denmark, United Kingdom, Argentina, Germany, Taiwan
Slow Marija Kavtaradzė Lithuania, Sweden, Spain
Toll Pedágio Carolina Markowicz Brazil, Portugal
Highlighted title indicates Bronze Horse winner.

Stockholm Documentary Competition

The following films were selected for the international documentary competition:

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production country
20 Days in Mariupol Mstyslav Chernov Ukraine
The Arc of Oblivion Ian Cheney United States
Beyond Utopia Madeleine GavinUnited States
Citizen SleuthChris KasickUnited States
The Eternal Memory La memoria infinita Maite Alberdi Chile
God Is a Woman Dieu est une femmeAndres PeyrotFrance, Switzerland, Panama
Hollywoodgate Ibrahim Nash'atUnited States, Germany
MegaheartzEmily NorlingSweden
On the EdgeÉtat limiteNicolas PeduzziFrance
Pictures of Ghosts Retratos Fantasmas Kleber Mendonça Filho Brazil
Somliga går med trasiga skorMagnus GerttenSweden, Denmark
Total TrustJialing ZhangGermany, The Netherlands
Vista MareJulia Gutweniger, Florian KoflerAustria, Italy

Discovery

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production country
Almamula Juan Sebastián ToralesFrance, Argentina, Italy
AminaAhmed AbdullahiSweden
Hello DanknessSoda JerkAustralia
I Used to Be Funny Ally Pankiw Canada
In Camera Naqqash KhalidUnited Kingdom
Inshallah a Boy Amjad Al RasheedJordan, Qatar, France, Saudi Arabia
The Persian Version Maryam Keshavarz United States
The Rapture Le RavissementIris KaltenbäckFrance
Shayda Noora NiasariAustralia, United Kingdom
Sky Peals Moin HussainUnited Kingdom
A Song Sung Blue 小白船Zihan GengChina
StolenKaran TejpalIndia

American Independents

TitleDirector(s)Production country
A Little Prayer Angus MacLachlan United States
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. Kelly Fremon Craig United States
Cora Bora Hannah Pearl UttUnited States
Earth Mama Savanah Leaf United States, United Kingdom
Ex-Husbands Noah PritzkerUnited States
Priscilla Sofia Coppola United States, Italy
Riddle of FireWeston RazooliUnited States
Rotting in the Sun Sebastián Silva United States, Mexico
Shortcomings Randall Park United States
Sometimes I Think About Dying Rachel LambertUnited States
The Starling Girl Laurel Parmet United States
You Hurt My Feelings Nicole Holofcener United States

Icons

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production country
All of Us Strangers Andrew Haigh United Kingdom, United States
Bad Behaviour Alice Englert New Zealand
The Beast La Bête Bertrand Bonello France, Canada
Eileen William OldroydUnited States
The Holdovers Alexander Payne United States
Inside Vasilis KatsoupisBelgium, Greece, Germany
Manodrome John Trengove United Kingdom, United States
The Royal Hotel Kitty Green Australia, United Kingdom
Saltburn Emerald Fennell United Kingdom
Wildcat Ethan Hawke United States

Masters

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production country
The Book of Solutions Le Livre des solutions Michel Gondry France
The Crime Is Mine Mon crime François Ozon France
Homecoming Le retour Catherine Corsini France
In Our Day 우리의 하루 Hong Sang-soo South Korea
In Water 물안에서Hong Sang-sooSouth Korea
Io capitano Matteo Garrone Italy, France, Belgium
Last Summer L'Été dernier Catherine Breillat France, Norway
Monster 怪物 Hirokazu Kore-eda Japan
The Movie Teller La contadora de películas Lone Scherfig France, Chile, Spain
Origin Ava DuVernay United States
Society of the Snow La sociedad de la nieve J. A. Bayona Spain

Open Zone

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production country
The Beast in the Jungle La Bête dans la jungle Patric Chiha France, Belgium, Austria
The CastleEl castilloMartín BenchimolArgentina, France
Close Your Eyes Cerrar los ojos Víctor Erice Spain, Argentina
The Delinquents Los delincuentes Rodrigo Moreno Argentina, Brazil, Luxembourg, Chile
The Goldman Case Le Procès Goldman Cédric Kahn France
Holly Fien Troch Belgium, Luxembourg, Netherlands
A Normal Family 보통의 가족 Hur Jin-ho South Korea
The Old Oak Ken Loach United Kingdom, France, Belgium
The PracticeLa práctica Martín Rejtman Chile, Argentina, Portugal
Someday We'll Tell Each Other Everything Irgendwann werden wir uns alles erzählen Emily Atef Germany
Shame on Dry Land SyndabockenAxel PetersénSweden, Malta
The Teachers' Lounge Das LehrerzimmerIlker ÇatakGermany

Twilight Zone

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production country
Birth/Rebirth Laura Moss United States
BoogerMary DautermanUnited States
In Flames Zarrar Kahn Canada, Pakistan
Late Night with the Devil Cameron Cairnes, Colin CairnesAustralia, United Arab Emirates
The Lost ChildrenLes enfants perdusMichèle JacobBelgium
PensiveRūpintojėlisJonas TrukanasLithuania
Satan Wants You Steve J. Adams, Sean Horlor Canada
Sleep Jason YuSouth Korea
SuperpositionKaroline LyngbyeDenmark

Special Presentations

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production country
The Curse (episode 1) Nathan Fielder, Benny Safdie United States
Strange Way of Life Extraña forma de vida Pedro Almodóvar Spain, France

Awards

The following awards were presented during the 34th edition: [5] [6]

Lifetime Achievement Award

Achievement Award

Visionary Award

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