Frida Kempff

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Frida Kempff
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Kempff in 2020
Born1977 (age 47–48)
Sala, Sweden
Occupation(s) Film director, screenwriter

Frida Kempff (born 1977) is a Swedish filmmaker best known for the 2021 psychological thriller film Knocking . [1]

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Early life

Kempff was born in 1977 in Sala, Sweden. [2]

Career

After graduating from the Stockholm Academy of Dramatic Arts, Kempff directed the documentary short film Bathing Micky about an elderly woman who is a member of her local bathing club. The short won the Prix du Jury at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival. [3] [4]

Kempff's fiction short While You Were Gone about a young man's changing relationship with his father premiered in 2011, followed by the 2015 documentary short Circles about a man's return to Stockholm after serving through Doctors Without Borders. [5] [6]

In 2015, Kempff's feature-length debut, Winter Buoy , premiered at that year's Gothenburg Film Festival. The documentary highlighted a public health program in Toronto supporting at-risk pregnant women. [7]

Kempff next directed two more fictional short films: Dear Kid (2016), about a mother who suspects a swimming coach is abusing one of his pupils, and Wolf (2017), about a young woman who encounters a wolf that threatens her family's sheep. [8] [9]

Kempff's feature fiction film debut Knocking , based on a novella by Johan Theorin, debuted at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival. [4]

The Swedish Torpedo , Kempff's biographical period drama about Swedish woman Sally Bauer swimming the English Channel, will premiere at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival. [10]

Filmography

YearEnglish titleOriginal titleNotesRef.
2010Bathing MickyMicky BadarShort film [11]
2011While You Were GoneMedan du var bortaShort film [5]
2015CirclesCirclarShort film [6]
Winter Buoy Vinterboj— [7]
2016Dear KidÄlskade ungeShort film [8]
2017WolfVargShort film [9]
2021 Knocking Knackningar— [1]
2024 The Swedish Torpedo †Den svenska torpedoen— [10]

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominated workResultRef.
2010 Cannes Film Festival Prix du Jury – Short FilmBathing MickyWon [11]
Expresion en Corto International Film Festival Best Short DocumentaryWon [3]
Nordisk Panorama Film Festival Nordic Documentary Film AwardNominated [3]
Skepto International Film FestivalGrand PrixWon [3]
2011 Stockholm International Film Festival 1km Film AwardWhile You Were GoneNominated [3]
2015 Nordic International Film Festival Best Documentary Winter Buoy Won [3]
Gothenburg Film Festival Best Nordic DocumentaryNominated [3]
2016 Stockholm International Film Festival 1km Film AwawrdDear KidWon [3]
Nordisk Panorama Nordic Short Film Award CirclesNominated [3]
Gothenburg Film Festival Short Film AwardNominated [3]
2017Cinalfalma Lisbon International Film AwardsBest Debut FilmWolfWon [3]
2021Narcisse AwardBest Feature Film Knocking Nominated [3]

References

  1. 1 2 Simon, Alison. "Swedish Helmer Frida Kempff on Göteborg Festival Closer 'Knocking'". Variety. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
  2. ↑ "While You Were Gone". Zagreb Dox. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "Frida Kempff". Salomonsson Agency. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  4. 1 2 Lumholdt, Jan. "Frida Kempff • Director of Knocking". Cineuropa. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  5. 1 2 "While You Were Gone". Full Frame Film Festival. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  6. 1 2 "Circles". Frida Kempff. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  7. 1 2 "Winter Buoy". Momento Films. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  8. 1 2 "Dear Kid". Premium Films. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  9. 1 2 "Wolf". Frida Kempff. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  10. 1 2 "The Swedish Torpedo". Toronto International Film Festival. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  11. 1 2 "Bathing Micky". Cannes Film Festival. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
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