2018 Stockholm International Film Festival

The 29th Stockholm International Film Festival took place on 7–18 November 2018 in Stockholm, Sweden.[1]

2018 Stockholm International Film Festival
LocationStockholm, Sweden
Founded1990
AwardsBronze Horse (Firecrackers by Jasmin Mozaffari)
Festival date7–18 November 2018
Websitestockholmfilmfestival.se/en
Stockholm International Film Festival
2017

Canadian drama film Firecrackers won the Bronze Horse, most prestigious award.[2]

Official selections

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Competition

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English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
All Good Alles ist gut Eva Trobisch Germany
Butterflies Kelebkler Tolga Karaçelik Turkey
Capernaum Capharnaüm Nadine Labaki Lebanon
The Chambermaid La Camarista Lila Avilés Mexico
Diamantino Gabriel Abrantes, Daniel Schmidt Portugal, France, Brazil
Firecrackers Jasmin Mozaffari Canada
Fugue Fuga Agnieszka Smoczyńska Poland, Czech Republic, Sweden
Genesis Genèse Philippe Lesage Canada
Girl Lukas Dhont Belgium
Hard Paint Tinta Bruta Filipe Matzembacher, Marcio Reolon Brazil
The Heiresses Las Herederas Marcelo Martinessi Paraguay, Uruguay, Germany, Brazil, Norway
The Innocent Der unschuldige Simon Jacquemet Switzerland, Germany
Jesus Karai Hiroshi Okuyama Japan
The Kindergarten Teacher Sara Colangelo United States
The Load Teret Ognjen Glavonić Serbia, Croatia, France, Iran, Qatar
Museum Museo Alonso Ruizpalacios Mexico
Pause Tonia Mishiali Cyprus
Skate Kitchen Crystal Moselle United States
Styx Wolfgang Fischer Germany, Austria
Sunset Napszállta László Nemes Hungary, France
Wildlife Paul Dano United States
X & Y Anna Odell Sweden

American Independents

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English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
American Animals Bart Layton United States
Beautiful Boy Felix van Groeningen United States
Blaze Ethan Hawke United States
Diane Kent Jones United States
Icebox Daniel Sawka United States
Jonathan Bill Oliver United States
A Kid Like Jake Silas Howard United States
Madeline's Madeline Josephine Decker United States
Mapplethorpe Ondi Timoner United States
Monsters and Men Reinaldo Marcus Green United States
Nancy Christina Choe United States
Night Comes On Jordana Spiro United States
Puzzle Marc Turtletaub United States
Thunder Road Jim Cummings United States
Tyrel Sebastián Silva United States
A Vigilante Sarah Daggar-Nickson United States
We the Animals Jeremiah Zagar United States

Discovery

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English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
Angel Face Gueule d'ange Vanessa Filho France
Another Day of Life Raúl de la Fuente, Damien Nenow Poland, Spain, Germany, Belgium, Hungary
Blindspotting Carlos López Estrada United States
Girls of the Sun Les filles du soleil Eva Husson France, Belgium, Georgia, Switzerland
Lemonade Ioana Uricaru Romania, Germany, Sweden, Canada
Little Tickles Les Chatouilles Andréa Bescond, Eric Métayer France
Sofia Meryem Benm'Barek-Aloïsi France, Qatar
The Truk L'enkas Sarah Marx France
Twin Flower Fiore Gemello Laura Luchetti Italy
When the Trees Fall Koly padayut dereva Marysia Nikitiuk Ukraine, Poland, Macedonia

Documentary Competition

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English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
An Army of Lovers En Armé av Älskande Ingrid Ryberg Sweden
Ex-Shaman Ex-Pajé Luiz Bolognesi Brazil
Fahrenheit 11/9 Michael Moore United States
Freedom Fields Naziha Arebi Libya, United Kingdom
I See Red People Je vois Rouge Bojina Panayotova France, Bulgaria
Minding the Gap Bing Liu United States
People's Republic of Desire Hao Wu China, United States
Putin's Witnesses Svideteli Putina Vitaly Mansky Latvia, Switzerland, Czech Republic
The Waldheim Waltz Waldheims Walzer Ruth Beckermann Austria

Icons

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English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
Black '47 Lance Daly Ireland, Luxembourg
Boy Erased Joel Edgerton United States
The Front Runner Jason Reitman United States
Life Itself Dan Fogelman United States
Lizzie Craig William Macneill United States
Manto Nandita Das India
The Mountain Rick Alverson United States
The Old Man & the Gun David Lowery United States
The Summer House Les Estivants Valeria Bruni Tedeschi France, Italy
Suspiria Luca Guadagnino Italy, United States, Germany
The Trouble with You En Liberté Pierre Salvadori France
The World Is Yours Le monde est à Toi Romain Gavras France
Vision Naomi Kawase Japan

Impact

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English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
Birds of Passage Pájaros de Verano Ciro Guerra, Cristina Gallego Colombia, Mexico, Denmark, France
Cold Sweat Araghe Sard Soheil Beiraghi Iran
Core of the World Serdtse mira Natalia Meshchaninova Russia, Lithuania
Donbass Sergei Loznitsa Germany, Ukraine, France, Netherlands, Romania
Los Silencios Beatriz Seigner Brazil, Colombia, France
Manta Ray Kraben Rahu Phuttiphong Aroonpheng Thailand, France, China
Ray & Liz Richard Billingham United Kingdom
Vox Lux Brady Corbet United States

Open Zone

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English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
Asako I & II Ryusuke Hamaguchi Japan, France
Burning Beoning Lee Chang-dong South Korea
Charlie Says Mary Harron United States
Cold War Żimna Wojna Paweł Pawlikowski Poland, France, United Kingdom
Dear Son Weldi Mohamed Ben Attia Tunisia, Belgium, France, Qatar
El Angel Luis Ortega Argentina, Spain
Everybody Knows Todos lo saben Asghar Farhadi Spain, France, Italy
The Fall of the American Empire La Chute de l´empire américain Denys Arcand Canada
A Family Tour Ying Lang Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia
The Favourite Yorgos Lanthimos Ireland, United Kingdom, United States
Float Like a Butterfly Carmel Winters Ireland
The Good Girls Las niñas bien Marquez Abella Mexico
Happy New Year, Colin Burstead Ben Wheatley United Kingdom
Hotel by the River Gang-byun Hotel Hong Sang-soo South Korea
In the Aisles In den Gängen Thomas Stuber Germany
Let Me Fall Lof mér að falla Baldvin Zophoníasson Iceland
Mirai 未来のミライ Mamoru Hosoda Japan
Night/Ext Leil Khargi Ahmad Abdalla Egypt
Shock Waves: "Diary of My Mind" Onde de choc, Journal de ma tête Ursula Meier Switzerland
Shoplifters 万引き家族 Hirokazu Kore-eda Japan
Sibel Guillaume Giovanetti, Çagla Zencirci Turkey, Germany, France, Luxembourg
The Wild Pear Tree Ahlat ağacı Nuri Bilge Ceylan Turkey

Awards

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The following awards were presented during the 29th edition:[3][4]

Lifetime Achievement Award

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Achievement Award

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Visionary Award

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References

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  1. ^ Bałaga, Marta (19 October 2018). "The Stockholm International Film Festival announces its official programme". Cineuropa. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  2. ^ Keslassy, Elsa (16 November 2018). "'Firecrackers,' 'Skate Kitchen' Win Top Awards at Female-Centric Stockholm Film Festival". Variety. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  3. ^ Mitchell, Wendy (17 November 2018). "'Firecrackers' wins best film at Stockholm Film Festival". Screen Daily. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  4. ^ Bałaga, Marta (19 November 2018). "Female directors win big at the Stockholm International Film Festival". Cineuropa. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  5. ^ "Director Mary Harron to receive the 2018 Stockholm Lifetime Achievement Award". Cision. 11 October 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  6. ^ "Actress Gunnel Lindblom is honored with the Stockholm Achievement Award 2018". Cision. 15 October 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  7. ^ "Asghar Farhadi to receive Stockholm Visionary Award". Tehran Times. 19 October 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
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