2023 Stockholm International Film Festival

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

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

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 title Original title Director(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 title Original title Director(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 encantats Elena Trapé Spain
Grace Blazh Ilya Povolotsky Russia
Hesitation Wound Tereddüt çİzgİsİ Selman Nacar Turkey, France, Spain, Romania
Hounds Les meutes Kamal Lazraq Morocco, Qatar, France, Belgium, Saudi Arabia
How to Have Sex Molly Manning Walker United Kingdom, Greece
Let Me Go Laissez-moi Maxime Rappaz France, Belgium, Switzerland
The Nature of Love Simple comme Sylvain Monia Chokri France, Canada
Only the River Flows 河边的错误 Wei Shujun China
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 title Original title Director(s) Production country
20 Days in Mariupol Mstyslav Chernov Ukraine
The Arc of Oblivion Ian Cheney United States
Beyond Utopia Madeleine Gavin United States
Citizen Sleuth Chris Kasick United States
The Eternal Memory La memoria infinita Maite Alberdi Chile
God Is a Woman Dieu est une femme Andres Peyrot France, Switzerland, Panama
Hollywoodgate Ibrahim Nash'at United States, Germany
Megaheartz Emily Norling Sweden
On the Edge État limite Nicolas Peduzzi France
Pictures of Ghosts Retratos Fantasmas Kleber Mendonça Filho Brazil
Somliga går med trasiga skor Magnus Gertten Sweden, Denmark
Total Trust Jialing Zhang Germany, The Netherlands
Vista Mare Julia Gutweniger, Florian Kofler Austria, Italy

Discovery

English title Original title Director(s) Production country
Almamula Juan Sebastián Torales France, Argentina, Italy
Amina Ahmed Abdullahi Sweden
Hello Dankness Soda Jerk Australia
I Used to Be Funny Ally Pankiw Canada
In Camera Naqqash Khalid United Kingdom
Inshallah a Boy Amjad Al Rasheed Jordan, Qatar, France, Saudi Arabia
The Persian Version Maryam Keshavarz United States
The Rapture Le Ravissement Iris Kaltenbäck France
Shayda Noora Niasari Australia, United Kingdom
Sky Peals Moin Hussain United Kingdom
A Song Sung Blue 小白船 Zihan Geng China
Stolen Karan Tejpal India

American Independents

Title Director(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 Utt United States
Earth Mama Savanah Leaf United States, United Kingdom
Ex-Husbands Noah Pritzker United States
Priscilla Sofia Coppola United States, Italy
Riddle of Fire Weston Razooli United States
Rotting in the Sun Sebastián Silva United States, Mexico
Shortcomings Randall Park United States
Sometimes I Think About Dying Rachel Lambert United States
The Starling Girl Laurel Parmet United States
You Hurt My Feelings Nicole Holofcener United States

Icons

English title Original title Director(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 Oldroyd United States
The Holdovers Alexander Payne United States
Inside Vasilis Katsoupis Belgium, 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 title Original title Director(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 물안에서 Hong Sang-soo South 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 title Original title Director(s) Production country
The Beast in the Jungle La Bête dans la jungle Patric Chiha France, Belgium, Austria
The Castle El castillo Martín Benchimol Argentina, 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 Practice La 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 Syndabocken Axel Petersén Sweden, Malta
The Teachers' Lounge Das Lehrerzimmer Ilker Çatak Germany

Twilight Zone

English title Original title Director(s) Production country
Birth/Rebirth Laura Moss United States
Booger Mary Dauterman United States
In Flames Zarrar Kahn Canada, Pakistan
Late Night with the Devil Cameron Cairnes, Colin Cairnes Australia, United Arab Emirates
The Lost Children Les enfants perdus Michèle Jacob Belgium
Pensive Rūpintojėlis Jonas Trukanas Lithuania
Satan Wants You Steve J. Adams, Sean Horlor Canada
Sleep 잠 Jason Yu South Korea
Superposition Karoline Lyngbye Denmark

Special Presentations

English title Original title Director(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

References

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  2. ^ Lipanovich, Monika (8 November 2023). "Stockholm Film Festival 2023: 'Poor Things' Premieres to Glowing Reviews and a Star-Studded Gala". Your Living City. Archived from the original on 16 January 2024. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  3. ^ "Peroni 0.0% Audience Award 2023 goes to Poor Things". British Cinematography. 21 November 2023. Archived from the original on 22 November 2023. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  4. ^ Lumholdt, Jan (20 November 2023). "Stockholm's Bronze Horse goes to Felipe Gálvez Haberle's The Settlers". Cineuropa. Archived from the original on 12 January 2024. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  5. ^ "Here are the winners at the Stockholm International Film Festival 2023". British Cinematographer. 20 November 2023. Archived from the original on 28 December 2023. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  6. ^ Mitchell, Wendy (17 October 2023). "Stockholm's UK focus includes lifetime award for Ken Loach". ScreenDaily. Archived from the original on 4 October 2024. Retrieved 16 January 2024.