2012 Stockholm International Film Festival
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]
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 |
Feature Film sections
In competition
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 | N/A | Alice Winocour | |
Beasts of the Southern Wild | N/A | Benh Zeitlin | |
Bekas | N/A | Karzan Kader | |
Beyond the Walls | Hors les murs | David Lambert | |
Broken | N/A | Rufus Norris | |
Call Girl | N/A | Mikael Marcimain | |
The Color of the Chameleon | Tsvetat na Hameleona | Emil Hristov | |
Compliance | N/A | Craig Zobel | |
Killing Them Softly | N/A | Andrew Dominik | |
Lore | N/A | Cate Shortland | |
Lotus | N/A | Liu Shu | |
Middle of Nowhere | N/A | Ava DuVernay | |
My Brother the Devil | N/A | Sally El Hosaini | |
Roland Hassel | Hassel - Privatspanarna | Måns Månsson | |
Sister | L'enfant d'en haut | Ursula Meier | |
Tabu | N/A | Miguel Gomes | |
Una Noche | N/A | Lucy Mulloy | |
Wish You Were Here | N/A | Kieran Darcy-Smith |
Open Zone
The films in the Open Zone section competed for the FIPRESCI Award.[3]
English title | Original title | Director(s) | Country |
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A Few Hours of Spring | Quelques heures de printemps | Stéphane Brizé | |
Amour | N/A | Michael Haneke | |
Another Woman's Life | La vie d'une autre | Sylvie Testud | |
Arbitrage | N/A | Nicholas Jarecki | |
Blancanieves | N/A | Pablo Berger | |
Caesar Must Die | Caesar deve morire | Paolo and Vittorio Taviani | |
Do Not Disturb | N/A | Yvan Attal | |
Everyday | N/A | Michael Winterbottom | |
Farewell, My Queen | Les adieux à la reine | Benoît Jacquot | |
Flight | N/A | Robert Zemeckis | |
Holy Motors | N/A | Leos Carax | |
In Another Country | 다른 나라에서, Dareun naraeseo | Hong Sang-soo | |
Just the Wind | Csak a szél | Benedek Fliegauf | |
The Last Sentence | Dom över död man | Jan Troell | |
Like Someone in Love | N/A | Abbas Kiarostami | |
The Master | N/A | Paul Thomas Anderson | |
Outrage Beyond | アウトレイジ ビヨンド, Autoreiji: Biyondo | Takeshi Kitano | |
The Parade | Parada | Srđan Dragojević | |
Pietà | 피에타, Pietà | Kim Ki-duk | |
Post Tenebras Lux | N/A | Carlos Reygadas | |
Rust and Bone | De rouille et d'os | Jacques Audiard | |
War Witch | Rebelle | Kim Nguyen | |
The We and the I | N/A | Michel Gondry | |
Winter of Discontent | El sheita elli fat | Ibrahim El Batout |
American Independents
"Fresh Indies from the mavericks of American film".[4]
English title | Original title | Director(s) | Country |
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28 Hotel Rooms | N/A | Matt Ross | |
About Cherry | N/A | Stephen Elliott | |
An Oversimplification of Her Beauty | N/A | Terence Nance | |
California Solo | N/A | Marshall Lewy | |
The Comedy | N/A | Rick Alverson | |
Francine | N/A | Melanie Shatzky, Brian M. Cassidy | |
Frankie Go Boom | N/A | Jordan Roberts | |
Hello I Must Be Going | N/A | Todd Louiso | |
Nobody Walks | N/A | Ry Russo-Young | |
The Paperboy | N/A | Lee Daniels | |
Ruby Sparks | N/A | Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris | |
Safety Not Guaranteed | N/A | Colin Trevorrow | |
The Sessions | N/A | Ben Lewin | |
Simon Killer | N/A | Antonio Campos | |
Smashed | N/A | James Ponsoldt | |
While We Were Here | N/A | Kat Coiro |
Asian Images
"A panorama from one of the most creative and interesting filmmaking areas in the world."[5]
English title | Original title | Director(s) | Country |
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10+10 | N/A | Wang Toon, Shen Ko-shang, Kevin Chu, Ho Wi-ding, Yang Ya-che, Wu Nieh-jen, Wang Shaudi, Chen Kuo-fu, Hou Chi-jan, Hsiao Ya-chuan, Wei Te-sheng, Chen Yu-hsun, Chang Tso-chi, Leon Dai, Arvin Chen, Cheng Wen-tang, Sylvia Chang, Cheng Yu-chieh, Chung Mong-hung, Hou Hsiao-hsien | |
Ace Attorney | 逆転裁判, Gyakuten Saiban | Takashi Miike | |
The Animals | N/A | Gino M. Santos | |
Egg and Stone | Jidan he shitou | Huang Ji | |
Gangs of Wasseypur - Part 1 & Part 2 | N/A | Anurag Kashyap | |
Him, Here, After | Ini Avan | Asoka Handagama | |
Isn't Anyone Alive? | 生きてるものはいないのか , Ikiteru mono wa inainoka? | Gakuryū Ishii | |
Land of Hope | 希望の国, Kibou no kuni | Sion Sono | |
Love Me Not | N/A | Glitte Pik Chi Leung | |
Miss Lovely | N/A | Ashim Ahiluwalia | |
Nameless Gangster: Rules of the Time | 범죄와의 전쟁, Bumchoiwaui Junjaeng | Yoon Jong-bin | |
Noor | Jhoole lal | Çagla Zencirci, Guillaume Giovanetti | |
Our Homeland | 一かぞくのくに, Kazuko no kuni | Yang Yong-hi | |
Peculiar Vacation and Other Illnesses | Vakansi yang janggal dan penyakit lainnya | Yosep Anggi Noen | |
Peddlers | N/A | Vasan Bala | |
Rent-a-Cat | レンタネコ, Rentaneko | Naoko Ogigami | |
The Taste of Money | 돈의 맛, Donui Mat | Im Sang-soo | |
Vulgaria | 低俗喜劇, Dai juk hei kek | Pang Ho-cheung | |
Young Dudes | 騷人, Sao ren | DJ Chen Yin-jung |
Latin Visions
"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 | N/A | 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 | N/A | 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 | N/A | Cao Hamburger | |
Young & Wild | Joven & Alocada | Marialy Rivas |
Spotlight: Power
"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 | N/A | Timothy Greenfield-Sanders | |
Camp 14–Total Control Zone | N/A | Marc Wiese | |
The Central Park Five | N/A | Ken Burns, Sarah Burns, David McMahon | |
The Company You Keep | N/A | Robert Redford | |
Knife Fight | N/A | Bill Guttentag | |
Love, Marilyn | N/A | Liz Garbus | |
Night of Silence | Lal gece | Reis Çelik | |
Operation E | N/A | Miguel Courtois Paternina | |
The Pervert's Guide to Ideology | N/A | Sophie Fiennes | |
Tito on Ice | N/A | 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
"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 | N/A | 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 | N/A | Ben Drew | |
Kiss of the Damned | N/A | Xan Cassavetes | |
L | N/A | Babis Makridis | |
The Last Will and Testament of Rosalind Leigh | N/A | Rodrigo Gudiño | |
The Legend of Kaspar Hauser | La leggenda di Kaspar Hauser | David Manuli | |
Painless | Insensible | Juan Carlos Medina | |
Sinister | N/A | Scott Derrickson | |
Tai Chi 0 | N/A | Stephen Fung | |
Wrong | N/A | Quentin Dupieux |
Documania
"A selection of illuminating and experimental documentaries that centers on the contemporary, controversial and personal."[9]
English title | Original title | Director(s) | Country |
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Anton Corbijn Inside Out | N/A | Klaartje Quirijns | |
As the Strawberries Would Taste | Som jordgubbarna smakade | Anders Hellström | |
Beware of Mr. Baker | N/A | Jay Bulger | |
Bob Wilson's Life & Death of Marina Abramović | N/A | Giada Colagrande | |
Canned Dreams | Säilöttyjä unelmia | Katja Gauriloff | |
China Heavyweight | Qian chui bai lian | Yung Chang | |
Despite the Gods | N/A | Penny Vozniak | |
High Tech, Low Life | N/A | Stephen Maing | |
It was Better Tomorrow | Yaa man aach | Hinde Boujemaa | |
The Labèque Way | N/A | Félix Cábez | |
Moon Rider | N/A | Daniel Dencik | |
Planet Ocean | Planète Océan | Yann Arthus-Bertrand, Michaël Pitiot | |
The Queen of Versailles | N/A | Lauren Greenfield | |
The Secret Disco Revolution | N/A | Jamie Kastner | |
Shut Up and Play the Hits | N/A | Dylan Southern, Will Lovelace | |
Step Up to the Plate | Entre les Bras | Paul Lacoste | |
Steve Jobs: The Lost Interview | N/A | Paul Sen | |
Stolen Seas | N/A | Thymaya Payne | |
Stories We Tell | N/A | Sarah Polley | |
Tropicália | N/A | Marcelo Machado | |
Vito | N/A | Jeffrey Schwarz | |
The World Before Her | N/A | Nisha Pahuja |
Juries
- 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
- 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
- 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.
- "All winners from the 23rd Stockholms International Film Festival". Stockholm International Film Festival. Retrieved 2012-12-04.