| Opening film | Poor Things by Yorgos Lanthimos |
|---|---|
| Location | Stockholm, Sweden |
| Founded | 1990 |
| Awards | Bronze Horse (The Settlers by Felipe Gálvez Haberle) |
| No. of films | 130 from 50 countries |
| Festival date | 8–19 November 2023 |
| Website | stockholmfilmfestival |
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[edit]
Opening film[edit]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poor Things | Yorgos Lanthimos | Ireland, United Kingdom, United States | |
Stockholm Competition[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
| 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[edit]
| 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[edit]
| 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[edit]
| 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[edit]
| 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[edit]
| 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[edit]
| 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[edit]
The following awards were presented during the 34th edition:[5][6]
- Best Film (Bronze Horse): The Settlers by Felipe Gálvez Haberle
- Best Director: Molly Manning Walker for How to Have Sex
- Best Debut: How to Have Sex by Molly Manning Walker
- Best Screenplay: Kamal Lazraq for Hounds
- Best Female Actor: Maeve Jinkings for Toll
- Best Male Actor: Kuan Alvarenga for Toll
- Best Cinematography: Nikolai Zheludovich for Grace
- Honorable Mention: Tina Satter for Reality
- Best Documentary: The Eternal Memory by Maite Alberdi
- Best Short Film: Cuarto de Hora by Nemo Arancibia
- FIPRESCI Award: Monster by Hirokazu Kore-eda
- SkyShowtime Rising Star Award: Hanna Ardéhn
Lifetime Achievement Award[edit]
Achievement Award[edit]
Visionary Award[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Lumholdt, Jan (7 November 2023). "The Stockholm International Film Festival all set to kick off". Cineuropa. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
- ^ Lipanovich, Monika (8 November 2023). "Stockholm Film Festival 2023: 'Poor Things' Premieres to Glowing Reviews and a Star-Studded Gala". Your Living City. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
- ^ "Peroni 0.0% Audience Award 2023 goes to Poor Things". British Cinematography. 21 November 2023. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
- ^ Lumholdt, Jan (20 November 2023). "Stockholm's Bronze Horse goes to Felipe Gálvez Haberle's The Settlers". Cineuropa. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
- ^ "Here are the winners at the Stockholm International Film Festival 2023". British Cinematographer. 20 November 2023. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
- ^ Mitchell, Wendy (17 October 2023). "Stockholm's UK focus includes lifetime award for Ken Loach". ScreenDaily. Retrieved 16 January 2024.