Suicide Room Best Film at Stockholm Film Festival Junior
The Junior Bronze Horse for Best Film goes to Jan Komasa´s Suicide Room. The Crocodiles: All for One from Germany wins the category for Best Film for children and Coming Home by Anders Overgaard from Norway, wins Best Film for youngsters.
Stockholm International Film Festival Junior is an international film festival aimed at kids between 6-16 years. During six days in May everyone is welcome to our screenings of new great film from all over the world. The Junior Group, Junior's own jury consisting of kids and youth, appoint the winner who receives the 5 kilo Bronze Horse.
This year´s winners at Stockholm Film Festival Junior 2012:
Bronze Horse for Best Film 2012
Suicide Room by Jan Komasa
Motivation: A visually innovative and provocative film that combines cutting edge film techniques with an emotionally charged story of life in cyberspace that captures the attention of today´s teenagers.
Best Film for children
The Crocodiles: All for One by Wolfgang Groos
Motivation: A fun, fast paced adventure about friendship and the importance of fighting for your goals and never giving up.
Best Film for youngsters
Coming Home by Anders Overgaard
Motivation: A gripping and heart warming story of devotion, friendship and finding your way home. Beutiful landscapes and touching nature scened enhance the story to make it a great film.
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23nd Stockholm International Film Festival November 7-18 2012. The Stockholm International Film Festival started in 1990 and is today one of the leading competitive film festival in Europe. The festival takes place every year in November with more than 170 films from more than 40 countries. More than a festival: we organize exclusive screenings and the popular Summer Cinema - an outdoor mini-festival. Every year in early Spring the Stockholm International Film Festival Junior brings the latest films to youngsters between 6 and 16 years of age. WE LOVE FILM!