Following directors will be available for interviews during Stockholm International Film Festival 2019
This year, Stockholm International Film Festival will be visited by close to 60 innovative and interesting film makers from all over the world. Please see the list below for more information about exact dates for each director to meet with press.
Saeed Roustaee, director of Just 6.5 is one of the film makers that’s attending the festival.
During Stockholm International Film Festival, accredited journalists will have the opportunity to interview visiting directors and filmmakers who will be in Stockholm during the festival to present their films.
For interview requests, please contact Press Secretary Cecilia Oscarsson at pressekreterare@stockholmfilmfestival.se
List of visiting directors, sorted by section:
Stockholm XXX Competition:
Gabriel Mascaro, Director, DIVINE LOVE, Brazil 13/11
Melina León, Director, SONG WITHOUT A NAME, Peru 13/11
Mark Jenkin, Director, BAIT, UK 12/11
Sacha Polak, Director, DIRTY GOD, Holland 7/11
Manele Labidi, Director, ARAB BLUES, France 6/11
Ina Weisse, Director, THE AUDITION, Germany, unconfirmed
Stockholm XXX Documentary Competition:
Sergei Loznitsa, Director, STATE FUNERAL, Ukraine 11/11
Jialing Zhang, Co- Director, ONE CHILD NATION, China 16/11 or 17/11
Jesper Kurlandsky, Director, CHARISMATIC MEGAFAUNA, Sweden 11/11
Fredrik Wenzel, Director, CHARISMATIC MEGAFAUNA, Sweden 11/11
Stockholm Impact Competition:
Xavier Dolan, Director, MATTHIAS & MAXIME, Canada 13/11
Saeed Roustaee, Director, JUST 6.5, Iran 15/11
Jayro Bustamante, Director, TREMORS (+LA LLORONA in Open Zone) Guatemala 15/11
Mati Diop, Director, ATLANTICS, France 8/11
Kantemir Balagov, Director, BEANPOLE, Russia 8/11
Stockholm Open Zone:
Claudio Giovannesi, Director, CAMORRANS BARN, Italy 11/11
Stephan Komandarev, Director, ROUNDS, Bulgaria 12/11
Roy Andersson, Director, ABOUT ENDLESSNESS, Sweden 8/11
Icons:
Céline Sciamma, Director, PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE, France 8/11
Discovery:
Maura Delpero, Director, MATERNAL, Italy 8/11
Monia Chokri, Director, A BROTHER’S LOVE, Canada 12/11
Aude Léa Rapin, Director, HEROES DON'T DIE, France 8/11
American Independents:
Kirill Mikhanovsky, Director, GIVE ME LIBERTY, Russia/USA 12/11
Elfar Adalsteins, Director, END OF SENTENCE, Iceland 11/11
Documania:
Petter Sommer, Director, THE MEN’S ROOM, Norway 9/11 or 10/11
Jo Vemund Svendsen, Director, THE MEN’S ROOM, Norway 9/11 or 10/11
Francesca Trianni, Director, PARADISE WITHOUT PEOPLE, USA 15/11
Lynsey Addario, Photographer, PARADISE WITHOUT PEOPLE, USA 15/11
Stockholm XXX Short Film Competition:
Johanna Pyykkö, Director, THE MANILA LOVER, Sweden 16/11
Special Event:
Julia Thelin, Director, LILLA OLLE, Sweden 6/11
Industry Guests:
Efe Cakarel, CEO and founder of MUBI, USA 10/11
Following actors will also be available for interviews:
Payman Maadi, Actor, JUST 6.5, Iran 15/11
Adèle Haenel, Actress, PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE, France 8/11
Mariana Di Girolamo, Actress, EMA, Chile 7/11
Nina Hoss, Actress, THE AUDITION, unconfirmed
Rising Star:
Albin Grenholm, Actor
Emelie Garbers fd. Jonsson, Actress
Arvin Kananian, Actor
Celie Sparre, Actress
Freddy Åsblom, Actor
1 Km Film:
Tova Mozard, Director, PSYCHIC, Sweden
Sophie Vukovic, Director, JAMILA, Sweden
Melina Maraki, Director, HARALD KVISTS SLAG FÖR FRIHET, Sweden
Kim Sundbeck, Director, ALLTID OAVSETT, Sweden
Majaq Julen, Director, ALLTID OAVSETT, Sweden
Jonatan Etzler, Director, PINNEN, Sweden
Robert Melo, Director, PINNEN, Sweden
Fanny Rosell, Director, HUSET, Sweden
Elin Övergaard, Director, INGEN LYSSNAR, Sweden
Bahador Shahidi, Director, IRANIAN KISS, Sweden
Annika Karlsson, Director, A LEGACY OF HORSES, Sweden
Jessica Karlsson, Director, A LEGACY OF HORSES, Sweden
Yana Martsynkevych, Director, LOST IN KYIV, Sweden
To cover the gala opening of the festival on November 6th, please contact Head of Press, Matti Johansson at press@stockholmfilmfestival.se.
Only accredited media are eligible to conduct interviews with visiting filmmakers. If you haven’t already requested press accreditation, please do so here:
https://vp.eventival.eu/stockholminternationalfilmfestival/2019. Last day to apply is on Friday, October 25th.
For more information, interview requests and press photos please contact:
Matti Johansson, Head of Press
+46 76 811 65 66
press@stockholmfilmfestival.se
Cecilia Oscarsson, Press Secretary
+46 8 677 50 11
pressekreterare@stockholmfilmfestival.se
The 30th Stockholm International Film Festival : 6-17 November 2019
Stockholm International Film Festival was founded in 1990 and has grown to become one of Europe's leading film festivals. During the festival we screen over 150 films from over 60 countries. We also arrange exclusive previews throughout the year, open-air screenings during the summer as well as Stockholm International Film Festival Junior in April.
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