Mediterranea is the opening film at Stockholm Film Festival
The opening film of this year’s Stockholm Film Festival is Mediterranea by Jonas Carpignano. The film participates in the prestigious Stockholm XXVI Competition, competing for the 7,3 kilo (15 lbs) Bronze Horse.
Mediterranea is the story of two young men leaving their home country Burkina Faso to make the dangerous trip over the Mediterranean to Italy. Carpignano’s feature film debut is a touching portrayal of African migrants in Italy, building upon his previous short films A Chjàna (2012) and Young Lions of Gypsy (2014). The film is connected to this year’s Spotlight theme Migration.
- I’ve always loved Stockholm, both the city and the festival, so it is a great honour to have been selected as the opening film of the festival. This film is five years in the making, and there were moments when we didn’t know if it would ever get finished. The fact that it’s out there, and that it can play on a stage as big as that of the Stockholm Film Festival is surreal and humbling, says Jonas Carpignano, director of Mediterranea.
Mediterranea has Swedish premiere at Stockholm Film Festival. It is also the first time an opening film at a film festival is streaming at Festival on Demand in collaboration with Telia.
Jonas Carpignano visited Stockholms filmfestival 2014, competing in Stockholm XXV Short Film Competition with his short film Young Lions of Gypsy (2014).
Mediterranea (2015)
Director: Jonas Carpignano
Cast: Koudous Seihon, Alassane Sy och Aisha
Streaming premiere at Telia’s digital video store November 11.
Telia Film Award
Stockholm Film Festival collaborates with Telia and organises Telia Festival on Demand. Five selected films are screened at Telia’s digital TV-service and Telia’s mobile service Play+, as well as competing for Telia Film Award.
Tickets for Mediterranea (2015) are released October 13 at Stockholm Film Festival’s website.
Press conference with program release October 20. RVSP to www.stockholmfilmfestival.se/sv/press
Christina Wenger, press manager
Tel: 468 677 50 54/ 46739-916617
press@stockholmfilmfestival.se
Weronika Pérez Borjas, press assistant
Tel: 468 677 50 54/ 46729-018628
pressassistent@stockholmfilmfestival.se
The 26th Stockholm International Film Festival November 11-22, 2015
Stockholm International Film Festival started in 1990 and is today one of the leading competitive film festivals in Europe. The festival takes place every year in November with around 200 films from more than 60 countries.
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