Stockholm Film Festival proudly presents this year’s film program
Today we announce the program of the 26th edition of the Stockholm International Film Festival. More than 190 films from over 70 countries will be screened during the festival in November.
- We are proud to present this year’s program, a window to quality films from all around the world. News of this year is the new film section Stockholm Impact, and an award for the Best Documentary Film. For the first time a greater number of women than men are competing for the Bronze Horse. We can also announce that the Chinese artist Ai Weiwei will visit Stockholm for the first time, says Git Scheynius, festival director Stockholm Film Festival.
Stockholm Film Festival inaugurates with Jonas Carpignano’s film Mediterranea (2015). The middle film is Louder Than Bombs by Joachim Trier, starring Isabelle Huppert as one of the main characters. Carol, directed by Todd Haynes, closes the festival. Carol has also been chosen for the festival poster.
Tickets are for sale starting today, Tuesday October 20, 12 pm exclusively for members.
The Festival Centre at Kulturhuset and Gallerian, Stockholm, opens respectively on October 21st and November 2nd. You can purchase the tickets and get the festival program there.
Press releases about this year’s program:
The Stockholm Film Festival Program
files.stockholmfilmfestival.se/press/releaser/2015/eng/151020_Program_eng.pdf
Ai Weiwei visits Stockholm Film Festival
Stockholm Impact Award will be awarded for the first time during Stockholm International Film Festival in November, with Ai Weiwei as the jury’s chairman.
files.stockholmfilmfestival.se/press/releaser/2015/eng/151020_Ai_Weiwei_Eng.pdf
Ellen Burstyn receives Stockholm Achievement Award 2015
files.stockholmfilmfestival.se/press/releaser/2015/eng/151020_ACHIEVEMENT_ENG.pdf
Yorgos Lanthimos receives Stockholm Visionary Award 2015
files.stockholmfilmfestival.se/press/releaser/2015/eng/151020_Visionary_Award_eng.pdf
Stephen Frears receives Stockholm Lifetime Achievement Award 2015
http://files.stockholmfilmfestival.se/press/releaser/2015/eng/150916PM%20Lifetime%20Eng.pdf
Talented actors nominated for Stockholm Rising Star Award
Actors such as Alicia Vikander and Adam Lundgren have previously received Stockholm Rising Star Award. Read more about this year’s nominees.
files.stockholmfilmfestival.se/press/releaser/2015/eng/151020_Rising_Star_Eng.pdf
Attending Stockholm International Film Festival 2015
files.stockholmfilmfestival.se/press/releaser/2015/eng/151020_Attending.pdf
The finalists of 1 km film
files.stockholmfilmfestival.se/press/releaser/2015/eng/151020_1_Km_Eng.pdf
World premiere of the Feature Film Award winner Fia Sandlund’s She’s Wild Again Tonight
files.stockholmfilmfestival.se/press/releaser/2015/eng/151020_Langfilmsstipendiet_ENG.pdf
Stockholm Film Festival streams films in Telia's video store
Read more about this year’s Festival on Demand films competing for Telia Film Award
files.stockholmfilmfestival.se/press/releaser/2015/eng/151020_Telia_Award_eng.pdf
News: Membership card directly in the app
It is the first time the Stockholm International Film Festival’s members can download the membership card directly to the festival app. Stockholm Film Festival’s app is available both for iPhone och Android. In addition to the tickets, the app contains the whole film program, voting, schedule and much more. The plastic membership cards will still continue to be issued to the ones that prefer to have them.
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 more than 200 films from more than 60 countries.
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