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| Opening film | Call Girl |
|---|---|
| Location | Stockholm, Sweden |
| Founded | 1990 |
| Awards | Bronze Horse |
| Festival date | 7–18 November 2012 |
| Website | http://www.stockholmfilmfestival.se/en |
The 23rd Stockholm International Film Festival took place between 7 and 18 November 2012. American actor Peter Fonda was head of the jury. The Bronze Horse for best picture was won by the Australian/German film Lore, directed by Cate Shortland.
Feature Film sections
In competition
The following films competed for the main prize, the Bronze Horse. The director of a film in the competition may not have made more than 3 films (this one included).
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 90 Minutes | 90 minutter | Eva Sørhaug |  Norway
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| After Lucia | Después de Lucía | Michel Franco |  Mexico
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| Augustine | — | Alice Winocour |  France
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| Beasts of the Southern Wild | — | Benh Zeitlin |  USA
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| Bekas | — | Karzan Kader |  Sweden,  Finland,  Iraq
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| Beyond the Walls | Hors les murs | David Lambert |  Belgium,  Canada, France
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| Broken | — | Rufus Norris |  UK
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| Call Girl | — | Mikael Marcimain | Sweden,  Ireland, Norway, Finland
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| The Color of the Chameleon | Tsvetat na Hameleona | Emil Hristov |  Bulgaria
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| Compliance | — | Craig Zobel | USA
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| Killing Them Softly | — | Andrew Dominik | USA
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| Lore | — | Cate Shortland |  Australia,  Germany, UK
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| Lotus | — | Liu Shu |  China
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| Middle of Nowhere | — | Ava DuVernay | USA
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| My Brother the Devil | — | Sally El Hosaini | UK
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| Roland Hassel | Hassel - Privatspanarna | Måns Månsson | Sweden
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| Sister | L'enfant d'en haut | Ursula Meier |  Switzerland, France
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| Tabu | — | Miguel Gomes |  Portugal, Germany,  Brazil, France
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| Una Noche | — | Lucy Mulloy | USA,  Cuba, UK
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| Wish You Were Here | — | Kieran Darcy-Smith | Australia
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Open Zone
The films in the Open Zone section competed for the FIPRESCI Award.
Austria
Hungary, 
Japan
Serbia, 
Croatia, 
Macedonia, 
Slovenia, 
Montenegro
Netherlands
Egypt
American Independents
"Fresh Indies from the mavericks of American film".
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Hotel Rooms | — | Matt Ross | USA
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| About Cherry | — | Stephen Elliott | USA
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| An Oversimplification of Her Beauty | — | Terence Nance | USA
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| California Solo | — | Marshall Lewy | USA
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| The Comedy | — | Rick Alverson | USA
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| Francine | — | Melanie Shatzky, Brian M. Cassidy | USA
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| Frankie Go Boom | — | Jordan Roberts | USA
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| Hello I Must Be Going | — | Todd Louiso | USA
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| Nobody Walks | — | Ry Russo-Young | USA
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| The Paperboy | — | Lee Daniels | USA
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| Ruby Sparks | — | Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris | USA
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| Safety Not Guaranteed | — | Colin Trevorrow | USA
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| The Sessions | — | Ben Lewin | USA
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| Simon Killer | — | Antonio Campos | France, USA
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| Smashed | — | James Ponsoldt | USA
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| While We Were Here | — | Kat Coiro | USA
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Asian Images
"A panorama from one of the most creative and interesting filmmaking areas in the world."
Taiwan
Philippines
India
Sri Lanka
Pakistan
Indonesia
Latin Visions
"The hottest features from the artistically vibrant countries in Latin America and Spain."
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | — | Pablo Stoll |  Uruguay,  Argentina, Germany
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| 7 Boxes | 7 cajas | Juan Carlos Maneglia, Tana Schémbori |  Paraguay
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| Father's Chair | A cadeira do pai | Luciano Moura | Brazil
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| Field of Amapolas | Jardin de Amapolas | Juan Carlos Melo Guevara |  Colombia
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| Good Luck, Sweetheart | Boa sorte, meu amor | Daniel Aragão | Brazil
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| Here and There | Aquí y allá | Antonio Méndez Esparza |  Spain, USA, Mexico
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| La Playa DC | — | Juan Andrés Arango | Colombia
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| She Doesn't Want to Sleep Alone | No quiero dormir sola | Natalia Beristáin | Mexico
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| Six Points About Emma | Seis puntos sobre Emma | Roberto Pérez-Toledo | Spain
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| Violeta Went to Heaven | Violeta se fue a los cielos | Andrés Wood |  Chile
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| Xingu | — | Cao Hamburger | Brazil
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| Young & Wild | Joven & Alocada | Marialy Rivas | Chile
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Spotlight: Power
"This year the spotlight is on Power. Twelve ravishing films explore different shapes of power in politics, art and in the personal relationship."
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| About Face: Supermodels Then and Now | — | Timothy Greenfield-Sanders | USA
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| Camp 14–Total Control Zone | — | Marc Wiese | Germany
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| The Central Park Five | — | Ken Burns, Sarah Burns, David McMahon | USA
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| The Company You Keep | — | Robert Redford | USA
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| Knife Fight | — | Bill Guttentag | USA
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| Love, Marilyn | — | Liz Garbus | USA
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| Night of Silence | Lal gece | Reis Çelik |  Turkey
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| Operation E | — | Miguel Courtois Paternina | Spain, France
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| The Pervert's Guide to Ideology | — | Sophie Fiennes | UK, Ireland
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| Tito on Ice | — | Max Andersson | Germany, Sweden
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| Tomorrow | Zavtra | Andrey Gryazev |  Russia
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| Water | Mayim | Nir Sa'ar, Maya Sarfaty, Mohammad Fuad, Yona Rozenkier, Mohammad Bakri, Ahmad Bargouthi, Pini Tavger, Tal Haring |  Israel,  Palestine, France
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Twilight Zone
"Radical films exploring new contemporary cinematic subcultures and genres."
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black's Game | Svartur á leik | Óskar Thór Axelsson |  Iceland
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| The Body | El cuerpo | Oriol Paulo | Spain
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| Citadel | — | Ciarán Foy | Ireland,  Scotland
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| Doomsday Book | 인류멸망보고서, Inryu myeongmang bogoseo | Kim Jee-woon, Yim Pil-sung |  South Korea
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| Here Comes the Devil | Ahi va el Diablo | Adrián García Bogliano | Mexico
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| Ill Manors | — | Ben Drew | UK
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| Kiss of the Damned | — | Xan Cassavetes | USA
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| L | — | Babis Makridis |  Greece
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| The Last Will and Testament of Rosalind Leigh | — | Rodrigo Gudiño | Canada
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| The Legend of Kaspar Hauser | La leggenda di Kaspar Hauser | David Manuli |  Italy
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| Painless | Insensible | Juan Carlos Medina | France, Spain, Portugal
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| Sinister | — | Scott Derrickson | USA
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| Tai Chi 0 | — | Stephen Fung |  Hong Kong
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| Wrong | — | Quentin Dupieux | France
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Documania
"A selection of illuminating and experimental documentaries that centers on the contemporary, controversial and personal."
Tunisia
Denmark, 
Estonia, 
Somalia, Juries
- Competition
- Peter Fonda, American actor (President)
- Anna Croneman, Swedish producer
- Karolina Ramqvist, Swedish writer
- Srđan Dragojević, Serbian director
- Antonio Campos, American director
- Malin Crépin, Swedish actress
- FIPRESCI Award
- Dragan Jurak, Croatian film critic
- Margarita Chapatte, Spanish broadcaster
- Florian Vollmers, German film critic
Awards
- In Competition
- Bronze Horse for Best Picture - Lore by Cate Shortland
- Best Directorial debut - Benh Zeitlin for Beasts of the Southern Wild
- Best Screenplay - Andrew Dominik for Killing Them Softly
- Best Actress - Saskia Rosendahl for Lore
- Best Actor - Tim Roth for Broken
- Best Cinematography - Adam Arkapaw for Lore
- Best Music - Max Richter for Lore
- Independent Awards
- FIPRESCI-Award - Everyday by Michael Winterbottom
- Telia Film Award - Una Noche by Lucy Mulloy
- Silver Audience Award - Call Girl by Mikael Marcimain
- Lifetime Awards
- Stockholm Achievement Award - Willem Dafoe
- Stockholm Lifetime Achievement Award - Jan Troell
- Stockholm Visionary Award - Jacques Audiard
References
- Rossing Jensen, Jorn (2012-11-19). "Cate Shortland's Lore wins four Stockholm stallions". Screen Daily. Retrieved 2012-12-04.
- "Films in the Competition". Stockholm International Film Festival. Archived from the original on 2012-11-20. Retrieved 2012-12-04.
- "Open Zone". Stockholm International Film Festival. Archived from the original on 2012-11-25. Retrieved 2012-12-04.
- "American Independents". Stockholm International Film Festival. Archived from the original on 2012-11-20. Retrieved 2012-12-04.
- "Asian Images". Stockholm International Film Festival. Archived from the original on 2012-11-20. Retrieved 2012-12-04.
- "Latin Visions". Stockholm International Film Festival. Archived from the original on 2012-11-25. Retrieved 2012-12-04.
- "Spotlight". Stockholm International Film Festival. Archived from the original on 2012-11-20. Retrieved 2012-12-04.
- "Twilight Zone". Stockholm International Film Festival. Archived from the original on 2012-11-20. Retrieved 2012-12-04.
- "Documania". Stockholm International Film Festival. Archived from the original on 2012-11-25. Retrieved 2012-12-04.
- Asp, Jon (2012-10-29). "Peter Fonda to head Stockholm fest jury". Variety. Retrieved 2012-12-04.
- ^ "All winners from the 23rd Stockholms International Film Festival". Stockholm International Film Festival. Retrieved 2012-12-04.
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