2012 Stockholm International Film Festival
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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.[1]
| Opening film | Call Girl |
|---|---|
| Location | Stockholm, Sweden |
| Founded | 1990 |
| Awards | Bronze Horse |
| Festival date | 7–18 November 2012 |
| Website | http://www.stockholmfilmfestival.se/en |
Feature Film sections
In competition
The following films competed for the main prize, the Bronze Horse.[2] 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 |
| After Lucia | Después de Lucía | Michel Franco |  Mexico |
| Augustine | N/a | Alice Winocour |  France |
| Beasts of the Southern Wild | N/a | Benh Zeitlin |  USA |
| Bekas | N/a | Karzan Kader |  Sweden,  Finland,  Iraq |
| Beyond the Walls | Hors les murs | David Lambert |  Belgium,  Canada, France |
| Broken | N/a | Rufus Norris |  UK |
| Call Girl | N/a | Mikael Marcimain | Sweden,  Ireland, Norway, Finland |
| The Color of the Chameleon | Tsvetat na Hameleona | Emil Hristov |  Bulgaria |
| Compliance | N/a | Craig Zobel | USA |
| Killing Them Softly | N/a | Andrew Dominik | USA |
| Lore | N/a | Cate Shortland |  Australia,  Germany, UK |
| Lotus | N/a | Liu Shu |  China |
| Middle of Nowhere | N/a | Ava DuVernay | USA |
| My Brother the Devil | N/a | Sally El Hosaini | UK |
| Roland Hassel | Hassel - Privatspanarna | Måns Månsson | Sweden |
| Sister | L'enfant d'en haut | Ursula Meier |  Switzerland, France |
| Tabu | N/a | Miguel Gomes |  Portugal, Germany,  Brazil, France |
| Una Noche | N/a | Lucy Mulloy | USA,  Cuba, UK |
| Wish You Were Here | N/a | Kieran Darcy-Smith | Australia |
Open Zone
The films in the Open Zone section competed for the FIPRESCI Award.[3]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Few Hours of Spring | Quelques heures de printemps | Stéphane Brizé | France |
| Amour | N/a | Michael Haneke | France, Germany,  Austria |
| Another Woman's Life | La vie d'une autre | Sylvie Testud | France |
| Arbitrage | N/a | Nicholas Jarecki | USA |
| Blancanieves | N/a | Pablo Berger |  Spain |
| Caesar Must Die | Caesar deve morire | Paolo and Vittorio Taviani |  Italy |
| Do Not Disturb | N/a | Yvan Attal | France |
| Everyday | N/a | Michael Winterbottom | UK |
| Farewell, My Queen | Les adieux à la reine | Benoît Jacquot | France |
| Flight | N/a | Robert Zemeckis | USA |
| Holy Motors | N/a | Leos Carax | France, Germany |
| In Another Country | 다른 나라에서, Dareun naraeseo | Hong Sang-soo |  South Korea |
| Just the Wind | Csak a szél | Benedek Fliegauf |  Hungary, Germany, France |
| The Last Sentence | Dom över död man | Jan Troell | Sweden |
| Like Someone in Love | N/a | Abbas Kiarostami | France,  Japan |
| The Master | N/a | Paul Thomas Anderson | USA |
| Outrage Beyond | アウトレイジ ビヨンド, Autoreiji: Biyondo | Takeshi Kitano | Japan |
| The Parade | Parada | Srđan Dragojević |  Serbia,  Croatia,  Macedonia,  Slovenia,  Montenegro |
| Pietà | 피에타, Pietà | Kim Ki-duk | South Korea |
| Post Tenebras Lux | N/a | Carlos Reygadas | Mexico, France, Germany,  Netherlands |
| Rust and Bone | De rouille et d'os | Jacques Audiard | France, Belgium |
| War Witch | Rebelle | Kim Nguyen | Canada |
| The We and the I | N/a | Michel Gondry | USA, France |
| Winter of Discontent | El sheita elli fat | Ibrahim El Batout |  Egypt |
American Independents
"Fresh Indies from the mavericks of American film".[4]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Hotel Rooms | N/a | Matt Ross | USA |
| About Cherry | N/a | Stephen Elliott | USA |
| An Oversimplification of Her Beauty | N/a | Terence Nance | USA |
| California Solo | N/a | Marshall Lewy | USA |
| The Comedy | N/a | Rick Alverson | USA |
| Francine | N/a | Melanie Shatzky, Brian M. Cassidy | USA |
| Frankie Go Boom | N/a | Jordan Roberts | USA |
| Hello I Must Be Going | N/a | Todd Louiso | USA |
| Nobody Walks | N/a | Ry Russo-Young | USA |
| The Paperboy | N/a | Lee Daniels | USA |
| Ruby Sparks | N/a | Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris | USA |
| Safety Not Guaranteed | N/a | Colin Trevorrow | USA |
| The Sessions | N/a | Ben Lewin | USA |
| Simon Killer | N/a | Antonio Campos | France, USA |
| Smashed | N/a | James Ponsoldt | USA |
| While We Were Here | N/a | Kat Coiro | USA |
Asian Images
"A panorama from one of the most creative and interesting filmmaking areas in the world."[5]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10+10 | N/a | Wang Toon, Shen Ko-shang, Kevin Chu, Ho Wi-ding, Yang Ya-che, Wu Nieh-jen, Wang Shaudi, Chen Kuo-fu, Hou Chi-jan, Hsiao Ya-chuan, Wei Te-sheng, Chen Yu-hsun, Chang Tso-chi, Leon Dai, Arvin Chen, Cheng Wen-tang, Sylvia Chang, Cheng Yu-chieh, Chung Mong-hung, Hou Hsiao-hsien |  Taiwan |
| Ace Attorney | 逆転裁判, Gyakuten Saiban | Takashi Miike | Japan |
| The Animals | N/a | Gino M. Santos |  Philippines |
| Egg and Stone | Jidan he shitou | Huang Ji | China |
| Gangs of Wasseypur - Part 1 & Part 2 | N/a | Anurag Kashyap |  India |
| Him, Here, After | Ini Avan | Asoka Handagama |  Sri Lanka |
| Isn't Anyone Alive? | 生きてるものはいないのか , Ikiteru mono wa inainoka? | Gakuryū Ishii | Japan |
| Land of Hope | 希望の国, Kibou no kuni | Sion Sono | Japan |
| Love Me Not | N/a | Glitte Pik Chi Leung |  Hong Kong |
| Miss Lovely | N/a | Ashim Ahiluwalia | India |
| Nameless Gangster: Rules of the Time | 범죄와의 전쟁, Bumchoiwaui Junjaeng | Yoon Jong-bin | South Korea |
| Noor | Jhoole lal | Çagla Zencirci, Guillaume Giovanetti | France,  Pakistan |
| Our Homeland | 一かぞくのくに, Kazuko no kuni | Yang Yong-hi | Japan |
| Peculiar Vacation and Other Illnesses | Vakansi yang janggal dan penyakit lainnya | Yosep Anggi Noen |  Indonesia |
| Peddlers | N/a | Vasan Bala | India |
| Rent-a-Cat | レンタネコ, Rentaneko | Naoko Ogigami | Japan |
| The Taste of Money | 돈의 맛, Donui Mat | Im Sang-soo | South Korea |
| Vulgaria | 低俗喜劇, Dai juk hei kek | Pang Ho-cheung | Hong Kong |
| Young Dudes | 騷人, Sao ren | DJ Chen Yin-jung | Taiwan |
Latin Visions
"The hottest features from the artistically vibrant countries in Latin America and Spain."[6]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | N/a | Pablo Stoll |  Uruguay,  Argentina, Germany |
| 7 Boxes | 7 cajas | Juan Carlos Maneglia, Tana Schémbori |  Paraguay |
| Father's Chair | A cadeira do pai | Luciano Moura | Brazil |
| Field of Amapolas | Jardin de Amapolas | Juan Carlos Melo Guevara |  Colombia |
| Good Luck, Sweetheart | Boa sorte, meu amor | Daniel Aragão | Brazil |
| Here and There | Aquí y allá | Antonio Méndez Esparza | Spain, USA, Mexico |
| La Playa DC | N/a | Juan Andrés Arango | Colombia |
| She Doesn't Want to Sleep Alone | No quiero dormir sola | Natalia Beristáin | Mexico |
| Six Points About Emma | Seis puntos sobre Emma | Roberto Pérez-Toledo | Spain |
| Violeta Went to Heaven | Violeta se fue a los cielos | Andrés Wood |  Chile |
| Xingu | N/a | Cao Hamburger | Brazil |
| Young & Wild | Joven & Alocada | Marialy Rivas | Chile |
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."[7]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| About Face: Supermodels Then and Now | N/a | Timothy Greenfield-Sanders | USA |
| Camp 14–Total Control Zone | N/a | Marc Wiese | Germany |
| The Central Park Five | N/a | Ken Burns, Sarah Burns, David McMahon | USA |
| The Company You Keep | N/a | Robert Redford | USA |
| Knife Fight | N/a | Bill Guttentag | USA |
| Love, Marilyn | N/a | Liz Garbus | USA |
| Night of Silence | Lal gece | Reis Çelik |  Turkey |
| Operation E | N/a | Miguel Courtois Paternina | Spain, France |
| The Pervert's Guide to Ideology | N/a | Sophie Fiennes | UK, Ireland |
| Tito on Ice | N/a | Max Andersson | Germany, Sweden |
| Tomorrow | Zavtra | Andrey Gryazev |  Russia |
| Water | Mayim | Nir Sa'ar, Maya Sarfaty, Mohammad Fuad, Yona Rozenkier, Mohammad Bakri, Ahmad Bargouthi, Pini Tavger, Tal Haring |  Israel,  Palestine, France |
Twilight Zone
"Radical films exploring new contemporary cinematic subcultures and genres."[8]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black's Game | Svartur á leik | Óskar Thór Axelsson |  Iceland |
| The Body | El cuerpo | Oriol Paulo | Spain |
| Citadel | N/a | Ciarán Foy | Ireland,  Scotland |
| Doomsday Book | 인류멸망보고서, Inryu myeongmang bogoseo | Kim Jee-woon, Yim Pil-sung | South Korea |
| Here Comes the Devil | Ahi va el Diablo | Adrián García Bogliano | Mexico |
| Ill Manors | N/a | Ben Drew | UK |
| Kiss of the Damned | N/a | Xan Cassavetes | USA |
| L | N/a | Babis Makridis |  Greece |
| The Last Will and Testament of Rosalind Leigh | N/a | Rodrigo Gudiño | Canada |
| The Legend of Kaspar Hauser | La leggenda di Kaspar Hauser | David Manuli | Italy |
| Painless | Insensible | Juan Carlos Medina | France, Spain, Portugal |
| Sinister | N/a | Scott Derrickson | USA |
| Tai Chi 0 | N/a | Stephen Fung | Hong Kong |
| Wrong | N/a | Quentin Dupieux | France |
Documania
"A selection of illuminating and experimental documentaries that centers on the contemporary, controversial and personal."[9]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anton Corbijn Inside Out | N/a | Klaartje Quirijns | UK, Netherlands |
| As the Strawberries Would Taste | Som jordgubbarna smakade | Anders Hellström | Sweden |
| Beware of Mr. Baker | N/a | Jay Bulger | USA |
| Bob Wilson's Life & Death of Marina Abramović | N/a | Giada Colagrande | Spain |
| Canned Dreams | Säilöttyjä unelmia | Katja Gauriloff | Finland |
| China Heavyweight | Qian chui bai lian | Yung Chang | Canada, China, Finland, Japan, UK |
| Despite the Gods | N/a | Penny Vozniak | Australia |
| High Tech, Low Life | N/a | Stephen Maing | USA, China |
| It was Better Tomorrow | Yaa man aach | Hinde Boujemaa |  Tunisia |
| The Labèque Way | N/a | Félix Cábez | Spain |
| Moon Rider | N/a | Daniel Dencik |  Denmark, Sweden |
| Planet Ocean | Planète Océan | Yann Arthus-Bertrand, Michaël Pitiot | France |
| The Queen of Versailles | N/a | Lauren Greenfield | USA |
| The Secret Disco Revolution | N/a | Jamie Kastner | Canada |
| Shut Up and Play the Hits | N/a | Dylan Southern, Will Lovelace | UK |
| Step Up to the Plate | Entre les Bras | Paul Lacoste | France |
| Steve Jobs: The Lost Interview | N/a | Paul Sen | USA |
| Stolen Seas | N/a | Thymaya Payne |  Estonia, Philippines, Denmark, USA,  Somalia, Canada |
| Stories We Tell | N/a | Sarah Polley | Canada |
| Tropicália | N/a | Marcelo Machado | Brazil |
| Vito | N/a | Jeffrey Schwarz | USA |
| The World Before Her | N/a | Nisha Pahuja | Canada |
Juries
- Competition[10]
- 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[11]
- 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[11]
- FIPRESCI-Award - Everyday by Michael Winterbottom
- Telia Film Award - Una Noche by Lucy Mulloy
- Silver Audience Award - Call Girl by Mikael Marcimain
- Lifetime Awards[11]
- Stockholm Achievement Award - Willem Dafoe
- Stockholm Lifetime Achievement Award - Jan Troell
- Stockholm Visionary Award - Jacques Audiard