The 34th Stockholm International Film Festival took place on 8 to 19 November 2023 in Stockholm, Sweden.
The festival was opened with science fantasy film Poor Things, directed by Yorgos Lanthimos, which won the Audience Award. Chilean drama film The Settlers won the most prestigious award of the festival, Bronze Horse.
Official Selection Opening film English title Original title Director(s) Production countryPoor Things Yorgos Lanthimos Ireland, United Kingdom, United States
Stockholm Competition The following films were selected for the main international competition: English title Original title Director(s) Production country Animalia Parmi nous Sofia Alaoui Morocco, Qatar, France The Breaking Ice 燃冬 Anthony Chen China, SingaporeDream Scenario Kristoffer Borgli United States The Enchanted Els encantats Elena Trapé Spain Grace Blazh Ilya Povolotsky Russia Hesitation Wound Tereddüt çİzgİsİ Selman Nacar Turkey, France, Spain, Romania Hounds Les meutes Kamal Lazraq Morocco, Qatar, France, Belgium, Saudi ArabiaHow to Have Sex Molly Manning Walker United Kingdom, Greece Let Me Go Laissez-moi Maxime Rappaz France, Belgium, Switzerland The Nature of Love Simple comme Sylvain Monia Chokri France, Canada Only the River Flows 河边的错误 Wei Shujun ChinaThe Pod Generation Sophie Barthes United Kingdom, France, BelgiumReality Tina Satter United StatesRosalie Stéphanie Di Giusto France, BelgiumScrapper Charlotte Regan United States The Settlers Los colonos Felipe Gálvez Haberle Sweden, France, Chile, Denmark, United Kingdom, Argentina, Germany, TaiwanSlow Marija Kavtaradzė Lithuania, Sweden, Spain Toll Pedágio Carolina Markowicz Brazil, Portugal
Highlighted title indicates Bronze Horse winner.
Stockholm Documentary Competition The following films were selected for the international documentary competition: English title Original title Director(s) Production country20 Days in Mariupol Mstyslav Chernov UkraineThe Arc of Oblivion Ian Cheney United StatesBeyond Utopia Madeleine Gavin United StatesCitizen Sleuth Chris Kasick United States The Eternal Memory La memoria infinita Maite Alberdi Chile God Is a Woman Dieu est une femme Andres Peyrot France, Switzerland, PanamaHollywoodgate Ibrahim Nash'at United States, GermanyMegaheartz Emily Norling Sweden On the Edge État limite Nicolas Peduzzi France Pictures of Ghosts Retratos Fantasmas Kleber Mendonça Filho BrazilSomliga går med trasiga skor Magnus Gertten Sweden, DenmarkTotal Trust Jialing Zhang Germany, The NetherlandsVista Mare Julia Gutweniger, Florian Kofler Austria, Italy
Discovery English title Original title Director(s) Production countryAlmamula Juan Sebastián Torales France, Argentina, ItalyAmina Ahmed Abdullahi SwedenHello Dankness Soda Jerk AustraliaI Used to Be Funny Ally Pankiw CanadaIn Camera Naqqash Khalid United KingdomInshallah a Boy Amjad Al Rasheed Jordan, Qatar, France, Saudi ArabiaThe Persian Version Maryam Keshavarz United States The Rapture Le Ravissement Iris Kaltenbäck FranceShayda Noora Niasari Australia, United KingdomSky Peals Moin Hussain United Kingdom A Song Sung Blue 小白船 Zihan Geng ChinaStolen Karan Tejpal India
American Independents Title Director(s) Production country A Little Prayer Angus MacLachlan United States Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. Kelly Fremon Craig United States Cora Bora Hannah Pearl Utt United States Earth Mama Savanah Leaf United States, United Kingdom Ex-Husbands Noah Pritzker United States Priscilla Sofia Coppola United States, Italy Riddle of Fire Weston Razooli United States Rotting in the Sun Sebastián Silva United States, Mexico Shortcomings Randall Park United States Sometimes I Think About Dying Rachel Lambert United States The Starling Girl Laurel Parmet United States You Hurt My Feelings Nicole Holofcener United States
Icons English title Original title Director(s) Production countryAll of Us Strangers Andrew Haigh United Kingdom, United StatesBad Behaviour Alice Englert New Zealand The Beast La Bête Bertrand Bonello France, CanadaEileen William Oldroyd United Kingdom, United StatesThe Holdovers Alexander Payne United StatesInside Vasilis Katsoupis Belgium, Greece, GermanyManodrome John Trengove United Kingdom, United StatesThe Royal Hotel Kitty Green Australia, United KingdomSaltburn Emerald Fennell United KingdomWildcat Ethan Hawke United States
Masters English title Original title Director(s) Production country The Book of Solutions Le Livre des solutions Michel Gondry France The Crime Is Mine Mon crime François Ozon France Homecoming Le retour Catherine Corsini France In Our Day 우리의 하루 Hong Sang-soo South Korea In Water 물안에서 Hong Sang-soo South KoreaIo capitano Matteo Garrone Italy, France, Belgium Last Summer L'Été dernier Catherine Breillat France, Norway Monster 怪物 Hirokazu Kore-eda Japan The Movie Teller La contadora de películas Lone Scherfig France, Chile, SpainOrigin Ava DuVernay United States Society of the Snow La sociedad de la nieve J. A. Bayona Spain
Open Zone English title Original title Director(s) Production country The Beast in the Jungle La Bête dans la jungle Patric Chiha France, Belgium, Austria The Castle El castillo Martín Benchimol Argentina, France Close Your Eyes Cerrar los ojos Víctor Erice Spain, Argentina The Delinquents Los delincuentes Rodrigo Moreno Argentina, Brazil, Luxembourg, Chile The Goldman Case Le Procès Goldman Cédric Kahn FranceHolly Fien Troch Belgium, Luxembourg, Netherlands A Normal Family 보통의 가족 Hur Jin-ho South KoreaThe Old Oak Ken Loach United Kingdom, France, Belgium The Practice La práctica Martín Rejtman Chile, Argentina, Portugal Someday We'll Tell Each Other Everything Irgendwann werden wir uns alles erzählen Emily Atef Germany Shame on Dry Land Syndabocken Axel Petersén Sweden, Malta The Teachers' Lounge Das Lehrerzimmer Ilker Çatak Germany
Twilight Zone English title Original title Director(s) Production countryBirth/Rebirth Laura Moss United StatesBooger Mary Dauterman United StatesIn Flames Zarrar Kahn Canada, PakistanLate Night with the Devil Cameron Cairnes, Colin Cairnes Australia, United Arab Emirates The Lost Children Les enfants perdus Michèle Jacob Belgium Pensive Rūpintojėlis Jonas Trukanas LithuaniaSatan Wants You Steve J. Adams, Sean Horlor Canada Sleep 잠 Jason Yu South KoreaSuperposition Karoline Lyngbye Denmark
Special Presentations English title Original title Director(s) Production countryThe Curse Nathan Fielder, Benny Safdie United States Strange Way of Life Extraña forma de vida Pedro Almodóvar Spain, France
Awards The following awards were presented during the 34th edition: Best Film (Bronze Horse): The Settlers by Felipe Gálvez Haberle Best Director: Molly Manning Walker for How to Have Sex Best Debut: How to Have Sex by Molly Manning Walker Best Screenplay: Kamal Lazraq for Hounds Best Female Actor: Maeve Jinkings for Toll Best Male Actor: Kuan Alvarenga for Toll Best Cinematography: Nikolai Zheludovich for Grace Honorable Mention: Tina Satter for Reality Best Documentary: The Eternal Memory by Maite Alberdi Best Short Film: Cuarto de Hora by Nemo Arancibia FIPRESCI Award: Monster by Hirokazu Kore-eda SkyShowtime Rising Star Award: Hanna Ardéhn
Lifetime Achievement Award Ken Loach
Achievement Award Ethan Hawke
Visionary Award Catherine Breillat
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