Stockholm International Film Festival
The Stockholm International Film Festival (Swedish: Stockholms film festival ) is held annually in November in the Swedish capital Stockholm.
The film festival was founded in 1990 and is accredited as an international film festival with competition in the specialized film producers association FIAPF. In international competition films will be shown, which reflect new cinematographic developments. The festival bills itself as the "Festival of directors " because special attention is given to the contact between filmmakers and audience.
In international competition, there is the main prize, the Bronze Horse ( in the design of a Dalapferdchens ) for the best film. Other prizes will be awarded as the best short film and best debut work. Since 2005 the Visionary Award, the first prize winner is Terry Gilliam.
An offshoot of the festival since 2000, the Stockholm International Film Festival Junior, are shown in the films of children and adolescents.
Awards
Bronze Horse: Best Picture
The following films have received the highest award at the festival, the. 7.3 kg bronze horse statue for Best Film
Stockholm Lifetime Achievement Award
The Stockholm Lifetime Achievement Award will be presented as an award for lifetime achievement in the field of cinema.
Stockholm Visionary Award
The Stockholm Visionary Award was introduced in 2004 to honor visionaries within the contemporary cinema.
- 2004: Todd Solondz
- 2005: Terry Gilliam
- 2006: Darren Aronofsky
- 2007: Wes Anderson
- 2008: Wong Kar -wai
- 2009: Luc Besson
- 2010: Gus Van Sant
- 2011: Alejandro González Iñárritu
- 2012: Jacques Audiard
- 2013: Peter Greenaway
Stockholm Achievement Award
- 2012: Willem Dafoe
Audience Award
The Audience Award is a prize that is awarded directly by the vote of the audience.
Rising Star Award
The Rising Star Award is given to an actor or actress that have striking success in the cinema and it is likely to become a star tomorrow.
- 2008: Malin Crépin
- 2009: Anastasios Soulis
- 2010: Alicia Vikander
- 2011: Malin Buska
- 2012: Nermina Lukac