The 35th Stockholm International Film Festival took place from 6 to 17 November 2024 in Stockholm, Sweden. Sean Baker's drama film Anora opened the festival. Historical drama film Nickel Boys won the main award of the festival, Bronze Horse.
Greek-French director Costa-Gavras was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award.
Official selection Opening film English title Original title Director(s) Production countryAnora Sean Baker United States
Stockholm Competition The following films were selected for the main international competition: English title Original title Director(s) Production countryBlue Sun Palace Constance Tsang United StatesBluish Milena Czernovsky, Lilith Kraxner Austria Brief History of a Family 家庭简史 Lin Jianjie China, France, Denmark, Qatar The Devil's Bath Des Teufels Bad Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala Austria, GermanyDìdi Sean Wang United States Drowning Dry Sesės Laurynas Bareiša Lithuania, LatviaFamiliar Touch Sarah Friedland United States Ghost Trail Les Fantômes Jonathan Millet Belgium, France, GermanyLa cocina Alonso Ruizpalacios United States, Mexico My Sunshine ぼくのお日さま Hiroshi Okuyama JapanNickel Boys RaMell Ross United States Peacock Pfau Bernhard Wenger Austria, GermanyReinas Klaudia Reynicke Switzerland, Peru, SpainSad Jokes Fabian Stumm Germany Sons Vogter Gustav Möller Denmark, Sweden, France The Swedish Torpedo Den svenska torpeden Frida Kempff Sweden Toxic Akiplėša Saulė Bliuvaitė Lithuania Universal Language Une langue universelle Matthew Rankin Canada Who Do I Belong To ماء العين Meryam Joobeur Tunisia, Canada, France, Norway, Qatar, Saudi Arabia Wild Diamond Diamant brut Agathe Riedinger France
Stockholm Documentary Competition English title Original title Director(s) Production country A Family Une famille Christine Angot France Apocalypse in the Tropics Apocalipse nos Trópicos Petra Costa Brazil, United States, DenmarkAvicii – I'm Tim Henrik Burman Sweden, United StatesBlack Box Diaries Shiori Itō Japan, United States, United KingdomErnest Cole: Lost and Found Raoul Peck United StatesEternal You Hans Block, Moritz Riesewieck Germany, United StatesFavoriten Ruth Beckermann AustriaGarbo: Where Did You Go? Lorna Tucker United KingdomGaucho Gaucho Michael Dweck, Gregory Kershaw United StatesHacking Hate Simon Klose Sweden, Norway, DenmarkHomegrown Michael Premo United StatesNever Look Away Lucy Lawless New ZealandPorcelain War Brendan Bellomo, Slava Leontyev United States, Australia, Ukraine Real Реал Oleh Sentsov Croatia, UkraineRiefenstahl Andres Veiel GermanyYintah Brenda Michell, Michael Toledano, Jennifer Wickham Canada
Masters English title Original title Director(s) Production country A Traveler's Needs 여행자의 필요 Hong Sang-soo South KoreaAnora Sean Baker United StatesBlitz Steve McQueen United States, United Kingdom By the Stream 수유천 Hong Sang-soo South Korea Cloud クラウド Kiyoshi Kurosawa Japan Dying Sterben Matthias Glasner GermanyEmilia Pérez Jacques Audiard United States, France Kill the Jockey El jockey Luis Ortega Argentina, Mexico, Spain, Denmark, United States Last Breath Le dernier souffle Costa-Gavras FranceOh, Canada Paul Schrader United States When Fall Is Coming Quand vient l'automne François Ozon France
Open Zone English title Original title Director(s) Production countryAlpha. Jan-Willem van Ewijk Netherlands, Switzerland, SloveniaAnimale Emma Benestan France Bushido 碁盤斬り Kazuya Shiraishi JapanMatt and Mara Kazik Radwanski Canada The Mohican Le Mohican Frédéric Farrucci France The Other Way Around Volveréis Jonás Trueba Spain, France Red Path Les Enfants rouges Lotfi Achour France, TunisiaRumours Guy Maddin, Evan Johnson, Galen Johnson Canada, Germany, United StatesSebastian Mikko Mäkelä United Kingdom, Finland, Belgium Souleymane's Story L'Histoire de Souleymane Boris Lojkine France Stranger Eyes 默視錄 Yeo Siew Hua Singapore, Taiwan, France, United StatesVeni Vidi Vici Daniel Hoesl, Julia Niemann AustriaThe Witness Nader Saeivar Germany, Austria, Iran
Icons English title Original title Director(s) Production countryA Real Pain Jesse Eisenberg United States, PolandThe Assessment Fleur Fortuné GermanyBob Trevino Likes It Tracie Laymon United StatesBring Them Down Christopher Andrews IrelandMaria Pablo Larraín Chile, Italy, GermanyMillers in Marriage Edward Burns United StatesThe Return Uberto Pasolini Italy, United States, France, Greece, United KingdomSacramento Michael Angarano United StatesSkincare Austin Peters United States, ItalyThe Summer Book Charlie McDowell United Kingdom, Finland, United StatesThe Uninvited Nadia Conners United States
American Independents English title Original title Director(s) Production countryBetween the Temples Nathan Silver United StatesChristmas Eve in Miller's Point Tyler Taormina United StatesThe Code Eugene Kotlyarenko United StatesEephus Carson Lund United StatesGood One India Donaldson United StatesMillers in Marriage Edward Burns United StatesSnack Shack Adam Rehmeier United StatesThelma Josh Margolin United StatesTurn Me On Michael Tyburski United StatesVulcanizadora Joel Potrykus United States
Discovery English title Original title Director(s) Production countryThe Ballad of Suzanne Césaire Madeleine Hunt-Ehrlich United StatesCarissa Devon Delmar, Jason Jacobs South AfricaEdge of Night Türker Süer Germany, TurkeyGloria! Margherita Vicario Italy, SwitzerlandThe Heirloom Ben Petrie Canada Loveable Elskling Lilja Ingolfsdottir NorwayManas Marianna Brennand BrazilNo Sleep Till Alexandra Simpson United States, Switzerland One of Those Days When Hemme Dies Hemme'nin öldüğü günlerden biri Murat Fıratoğlu Turkey Panopticon Panoptikoni George Sikharulidze France, Georgia, Italy, RomaniaSugar Island Johanne Gómez Terrero Dominican Republic, SpainThe Umesh Chronicles Pooja Kaul Sweden, India
Twilight Zone English title Original title Director(s) Production countryApartment 7A Natalie Erika James United States, Australia, United Kingdom Exhuma 파묘 Jang Jae-hyun South KoreaFrogman Anthony Cousins United StatesHeretic Scott Beck and Bryan Woods United States I, the Executioner 베테랑2 Ryoo Seung-wan South KoreaI Saw the TV Glow Jane Schoenbrun United StatesIn a Violent Nature Chris Nash CanadaNightbitch Marielle Heller United StatesSister Midnight Karan Kandhari United Kingdom Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In 九龙城寨之围城 Soi Cheang Hong Kong
Stockholm Series English title Original title Creator(s) Production country End of Summer Slutet på sommaren Björn Carlström, Stefan Thunberg Sweden The Helicopter Heist Helikopterrånet Ronnie Sandahl SwedenThe Pirate Bay Piotr Marciniak SwedenVargasommar Jesper Ganslandt, Oskar Söderlund SwedenWhiskey on the Rocks Björn Stein SwedenSpecial PresentationYellowstone Taylor Sheridan, John Linson United States
Awards The following awards were presented at the festival: Best Film (Bronze Horse): Nickel Boys by RaMell Ross Best Director: Matthew Rankin for Universal Language Best First Feature: Peacock by Bernhard Wenger Best Screenplay: Alonso Ruizpalacios for La cocina Best Actress: Malou Khébizi for Wild Diamond Best Actor: Izaac Wang for Dìdi Best Cinematography: Martin Gschlacht for The Devil's Bath Best Documentary: Porcelain War by Brendan Bellomo and Slava Leontyev Best Short: The Sea In Between by Lun Sevnik
Lifetime Achievement Award Costa-Gavras
Stockholm Achievement Award Jesse Eisenberg
Visionary Award Sean Baker Steve McQueen
Rising Star Award Erik Svedberg-Zelman
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