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This year's nominees for 1km film at the Stockholm International Film Festival 2023
Since the start in 1990 the Stockholm International Film Festival has been distributing one of Sweden's most praised short film awards, 1 km film, to a promising director who receives a prize worth roughly 350,000 SEK to support the completion of a new short film.
Last year, the 1km was awarded to SaraKlara Hellström. 1 km film is a national short film award that has been an indicator of new talent in Swedish film with previous winners such as Ella Lemhagen, Amanda Kernell, Ninja Thyberg and John Skoog.
10 nominated participants will pitch their upcoming projects to the Swedish film industry, and have their films shown at the Stockholm International Film Festival. The nominees also get the opportunity to participate in the festival's activities and meet people from the international film industry.
The winner will be chosen at the Stockholm Film Festival's award ceremony on 17th of November. The prize corresponds to a value of 350,000 SEK from the Swedish Film Institute, Film Stockholm, Dagsljus, Fackförbundet Scen & Film, FyraK Media, and Edisen.
THIS YEAR´S NOMINEES:
ANDRÈ VAARA from Gällivare is nominated for the new project ››A Body‹‹ and the previous film ››Boys‹‹
ARVIDA & HAMPUS BYSTRÖM from Stockholm is nominated for the new project ››Hämnden‹‹ and the previous film ››Galatea‹‹
KARIM FAKIH from Stockholm is nominated for the new project ››Stray Crab‹‹ and the previous film ››12 till 12‹‹
LAERKE HERTHONI from Copenhagen is nominated for the new project ››19‹‹ and the previous film ››Surprise‹‹
LEONARD VINCENT RODE from Linköping is nominated for the new project ››Herr X‹‹ and the previous film ››The Man From Hungary‹‹
MARTIN SANDIN from Växjö is nominated for the new project ››Lämna mig inte‹‹ and the previous film ››Bilskådaren‹‹
SIMON FOLGER from Lidköping is nominated for the new project ››¿Hablas Espanol?‹‹ and the previous film ››Det Autentiska Jaget‹‹
SOLIN BAKIRCIAN from Uppsala is nominated for the new project ››15 minuter En Kvart‹‹ and the previous film ››Om döttrar kunde döda‹‹
VILLE GOBI from Stockholm is nominated for the new project ››Midsommar‹‹ and the previous film ››Kräftor och tennsoldater‹‹
SEBASTIAN JOHANSSON MICCI from Gothenburg is nominated for the ››Nittonde månaden‹‹ and the previous film ››Filmen känns för vit‹‹
- It has been a lot of fun going through the large selection of applications this year, and we are incredibly happy to present this strong starting field with talents represented from all over Sweden, says Beatrice Karlsson, Program Director Stockholm Film Festival
This year's 1 km film screening of the nominees' films will take place on Monday 13th of November at 17:30 on Bio Mauritz. The film screening is divided into two parts with a short break of approximately 15 minutes in the middle. The winner of the competition will be announced at the festival's grand prize ceremony on November 17th
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For more information, please contact:
Angela Ljungblad, Press Officer Stockholm Film Festival
+46 (0)86775012
press@stockholmfilmfestival.se
Christopher Schelander, Press Secretary Stockholm Film Festival
+46 (0)708-411578
presssekreterare@stockholmfilmfestival.se
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