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2012 Stockholm International Film Festival 
Summary
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 edit
In competition edit
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
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| After Lucia | Después de Lucía | Michel Franco |  Mexico
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| Augustine | — | Alice Winocour |  France
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| Beasts of the Southern Wild | — | Benh Zeitlin |  USA
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| Bekas | — | Karzan Kader |  Sweden,  Finland,  Iraq
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| Beyond the Walls | Hors les murs | David Lambert |  Belgium,  Canada, France
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| Broken | — | Rufus Norris |  UK
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| Call Girl | — | Mikael Marcimain | Sweden,  Ireland, Norway, Finland
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| The Color of the Chameleon | Tsvetat na Hameleona | Emil Hristov |  Bulgaria
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| Compliance | — | Craig Zobel | USA
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| Killing Them Softly | — | Andrew Dominik | USA
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| Lore | — | Cate Shortland |  Australia,  Germany, UK
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| Lotus | — | Liu Shu |  China
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| Middle of Nowhere | — | Ava DuVernay | USA
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| My Brother the Devil | — | Sally El Hosaini | UK
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| Roland Hassel | Hassel - Privatspanarna | Måns Månsson | Sweden
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| Sister | L'enfant d'en haut | Ursula Meier |  Switzerland, France
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| Tabu | — | Miguel Gomes |  Portugal, Germany,  Brazil, France
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| Una Noche | — | Lucy Mulloy | USA,  Cuba, UK
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| Wish You Were Here | — | Kieran Darcy-Smith | Australia
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Open Zone edit
The films in the Open Zone section competed for the FIPRESCI Award.[3]
American Independents edit
"Fresh Indies from the mavericks of American film".[4]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Hotel Rooms | — | Matt Ross | USA
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| About Cherry | — | Stephen Elliott | USA
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| An Oversimplification of Her Beauty | — | Terence Nance | USA
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| California Solo | — | Marshall Lewy | USA
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| The Comedy | — | Rick Alverson | USA
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| Francine | — | Melanie Shatzky, Brian M. Cassidy | USA
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| Frankie Go Boom | — | Jordan Roberts | USA
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| Hello I Must Be Going | — | Todd Louiso | USA
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| Nobody Walks | — | Ry Russo-Young | USA
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| The Paperboy | — | Lee Daniels | USA
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| Ruby Sparks | — | Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris | USA
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| Safety Not Guaranteed | — | Colin Trevorrow | USA
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| The Sessions | — | Ben Lewin | USA
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| Simon Killer | — | Antonio Campos | France, USA
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| Smashed | — | James Ponsoldt | USA
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| While We Were Here | — | Kat Coiro | USA
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Asian Images edit
"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 | — | 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
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| Ace Attorney | 逆転裁判, Gyakuten Saiban | Takashi Miike |  Japan
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| The Animals | — | Gino M. Santos |  Philippines
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| Egg and Stone | Jidan he shitou | Huang Ji | China
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| Gangs of Wasseypur - Part 1 & Part 2 | — | Anurag Kashyap |  India
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| Him, Here, After | Ini Avan | Asoka Handagama |  Sri Lanka
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| Isn't Anyone Alive? | 生きてるものはいないのか , Ikiteru mono wa inainoka? | Gakuryū Ishii | Japan
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| Land of Hope | 希望の国, Kibou no kuni | Sion Sono | Japan
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| Love Me Not | — | Glitte Pik Chi Leung |  Hong Kong
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| Miss Lovely | — | Ashim Ahiluwalia | India
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| Nameless Gangster: Rules of the Time | 범죄와의 전쟁, Bumchoiwaui Junjaeng | Yoon Jong-bin |  South Korea
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| Noor | Jhoole lal | Çagla Zencirci, Guillaume Giovanetti | France,  Pakistan
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| Our Homeland | 一かぞくのくに, Kazuko no kuni | Yang Yong-hi | Japan
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| Peculiar Vacation and Other Illnesses | Vakansi yang janggal dan penyakit lainnya | Yosep Anggi Noen |  Indonesia
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| Peddlers | — | Vasan Bala | India
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| Rent-a-Cat | レンタネコ, Rentaneko | Naoko Ogigami | Japan
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| The Taste of Money | 돈의 맛, Donui Mat | Im Sang-soo | South Korea
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| Vulgaria | 低俗喜劇, Dai juk hei kek | Pang Ho-cheung | Hong Kong
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| Young Dudes | 騷人, Sao ren | DJ Chen Yin-jung | Taiwan
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Latin Visions edit
"The hottest features from the artistically vibrant countries in Latin America and Spain."[6]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Country |
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| 3 | — | Pablo Stoll |  Uruguay,  Argentina, Germany
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| 7 Boxes | 7 cajas | Juan Carlos Maneglia, Tana Schémbori |  Paraguay
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| Father's Chair | A cadeira do pai | Luciano Moura | Brazil
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| Field of Amapolas | Jardin de Amapolas | Juan Carlos Melo Guevara |  Colombia
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| Good Luck, Sweetheart | Boa sorte, meu amor | Daniel Aragão | Brazil
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| Here and There | Aquí y allá | Antonio Méndez Esparza |  Spain, USA, Mexico
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| La Playa DC | — | Juan Andrés Arango | Colombia
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| She Doesn't Want to Sleep Alone | No quiero dormir sola | Natalia Beristáin | Mexico
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| Six Points About Emma | Seis puntos sobre Emma | Roberto Pérez-Toledo | Spain
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| Violeta Went to Heaven | Violeta se fue a los cielos | Andrés Wood |  Chile
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| Xingu | — | Cao Hamburger | Brazil
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| Young & Wild | Joven & Alocada | Marialy Rivas | Chile
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Spotlight: Power edit
"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 |
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| About Face: Supermodels Then and Now | — | Timothy Greenfield-Sanders | USA
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| Camp 14–Total Control Zone | — | Marc Wiese | Germany
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| The Central Park Five | — | Ken Burns, Sarah Burns, David McMahon | USA
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| The Company You Keep | — | Robert Redford | USA
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| Knife Fight | — | Bill Guttentag | USA
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| Love, Marilyn | — | Liz Garbus | USA
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| Night of Silence | Lal gece | Reis Çelik |  Turkey
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| Operation E | — | Miguel Courtois Paternina | Spain, France
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| The Pervert's Guide to Ideology | — | Sophie Fiennes | UK, Ireland
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| Tito on Ice | — | Max Andersson | Germany, Sweden
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| Tomorrow | Zavtra | Andrey Gryazev |  Russia
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| Water | Mayim | Nir Sa'ar, Maya Sarfaty, Mohammad Fuad, Yona Rozenkier, Mohammad Bakri, Ahmad Bargouthi, Pini Tavger, Tal Haring |  Israel,  Palestine, France
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Twilight Zone edit
"Radical films exploring new contemporary cinematic subcultures and genres."[8]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Country |
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| Black's Game | Svartur á leik | Óskar Thór Axelsson |  Iceland
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| The Body | El cuerpo | Oriol Paulo | Spain
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| Citadel | — | Ciarán Foy | Ireland,  Scotland
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| Doomsday Book | 인류멸망보고서, Inryu myeongmang bogoseo | Kim Jee-woon, Yim Pil-sung | South Korea
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| Here Comes the Devil | Ahi va el Diablo | Adrián García Bogliano | Mexico
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| Ill Manors | — | Ben Drew | UK
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| Kiss of the Damned | — | Xan Cassavetes | USA
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| L | — | Babis Makridis |  Greece
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| The Last Will and Testament of Rosalind Leigh | — | Rodrigo Gudiño | Canada
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| The Legend of Kaspar Hauser | La leggenda di Kaspar Hauser | David Manuli |  Italy
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| Painless | Insensible | Juan Carlos Medina | France, Spain, Portugal
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| Sinister | — | Scott Derrickson | USA
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| Tai Chi 0 | — | Stephen Fung | Hong Kong
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| Wrong | — | Quentin Dupieux | France
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Documania edit
"A selection of illuminating and experimental documentaries that centers on the contemporary, controversial and personal."[9]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Country |
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| Anton Corbijn Inside Out | — | Klaartje Quirijns | UK,  Netherlands
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| As the Strawberries Would Taste | Som jordgubbarna smakade | Anders Hellström | Sweden
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| Beware of Mr. Baker | — | Jay Bulger | USA
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| Bob Wilson's Life & Death of Marina Abramović | — | Giada Colagrande | Spain
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| Canned Dreams | Säilöttyjä unelmia | Katja Gauriloff | Finland
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| China Heavyweight | Qian chui bai lian | Yung Chang | Canada, China, Finland, Japan, UK
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| Despite the Gods | — | Penny Vozniak | Australia
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| High Tech, Low Life | — | Stephen Maing | USA, China
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| It was Better Tomorrow | Yaa man aach | Hinde Boujemaa |  Tunisia
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| The Labèque Way | — | Félix Cábez | Spain
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| Moon Rider | — | Daniel Dencik |  Denmark, Sweden
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| Planet Ocean | Planète Océan | Yann Arthus-Bertrand, Michaël Pitiot | France
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| The Queen of Versailles | — | Lauren Greenfield | USA
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| The Secret Disco Revolution | — | Jamie Kastner | Canada
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| Shut Up and Play the Hits | — | Dylan Southern, Will Lovelace | UK
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| Step Up to the Plate | Entre les Bras | Paul Lacoste | France
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| Steve Jobs: The Lost Interview | — | Paul Sen | USA
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| Stolen Seas | — | Thymaya Payne |  Estonia, Philippines, Denmark, USA,  Somalia, Canada
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| Stories We Tell | — | Sarah Polley | Canada
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| Tropicália | — | Marcelo Machado | Brazil
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| Vito | — | Jeffrey Schwarz | USA
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| The World Before Her | — | Nisha Pahuja | Canada
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Juries edit
- 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 edit
- 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
References edit
- ^ Rossing Jensen, Jorn (2012-11-19). "Cate Shortland's Lore wins four Stockholm stallions". Screen Daily. Retrieved 2012-12-04.
- ^ "Films in the Competition". Stockholm International Film Festival. Archived from the original on 2012-11-20. Retrieved 2012-12-04.
- ^ "Open Zone". Stockholm International Film Festival. Archived from the original on 2012-11-25. Retrieved 2012-12-04.
- ^ "American Independents". Stockholm International Film Festival. Archived from the original on 2012-11-20. Retrieved 2012-12-04.
- ^ "Asian Images". Stockholm International Film Festival. Archived from the original on 2012-11-20. Retrieved 2012-12-04.
- ^ "Latin Visions". Stockholm International Film Festival. Archived from the original on 2012-11-25. Retrieved 2012-12-04.
- ^ "Spotlight". Stockholm International Film Festival. Archived from the original on 2012-11-20. Retrieved 2012-12-04.
- ^ "Twilight Zone". Stockholm International Film Festival. Archived from the original on 2012-11-20. Retrieved 2012-12-04.
- ^ "Documania". Stockholm International Film Festival. Archived from the original on 2012-11-25. Retrieved 2012-12-04.
- ^ Asp, Jon (2012-10-29). "Peter Fonda to head Stockholm fest jury". Variety. Retrieved 2012-12-04.
- ^ a b c "All winners from the 23rd Stockholms International Film Festival". Stockholm International Film Festival. Retrieved 2012-12-04.
External links edit
- Official Site (in English)