PRESS RELEASE OCTOBER 20 Stockholm Film Festival presents this year’s
finalists of the 1 km Film
The short film scholarship 1km Film gives a chance for Swedish filmmakers to
realise their dreams. Ten talented directors are competing for the scholarship
this year.
The Stockholm Film Festival´s scholarship 1 km Film is granted every year to a
promising Swedish filmmaker as help to finance a new project and advance in their
career. The winner is awarded 100,000 SEK from the Swedish Film Institute, (SFI),
film equipment from Dagljus and postproduction aid from Sweet and Chimney
Group, worth about 500,000 SEK. The Swedish Union for Performing Arts and Film
is another partner.
1 km film was founded by Stockholm Film Festival in 1990 and since then has been
an infallible indicator for new talents in Swedish film industry. Amanda Adolfsson,
Ella Lemhagen and Jesper Klevenås are some of the previous winners.
The films will be screened on Sunday, November 15, 13:30 at Skandia, Drottningatan
82.
2015 finalists are:
09:55-11:05 Ingrid Ekman, Bergsgatan 4B av Cristine Berglund, Sophie Vukovic
Audition av Lovisa Sirén
Dear Director av Marcus Lindeen
Flykten Från Enplansvillorna av Johan Tappert
IN/UT av Olivier Guerpillon
Jag vill nå dig av Victor Lindgren
Radioamatören av Lars Persson
Rinkebysvenska av Bahar Pars
Under Rymdskeppet av Caroline Ingvarsson
Vi känner inget alls av Nathalie Alvarez
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The 26th Stockholm International Film Festival November 11-22, 2015 Stockholm
International Film Festival started in 1990 and is today one of the leading competitive film
festivals in Europe. The festival takes place every year in November with around 200 films
from more than 60 countries. WE LOVE FILM!