2012 Stockholm International Film Festival


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.

Feature Film sections

In competition

The following films competed for the main prize, the Bronze Horse. The director of a film in the competition may not have made more than 3 films.
English titleOriginal titleDirectorCountry
90 Minutes90 minutterEva SørhaugNorway
After LuciaDespués de LucíaMichel FrancoMexico
AugustineAlice WinocourFrance
Beasts of the Southern WildBenh ZeitlinUSA
BekasKarzan KaderSweden, Finland, Iraq
Beyond the WallsHors les mursDavid LambertBelgium, Canada, France
BrokenRufus NorrisUK
Call GirlMikael MarcimainSweden, Ireland, Norway, Finland
The Color of the ChameleonTsvetat na HameleonaEmil HristovBulgaria
ComplianceCraig ZobelUSA
Killing Them SoftlyAndrew DominikUSA
LoreCate ShortlandAustralia, Germany, UK
LotusLiu ShuChina
Middle of NowhereAva DuVernayUSA
My Brother the DevilSally El HosainiUK
Roland HasselHassel - PrivatspanarnaMåns MånssonSweden
SisterL'enfant d'en hautUrsula MeierSwitzerland, France
TabuMiguel GomesPortugal, Germany, Brazil, France
Una NocheLucy MulloyUSA, Cuba, UK
Wish You Were HereKieran Darcy-SmithAustralia

Open Zone

The films in the Open Zone section competed for the FIPRESCI Award.
English titleOriginal titleDirectorCountry
A Few Hours of SpringQuelques heures de printempsStéphane BrizéFrance
AmourMichael HanekeFrance, Germany, Austria
Another Woman's LifeLa vie d'une autreSylvie TestudFrance
ArbitrageNicholas JareckiUSA
BlancanievesPablo BergerSpain
Caesar Must DieCaesar deve morirePaolo and Vittorio TavianiItaly
Do Not DisturbYvan AttalFrance
EverydayMichael WinterbottomUK
Farewell, My QueenLes adieux à la reineBenoît JacquotFrance
FlightRobert ZemeckisUSA
Holy MotorsLeos CaraxFrance, Germany
In Another Country다른 나라에서, Dareun naraeseoHong Sang-sooSouth Korea
Just the WindCsak a szélBenedek FliegaufHungary, Germany, France
The Last SentenceDom över död manJan TroellSweden
Like Someone in LoveAbbas KiarostamiFrance, Japan
The MasterPaul Thomas AndersonUSA
Outrage Beyondアウトレイジ ビヨンド, Autoreiji: BiyondoTakeshi KitanoJapan
The Parade ParadaSrđan DragojevićSerbia, Croatia, Macedonia, Slovenia, Montenegro
Pietà피에타, PietàKim Ki-dukSouth Korea
Post Tenebras LuxCarlos ReygadasMexico, France, Germany, Netherlands
Rust and BoneDe rouille et d'osJacques AudiardFrance, Belgium
War WitchRebelleKim NguyenCanada
The We and the IMichel GondryUSA, France
Winter of DiscontentEl sheita elli fatIbrahim El BatoutEgypt

American Independents

"Fresh Indies from the mavericks of American film".
English titleOriginal titleDirectorCountry
28 Hotel RoomsMatt RossUSA
About CherryStephen ElliottUSA
An Oversimplification of Her BeautyTerence NanceUSA
California SoloMarshall LewyUSA
The ComedyRick AlversonUSA
FrancineMelanie Shatzky, Brian M. CassidyUSA
Frankie Go BoomJordan RobertsUSA
Hello I Must Be GoingTodd LouisoUSA
Nobody WalksRy Russo-YoungUSA
The PaperboyLee DanielsUSA
Ruby SparksJonathan Dayton and Valerie FarisUSA
Safety Not GuaranteedColin TrevorrowUSA
The SessionsBen LewinUSA
Simon KillerAntonio CamposFrance, USA
SmashedJames PonsoldtUSA
While We Were HereKat CoiroUSA

Asian Images

"A panorama from one of the most creative and interesting filmmaking areas in the world."
English titleOriginal titleDirectorCountry
10+10Wang 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-hsienTaiwan
Ace Attorney逆転裁判, Gyakuten SaibanTakashi MiikeJapan
The AnimalsGino M. SantosPhilippines
Egg and StoneJidan he shitouHuang JiChina
Gangs of Wasseypur - Part 1 & Part 2Anurag KashyapIndia
Him, Here, AfterIni AvanAsoka HandagamaSri Lanka
Isn't Anyone Alive?生きてるものはいないのか, Ikiteru mono wa inainoka?Gakuryū IshiiJapan
Land of Hope希望の国, Kibou no kuniSion SonoJapan
Love Me NotGlitte Pik Chi LeungHong Kong
Miss LovelyAshim AhiluwaliaIndia
범죄와의 전쟁, Bumchoiwaui JunjaengYoon Jong-binSouth Korea
NoorJhoole lalÇagla Zencirci, Guillaume GiovanettiFrance, Pakistan
Our Homeland一かぞくのくに, Kazuko no kuniYang Yong-hiJapan
Peculiar Vacation and Other IllnessesVakansi yang janggal dan penyakit lainnyaYosep Anggi NoenIndonesia
PeddlersVasan BalaIndia
Rent-a-Catレンタネコ, RentanekoNaoko OgigamiJapan
The Taste of Money돈의 맛, Donui MatIm Sang-sooSouth Korea
Vulgaria低俗喜劇, Dai juk hei kekPang Ho-cheungHong Kong
Young Dudes騷人, Sao renDJ Chen Yin-jungTaiwan

Latin Visions

"The hottest features from the artistically vibrant countries in Latin America and Spain."
English titleOriginal titleDirectorCountry
3Pablo StollUruguay, Argentina, Germany
7 Boxes7 cajasJuan Carlos Maneglia, Tana SchémboriParaguay
Father's ChairA cadeira do paiLuciano MouraBrazil
Field of AmapolasJardin de AmapolasJuan Carlos Melo GuevaraColombia
Good Luck, SweetheartBoa sorte, meu amorDaniel AragãoBrazil
Here and ThereAquí y alláAntonio Méndez EsparzaSpain, USA, Mexico
La Playa DCJuan Andrés ArangoColombia
She Doesn't Want to Sleep AloneNo quiero dormir solaNatalia BeristáinMexico
Six Points About EmmaSeis puntos sobre EmmaRoberto Pérez-ToledoSpain
Violeta Went to HeavenVioleta se fue a los cielosAndrés WoodChile
XinguCao HamburgerBrazil
Young & WildJoven & AlocadaMarialy RivasChile

Spotlight: Power

"This year the spotlight is on Power. Twelve ravishing films explore different shapes of power in politics, art and in the personal relationship."
English titleOriginal titleDirectorCountry
Timothy Greenfield-SandersUSA
Camp 14–Total Control ZoneMarc WieseGermany
The Central Park FiveKen Burns, Sarah Burns, David McMahonUSA
The Company You KeepRobert RedfordUSA
Knife FightBill GuttentagUSA
Love, MarilynLiz GarbusUSA
Night of SilenceLal geceReis ÇelikTurkey
Operation EMiguel Courtois PaterninaSpain, France
The Pervert's Guide to IdeologySophie FiennesUK, Ireland
Tito on IceMax AnderssonGermany, Sweden
TomorrowZavtraAndrey GryazevRussia
WaterMayimNir Sa'ar, Maya Sarfaty, Mohammad Fuad, Yona Rozenkier, Mohammad Bakri, Ahmad Bargouthi, Pini Tavger, Tal HaringIsrael, Palestine, France

Twilight Zone

"Radical films exploring new contemporary cinematic subcultures and genres."
English titleOriginal titleDirectorCountry
Black's GameSvartur á leikÓskar Thór AxelssonIceland
The BodyEl cuerpoOriol PauloSpain
CitadelCiarán FoyIreland, Scotland
Doomsday Book인류멸망보고서, Inryu myeongmang bogoseoKim Jee-woon, Yim Pil-sungSouth Korea
Here Comes the DevilAhi va el DiabloAdrián García BoglianoMexico
Ill ManorsBen DrewUK
Kiss of the DamnedXan CassavetesUSA
LBabis MakridisGreece
The Last Will and Testament of Rosalind LeighRodrigo GudiñoCanada
The Legend of Kaspar HauserLa leggenda di Kaspar HauserDavid ManuliItaly
PainlessInsensibleJuan Carlos MedinaFrance, Spain, Portugal
SinisterScott DerricksonUSA
Tai Chi 0Stephen FungHong Kong
WrongQuentin DupieuxFrance

Documania

"A selection of illuminating and experimental documentaries that centers on the contemporary, controversial and personal."
English titleOriginal titleDirectorCountry
Anton Corbijn Inside OutKlaartje QuirijnsUK, Netherlands
As the Strawberries Would TasteSom jordgubbarna smakadeAnders HellströmSweden
Beware of Mr. BakerJay BulgerUSA
Bob Wilson's Life & Death of Marina AbramovićGiada ColagrandeSpain
Canned DreamsSäilöttyjä unelmiaKatja GauriloffFinland
China HeavyweightQian chui bai lianYung ChangCanada, China, Finland, Japan, UK
Despite the GodsPenny VozniakAustralia
High Tech, Low LifeStephen MaingUSA, China
It was Better TomorrowYaa man aachHinde BoujemaaTunisia
The Labèque WayFélix CábezSpain
Moon RiderDaniel DencikDenmark, Sweden
Planet OceanPlanète OcéanYann Arthus-Bertrand, Michaël PitiotFrance
The Queen of VersaillesLauren GreenfieldUSA
The Secret Disco RevolutionJamie KastnerCanada
Shut Up and Play the HitsDylan Southern, Will LovelaceUK
Step Up to the PlateEntre les BrasPaul LacosteFrance
Paul SenUSA
Stolen SeasThymaya PayneEstonia, Philippines, Denmark, USA, Somalia, Canada
Stories We TellSarah PolleyCanada
TropicáliaMarcelo MachadoBrazil
VitoJeffrey SchwarzUSA
The World Before HerNisha PahujaCanada

Juries

;Competition
;FIPRESCI Award
;In Competition
;Independent Awards
;Lifetime Awards