Welcome to cover this year's gala opening at the Stockholm International Film Festival 2022

The Stockholm International Film Festival 2022 proudly presents the Nordic premiere of director Tarik Saleh's Boy from Heaven, Swedens Academy Award submission, which won both the screenplay prize and the Prix François Chalais at Cannes Film Festival earlier this year. The film will be shown at the festival's gala opening on Tuesday, November 8, at cinema Skandia in Stockholm.

DATE: Tuesday, November 8

TIME: 4:45 pm doors opens for press, photography and interviews from the red carpet between 5:00 pm-5:40 pm
At 5:45 pm, Minister of Culture Parisa Liljestrand opens this year's film festival in the presence of the opening film's director Tarik Saleh and the actor Fares Fares
6.00 pm: Nordic premiere of Boy from Heaven

LOCATION: Cinema Skandia, Drottninggatan 82, Stockholm

RSVP to: press@stockholmfilmfestival.se no later than Friday November 4. The number of press and photographer spots are limited.

This year, the Stockholm International Film Festival shows 130 films from 50 different countries, of which 14 have been chosen as submissions for best international film at the Academy Awards. Films will be screened both in cinemas and digitally via Festival on Demand.

Ukraine is this year's focus country, and we are presenting a full program including seven films, digital interviews with Ukrainian filmmakers, Works in Progress and panel discussions. Among the Ukrainian films that the festival has chosen to highlight are Ukraine's Oscar entry Klondike as well as Rising Fury, Freedom on Fire, Mariupolis 2, The Kiev Trial, How is Katia? and Butterfly Vision.

To raise awareness for the children of Ukraine, the Stockholm International Film Festival has made the 397-minute long film тиша (Silence), where each minute represents a child killed in the war. The film will be shown as a manifestation at Norrmalmstorg in Stockholm on Monday November 7 between 3:00 pm and 10:00 pm. Amanda Lind, chairman of the culture committee and former minister of culture, and Paulina Brandberg, Minister of Gender Equality will attend the screening. All proceeds collected will go directly to UNICEF.

The Stockholm Visionary Award 2022 is awarded to the multiple award-winning British film and stage director Sam Mendes, who is visiting Stockholm in connection with the Nordic premiere of the film Empire of Light during the Stockholm Film Festival. On Friday, November 11 at 6.00 pm, Mendes will come to Biograf Skandia in Stockholm to receive the Bronze Horse and participate in a Face2Face moderated by film critic Jakob Åsell. More information about the nomination here.

New guests at the festival

Jason Loftus - Director - ETERNAL SPRING
Press time: 10/11 at 11.00-12.00

Frances O'Connor - Director - EMILY
Press time: TBA

For those who have not yet applied for press accreditation, please do so here. Notifications of approved accreditations will be sent out on an ongoing basis.

Note that only accredited press have access to interviews and taking photos in connection with the red carpet.

Press photos from the gala opening will be shared with accredited press afterwards.

You can find more about this year's festival at: www.stockholmfilmfestival.se

For more information, please contact:

Angela Ljungblad, Pressansvarig Stockholms internationella filmfestival
press@stockholmfilmfestival.se
+46 (0)86775012

Vincent von Sydow, Pressekreterare Stockholms internationella filmfestival
pressekreterare@stockholmfilmfestival.se
+46 (0)86775013