This year's recipient of the Stockholm Visionary Award, the multiple award-winning British film director, Sam Mendes, is visiting Stockholm in connection with his film Empire of Lights, which will have its Swedish premiere during the Stockholm Film Festival, on Friday, November 11. Mendes will then receive the festival's prize for visionary filmmakers with a unique eye for the craft.
At the 31st edition of the Stockholm International Film Festival, the Stockholm Visionary Award 2020 is given to the award-winning director Matteo Garrone, who has been praised by both critics and film lovers for his latest film interpretation of the classic tale of the wooden doll Pinocchio – a massive success in Italy.
I den 31:a upplagan av Stockholms internationella filmfestival tilldelas Stockholm Visionary Award den flerfaldigt prisbelönte regissören Matteo Garrone, som hyllats av både kritiker och biobesökare för sin senaste nytolkning av den klassiska sagan om trädockan Pinocchio – en succé i hemlandet Italien.
Idag presenteras årets program för den 31:a upplagan av Stockholms internationella filmfestival. Totalt kommer 75 filmer från 42 länder att visas under filmfestivalen som pågår mellan den 11-22 november.