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16 November 2022 15:00-18:00

Inspiring director talks, film panels and emerging talents!

LOOKING BACK, LOOKING FORWARD. In this seminar we will focus on the past, present, and future of the landscape of Swedish film. The event will start off with an inspiring Director's Talk with two emerging talents, move forward into a Documentary Case Study, and later continue with a riveting debate regarding the talent initiative Moving Sweden and the films that have been created because of it.

To wrap up, we will meet a few of the previous Wild Card winners who will give us a sneak peak of their latest work, before we announce this year's Wild Card winners!

Join us in the foyer outside for an Industry Cocktail, to celebrate our Wild Card winners and mingle with Sweden's up-coming talents and film industry!

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*You do not need an Industry accreditation for this event.

Schedule

15:00

Introduction

Today's host, Brynhildur Þórarinsdóttir, will welcome you with Beatrice Karlsson (Program Director, Stockholm International Film Festival), Andra Lasmanis (SVT Moving Sweden) Hanna Sohlberg (Film Consultant, Moving Sweden at SFI) and Lina Norberg Johansson (Talent Manager, SFI)

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15:05

Director's Talk: Alauda Ruiz de Azúa and Isabella Carbonell

A conversation between directors Aluda Ruiz de Azúa (Spain) and Isabella Carbonell (Sweden) who are both premiering their first feature films in 2022. Alauda with her tender depiction of maternity "Lullaby", and Isabella with "Dogborn" – a thrilling portrait of two siblings trapped in the trafficking industry.

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15:35

Documentary Case Study

Meet documentary filmmakers Tova Mozard, Anna Eborn and Mirjam Gelhorn in a conversation about combining fiction and visual art, and letting the artistic process take space in one's storytelling.

Moderator: Jannik Splidsboel (Film Consultant for Documentary Film, SFI).

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16:05

Looking Back: A Dissection of Moving Sweden

Moving Sweden is a talent initiative by SVT and SFI, focusing on feature films by first- and second-time directors. We'll meet a panel of experts in the field of Swedish filmmaking for an open discussion about the concept of Moving Sweden.

Panel: Jon Asp (Film Critic, Editor at POV), Nina Barbosa Blad (Film Commissioner, Norwegian Film Institute) and Wanda Bendjelloul (Film Critic).
Moderator: Andrea Reuter (Producer, All Things Content).

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16:50

Intermission

17:05

Looking Forward: Opportunities for New Filmmakers in 2023

Lina Norberg Johansson (Talent Manager, SFI) will present the main guidelines and criteria for projects in the Talent to Watch programme; a support system dedicated to talent development all over Sweden.

Andra Lasmanis (SVT, Moving Sweden/Feature Film), Hanna Sohlberg (Film Consultant, Moving Sweden at SFI) and Charlotte Denward (SVT, Feature Film) will present the new guidelines for Moving Sweden, starting in 2023.

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17:20

Wild Card – One year later

Meet directors Angelika Abramovitch (A Soviet Love Story), Lina Vain Illalla (Anatomy of Pain) and Loran Batti (”G”) who will all share their experiences as previous Wild Card winners, and show samples of their work.

Moderator: Hanna Sohlberg (Film Consultant, Moving Sweden at SFI)

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17:45

Wild Card - Winners 2022

This year's Wild Card winners will each receive a SEK 400,000 for developing their first feature is announced by the two Wild Card juries for fiction film and documentary film. 

Fiction Jury: Ami Ekström (Film Consultant, Short Films & New Formats at SFI), Anders Nylander (Film Consultant, Feature Films), Hanna Lejonqvist (Film Consultant, Feature Films), Hanna Sohlberg (Film Consultant, Moving Sweden), Janne Vierth (Film Consultant, Children & Youth Films) and Lina Norberg Johansson (Talent Manager).

Documentary Jury: Jannik Splidsboel (Film Consultant, Documentary Film), Cecilia Lidin (Film Consultant, Documentary Film), Jenny Örnborn (Production Controller) and Josefin Lundgren (Production Controller).

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All you need to know

This event is part of the Stockholm International Film Festival's Industry Days. 

When: November 16, 15:00-18:00.

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