# 2019 Stockholm International Film Festival

The 30th Stockholm International Film Festival took place on 6–17 November 2019 in Stockholm, Sweden.
Peruvian drama film Song Without a Name won the Bronze Horse, most prestigious award. Noah Baumbach's Marriage Story served as the opening film for the 30th edition. Jojo Rabbit closed the festival.

## Official selections
### Competition

| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
| Alice and the Mayor | Alice et le maire | Nicolas Pariser | France, Belgium |
| Arab Blues | Arab Blues | Manele Labidi Labbé | France, Tunisia |
| The Audition | Das Vorspiel | Ina Weisse | Germany |
| Bait | Bait | Mark Jenkin | United Kingdom |
| Corpus Christi | Boże Ciało | Jan Komasa | Poland |
| Dirty God | Dirty God | Sacha Polak | United Kingdom, Netherlands, Belgium, Ireland |
| Divine Love | Divino Amor | Gabriel Mascaro | Brazil, Uruguay, Chile, Denmark, Norway, Sweden |
| Fire Will Come | O que arde | Oliver Laxe | Spain, France, Luxembourg |
| I Lost My Body | J'ai perdu mon corps | Jérémy Clapin | France |
| Les Misérables | Les Misérables | Ladj Ly | France |
| The Lighthouse | The Lighthouse | Robert Eggers | United States |
| Made in Bangladesh | Made in Bangladesh | Rubaiyat Hossain | France, Bangladesh, Denmark, Portugal |
| Monos | Monos | Alejandro Landes | Colombia, Argentina, Netherlands, Germany, Denmark |
| Sanctorum | Sanctorum | Joshua Gil | Mexico, Dominican Republic, Qatar |
| Song Without a Name | Canción sin nombre | Melina León | Peru, Spain, United States, Chile |
| Synonyms | Synonymes | Nadav Lapid | France, Israel, Germany |
| You Deserve a Lover | Tu mérites un amour | Hafsia Herzi | France |

### American Independents

| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
| The Art of Self-Defense | The Art of Self-Defense | Riley Stearns | United States |
| Brittany Runs a Marathon | Brittany Runs a Marathon | Paul Downs Colaizzo | United States |
| Bull | Bull | Annie Silverstein | United States |
| End of Sentence | End of Sentence | Elfar Adalsteins | Iceland, Ireland, United States |
| Give Me Liberty | Give Me Liberty | Kirill Mikhanovsky | United States |
| Lingua Franca | Lingua Franca | Isabel Sandoval | United States, Philippines |
| Mickey and the Bear | Mickey and the Bear | Annabelle Attanasio | United States |
| Sound of Silence | Sound of Silence | Michael Tyburski | United States |
| Sword of Trust | Sword of Trust | Lynn Shelton | United States |
| Them That Follow | Them That Follow | Britt Poulton, Dan Madison Savage | United States |

### Discovery

| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
| Africa | Africa | Oren Gerner | Israel |
| Alice | Alice | Josephine Mackerras | United Kingdom, Australia, France |
| Animals | Animals | Sophie Hyde | United Kingdom, Australia, Ireland |
| A Brother's Love | La femme de mon frère | Monia Chokri | Canada |
| The Climb | The Climb | Michael Angelo Covino | United States |
| Heroes Don't Die | Les héros ne meurent jamais | Aude Léa Rapin | France, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Litigante | Litigante | Franco Lolli | Spain, Colombia |
| Marighella | Marighella | Wagner Moura | Brazil |
| Maternal | Maternal | Maura Delpero | Italy, Argentina |
| The Unknown Saint | The Unknown Saint | Alaa Eddine Aljem | Morocco, France, Qatar |
| Verdict | Verdict | Raymund Ribay Gutierrez | Philippines, France |
| Vivarium | Vivarium | Lorcan Finnegan | United States |

### Documania

| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
| A Dog Called Money | A Dog Called Money | Seamus Murphy | Ireland, United Kingdom |
| Blow It to Bits | On va tout péter | Lech Kowalski | France |
| Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound | Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound | Midge Costin | United States |
| The Men's Room | For vi er gutta | Petter Sommer, Jo Vemund Svendsen | Norway |
| Paradise Without People | Paradise Without People | Francesca Trianni | United States |
| Red Penguins | Red Penguins | Gabe Polsky | United States, Germany, Russia |

### Documentary Competition

| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
| Charismatic Megafauna | Charismatic Megafauna | Jesper Kurlandsky, Fredrik Wenzel | Sweden |
| Just Don't Think I'll Scream | Ne croyez surtout pas que je hurle | Frank Beauvais | France |
| The Kingmaker | The Kingmaker | Lauren Greenfield | United States, Denmark |
| Midnight Family | Midnight Family | Luke Lorentzen | United States, Mexico |
| Midnight Traveler | Midnight Traveler | Hassan Fazili | United States, Qatar, United Kingdom, Canada |
| One Child Nation | Born in China | Nanfu Wang, Jialing Zhang | United States |
| Sea of Shadows | Sea of Shadows | Richard Ladkani, Sean Bogle | Austria |
| Shooting the Mafia | Shooting the Mafia | Kim Longinotto | Ireland |
| State Funeral | State Funeral | Sergei Loznitsa | Netherlands, Lithuania |
| Talking About Trees | Talking About Trees | Suhaib Gasmelbari | France, Sudan, Chad, Germany, Qatar |

### Icons

| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
| After the Wedding | After the Wedding | Bart Freundlich | United States |
| The Bare Necessity | Perdrix | Erwan Le Duc | France |
| The Best Years of a Life | Les plus belles années d'une vie | Claude Lelouch | France |
| Ema | Ema | Pablo Larraín | Chile |
| Honey Boy | Honey Boy | Alma Har'el | United States |
| Judy and Punch | Judy and Punch | Mirrah Foulkes | Australia |
| Knives Out | Knives Out | Rian Johnson | United States |
| La Belle Époque | La Belle Époque | Nicolas Bedos | France |
| Ordinary Love | Ordinary Love | Lisa Barros D'Sa, Glenn Leyburn | United Kingdom |
| Portrait of a Lady on Fire | Portrait de la jeune fille en feu | Céline Sciamma | France |
| The Report | The Report | Scott Z. Burns | United States |
| Seberg | Seberg | Benedict Andrews | United States, United Kingdom |
| The Specials | Hors normes | Éric Toledano and Olivier Nakache | France |
| The Traitor | Il traditore | Marco Bellocchio | Italy, France, Brazil, Germany |

### Impact

| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
| Atlantics | Atlantique | Mati Diop | France, Senegal, Belgium |
| Beanpole | Dylda | Kantemir Balagov | Russia |
| The Farewell | The Farewell | Lulu Wang | United States |
| Just 6.5 | Metri Shesh-o Nim | Saeed Roustayi | Iran |
| Matthias & Maxime | Matthias et Maxime | Xavier Dolan | Canada |
| The Souvenir | The Souvenir | Joanna Hogg | United Kingdom, United States |
| Tremors | Temblores | Jayro Bustamante | Guatemala, France |

### Open Zone

| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
| About Endlessness | Om det oändliga | Roy Andersson | Sweden, Germany, Norway |
| By the Grace of God | Grâce à Dieu | François Ozon | France, Belgium |
| A Girl Missing | Yokogao | Kōji Fukada | Japan, France |
| The Girl with a Bracelet | La Fille au bracelet | Stéphane Demoustier | France, Belgium |
| I Was at Home, But | Ich war zuhause, aber | Angela Schanelec | Germany, Serbia |
| Jojo Rabbit | Jojo Rabbit | Taika Waititi | United States, Germany |
| La Llorona | La Llorona | Jayro Bustamante | Guatemala, France |
| Liberté | Liberté | Albert Serra | France, Portugal, Spain |
| Marriage Story | Marriage Story | Noah Baumbach | United States, United Kingdom |
| Moffie | Moffie | Oliver Hermanus | South Africa, United Kingdom |
| Nina Wu | Juo ren mi mi | Midi Z | Taiwan |
| Parasite | Gisaengchung | Bong Joon-ho | South Korea |
| Photograph | Photograph | Ritesh Batra | Germany, India |
| Piranhas | La paranza dei bambini | Claudio Giovannesi | Italy |
| Rounds | Rounds | Stephan Komandarev | Bulgaria, Serbia |
| This Is Not Berlin | Esto no es Berlín | Hari Sama | Mexico |
| Those Who Remained | Akik maradtak | Barnabás Tóth | Hungary |
| Vitalina Varela | Vitalina Varela | Pedro Costa | Portugal |
| While at War | Mientras dure la guerra | Alejandro Amenábar | Spain, Argentina |
| The Whistlers | La Gomera | Corneliu Porumboiu | Romania, France, Germany |

## Awards

The following awards were presented during the 30th edition:
* Best Film (Bronze Horse): Song Without a Name by Melina León
* Best Director: Mark Jenkin for Bait
* Best First Film: You Deserve a Lover by Hafsia Herzi
* Best Script: Synonyms by Nadav Lapid and Haim Lapid
* Best Actress: Nina Hoss for The Audition
* Best Actor: Bartosz Bielenia for Corpus Christi
* Best Cinematography: Inti Briones for Song Without a Name
* Best Documentary: One Child Nation by Nanfu Wang and Jialing Zhang
* Best Short Film: Kingdom Come by Sean Robert Dunn
* FIPRESCI Award: By the Grace of God by François Ozon
* Rising Star: Celie Sparre
* Impact Award: Kantemir Balagov for Beanpole

### Lifetime Achievement Award

* Max von Sydow

### Achievement Award

* Payman Maadi

### Visionary Award

* Céline Sciamma