The Stockholm International Film Festival, founded in 1990, will this year open with the world premiere of Anna Odell’s X&Y. Already known for 2013’s The Reunion [+leggi anche:
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The selection, consisting of 159 movies from 60 countries, will also include such celebrated titles as Wildlife by Paul Dano, Capernaum [+leggi anche:
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Q&A: Pawel Pawlikowski
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intervista: Sergei Loznitsa
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The recipient of the 2018 Stockholm Visionary Award is Iranian director-screenwriter Asghar Farhadi, who will also present his latest film, Everybody Knows [+leggi anche:
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However, the festival will also find time to celebrate new faces – namely, the nominees for Stockholm Rising Star, who are: Zahraa Aldoujaili and Yara Aliadotter for Amateurs [+leggi anche:
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The Stockholm International Film Festival will wrap on 18 November.