The 36th Stockholm International Film Festival took place from 5 to 16 November 2025 in Stockholm, Sweden. The festival opened with Eagles of the Republic by Tarik Saleh. The theme of this edition was "Be Kind Rewind" and Germany was this year's 'Focus Country' and had screening of 2025 German drama films Sound of Falling and Miroirs No. 3 by Mascha Schilinski and Christian Petzold respectively and new works by Lauro Cress and Joscha Bongard.
This year's festival was dedicated to the memory of a master: David Lynch, American filmmaker, visual artist, musician, and actor, who passed away on 15 January 2025. The festival honoured his enduring legacy through retrospectives, insightful discussions, and curated screenings that highlighted his profound impact on cinema and the people.
The winners were presented on 14 November 2025 during the award ceremony at the Rigoletto cinema. This year's Bronze Horse for Best Film went to Slovakia's Oscar submission Father, by Tereza Nvotová. The festival officially closed on 16 November with Die My Love by Lynne Ramsay.
Jury
Stockholm Competition
Stockholm Documentary Competition
- Sara Rüster, works at Swedish Film Institute and is responsible for the launch and festival distribution of Swedish documentaries
- Brynhildur ÃÂórarinsdóttir, Icelandic-Swedish producer
- Kasia Syty, philologist, cultural journalist, and translator
Short Film Competition
- Lia Hietala is a Swedish film director and screenwriter
- Elis Monteverde Burrau, poet, playwright, artist
- Julia Thelin, screenwriter and director
FIPRESCI jury
- Leonardo Goi, a film critic and columnist for MUBI Notebook.
- Stephen âÂÂSplingâ Aspeling, a South African film critic, script consultant, and radio presenter
- Julia Finnsiö, a Swedish film critic
TV4 Rising Star Award
Official selection
Opening and closing films
Stockholm Competition
The following films were selected for the main international competition:
Stockholm Documentary Competition
The following films were selected for the documentary competition:
Masters
The following films were selected in the Masters section (most experienced directors and profiled voices from the world of films):
Open Zone
The following films were selected in the Open Zone section (FIPRESCI award):
Icons
The following films were selected in the Icon section (where the biggest stars shine the brightest):
American Independents
The following films were selected in the American Independents section (America as seen through the most independent of filmmaking eyes):
Discovery
The following films were selected in the Discovery section (stories from debuting directors):
Twilight Zone
The following films were selected in the Twilight Zone section (Innovative, terrifying and twisted genre films):
Stockholm Series
Short Film Competition
Nordic Shorts
- Sorry I'm Late (But I Brought A Choir) (Dette er ikke en fest (det er en vinkveld)), HÃÂ¥kon Anton, Norway
- Closed Oysters Can't Speak, Leonard Rääf, Denmark, Italy
- Fish Out of Water
- Maybe in March, Mikkel Bjørn Kehlert, Denmark
- My Name Is Hope, Sherwan Haji, Finland
Short Film Program: Bodies Bodies Bodies
- Skin on Skin by Simon Schneckenburger
- Agapito by Arvin Belarmino and Kyla Danelle Romero
- The Body by Louris van de Geer
- Unsold Copies by Stefan Koutzev
Short Film Program: Faces Places
- When The Geese Flew by Arthur Gay
- Baozhda by Keran Abukasimu
- The Loneliness of Lizards by Inês Nunes
- I'm Glad You're Dead Now by Tawfeek Barhom
Awards
Bronze Horse
Stockholm Achievement Award
Visionary Award
Nordic Shorts Competition
- Best Short Film: Sorry I'm Late (But I Brought a Choir) by HÃÂ¥kon Anton Olavsen
TV4 Rising Star Award
Stockholm Film Critics Award
Peroni 0.0% Audience Award
References
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