22 Dec 2024
Opening Gala of the 30th Stockholm International Film Festival
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Opening Gala of the 30th Stockholm International Film Festival

Julia Thelin Amanda Lind Git Scheynius opening gala Stockholm Film Festival

On its 30th anniversary, the Stockholm Film Festival proudly presented the Nordic premiere of Noah Baumbach’s Marriage Story (2019) at the gala opening on Tuesday, November 5 at the Skandia cinema in Stockholm. In addition, the 1 km film winner Julia Thelin had a world premiere with Lilla Olle (2019).

Your Living City was present on the red carpet of the opening gala and got to chat with the film festival director Git Scheynius about the biggest achievements of the festival during its firsts 30 years of existence and how it will continue growing in the future, as well as who has been the most interesting personality who has visited the festival during all these years. You can watch the interview and see which stars paraded on the red carpet at the opening gala, in our video.

The Swedish Minister for Culture and Democracy Amanda Lind gave a speech to welcome visitors and congratulate the festival for achieving this milestone and she also cut the traditional film strip to inaugurate the festival accompanied by Git Scheynius and Julia Thelin. Watch these moments in our video.

Albin Grenholm Celie Sparre Freddy Åsblom Stockholm film festival rising star 2019 opening gala
Albin Grenholm, Celie Sparre and Freddy Åsblom, Three of the Rising Star nominated actors on the red carpet of the opening gala.



Julia Thelin lilla Olle premiere Stockholm Film Festival opening gala
Julia Thelin and the film crew premiering her film Lilla Olle.
Julia Thelin Amanda Lind Git Scheynius opening gala Stockholm Film Festival
Julia Thelin, Amanda Lind and Git Scheynius cutting the inaugural film strip.


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