It’s Raining Awards for Swedish Films and Documentaries
The initial days of November seems to be quite rewarding for Swedish movies as the projects from the country continues to bag umpteen numbers of film awards from various film fests all over the globe. The 55th Nordick Film Days in Lubeck witnessed the winning of two Swedish movies in the red carpet.
‘We Are The Best’ directed by Lukas Moodysson won the Baltic Film Prize For the Best Feature Film in the Nordick Film Festival. Mira Grosin, the lead actress in the movie received the award in the closing ceremony of the festival. ‘Shed No Tears’ directed by Måns Mårlind and Björn Stein won the Children’s and Youth Film Prize, and it became another feather in the crown for Swedish Film Industry.
On the other hand, Nahid Persson Sarvestani’s documentary My Stolen Revolution scooped four awards at different film festivals. This documentary helped Nahid to fetch the Best Documentary Director award at the Noor Iranian Film Festival in Los Angeles and the award for best documentary film about the subject of democracy at Dok Leipzig. The documentary also gained honorable mentions in the reputed Abu Dhabi Film Festival and in IAWRT awards in Morocco.