Stockholm International Film Festival Junior Awards

And the winners are… Stockholm International Film Festival Junior 2007
The 8th edition of Stockholm International Film Festival Junior has come to its end. The desirable Bronze Horse for Best Picture went to Trigger, by director Gunnar Vikene. Among the 876 films in the 1 minute film contest two winners is now making a new short film with a professional film team.
The nine members of Juniorgruppen voted Trigger the Best Film of 2007. The director Gunnar Vikene was present at the Skandia theatre and received Junior's 5kg Bronze Horse. The actor, Ann Kristin Sømme, was also present during the ceremony. The Honorary Prize went to The Ugly Duckling and Me and All the Invisible Children.

The winners of the national short film contest 1 minute film were selected by Amir Chamdin, Katti Hoflin and Manne Lindwall in the demographic categories of 6-11 years and 12-16 years. The young filmmakers now get to make a new short film with a professional film team. In addition, two short films got an Honorary Prize from the jury.

Below is a list of this year's winners at Stockholm International Film Festival Junior 2007.

Best Film:
Trigger by Gunnar Vikene
Juniorgruppen's grounds: A both exciting and fun film about conquering your fears.

Honorary Prize:
The Ugly Duckling and Me by Michael Hegner and Karsten Kiilerich
Juniorgruppen's grounds: A funny and sad film about always being different.

Honorary Prize:
All the Invisible Children by Mehdi Charef, Emir Kusturica, Spike Lee, Kátia Lund,
Jordan Scott, Ridley Scott, Stefano Veneruso and John Woo
Juniorgruppen's grounds: A moving film which with its different perspectives in a nuanced,
artistic and exciting way portray children's exposure throughout the world.


1 minut film

Winners 6-11 years:
En skoltrappa berättar by Fritidshemmet Bojen and class 3B at Eiraskolan, 6-10-year-
olds from Stockholm
The jury's grounds: A confident and exciting film with brave stunts which is about the daily
life of a school stairway and which mediates the feeling of safety, love and empathy.

Honorary Prize:
Bautahundarna by Jessica and Marcus Roseen, 8 and 10 years old from Västerås
The jury's grounds:A beautiful story about love with a highly artistic quality and a clear
graphic vision created with simple sound and image means.

Winners 12-16 years:
Tårar blir musik by Elin Övergaard, 13 years old from Sigtuna
The jury's grounds: An impressively strong and naked film by a brave filmmaker who succeed
to deliver the message about the art as a healing power, all according to the theme Same,
same but different.

Honorary Prize:
Emmas skolväg by Rudolf Kraft Fermin, Emma Håfström, Love Larsson Wern and
John Hultengård, 11 and 12 years old from Stockholm.
The jury's grounds: A well-made and humorous film with wicked special effects where the filmmakers give their perspective on the grown-up world and it speaks to people in all ages. The team has played with the silent film era and defied weather and wind for the sake of the art!