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Västerås Film Festival

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Västerås Film Festival
LocationVästerås, Sweden
Founded2015
Websitewww.vasterasfilmfestival.se

Västerås Film Festival is an international film festival held annually since 2015, in autumn. Västerås Film Festival screens films in different genres from around the world. Det delas också ut priser i olika kategorier på filmgalan. The festival has since 2017 expanded with more activities, such as workshops, lectures, debates, filmcafé and exhibitions.

In 2018, Västerås Film Festival had an exhibition about Ingmar Bergman. The awards ceremony took place at Aros Congress Center in Västerås. There were more workshops and lectures. One new award was introduced; The Audience Award.

The festival has as its mission to strengthen the interest in quality film and production on regional, national and international levels.

Västerås Film Festival was founded in 2015 by Carlos Morén.[1]

Annual events[edit]

Event Year Date Cinema Award ceremony City Presenter Festivalgeneral Notes
1st Film Festivalen 2015 Nov. 5-11, 2015 Culturen, Ozone Blue Moon Bar Sweden Västerås Anna Wallentin Carlos Morén VFF event
2nd Film Festivalen 2016 Sep. 15-24 Culturen, Ozone Elite Hotels Sweden Västerås Anna Wallentin Carlos Morén VFF event
3rd Film Festivalen 2017 Sep. 16-24 Culturen, Ozone Elite Hotels Sweden Västerås Anna Wallentin Carlos Morén VFF event
4th Film Festivalen 2018 Oct . 5-14, 2018 Culturen, Ozone Aros Congress Center Sweden Västerås Jenny Hutton, Bob Yothers Carlos Morén VFF event
5th Film Festivalen 2019 Oct 4-13, 2019 Culturen, Ozone Aros Congress Center Sweden Västerås Jenny Hutton, Bob Yothers Carlos Morén VFF event

Awards 2018[edit]

Category Year Date Title Prize recipient Country Notes
Best International Feature Film 2018 Oct Goliath Dominik Locher Switzerland VFF event
Best International Short Film 2018 Oct The Nine Billion Names of God Dominique Filhol France VFF event
Best International Documentary 2018 Oct Claudio Fasoli's Innersounds Angelo Poli Italy VFF event
Best International 1 Minute Film 2018 Oct Memory of our Peers Brice Veneziano France VFF event
Best International Animation 2018 Oct The Robot Butler Jens Broström Sweden VFF event
Best International Screenplay 2018 Oct Goliath Dominik Locher Switzerland VFF event
Best International Directing 2018 Oct Goliath Dominik Locher Switzerland VFF event
Best International Photography 2018 Oct The Nine Billion Names of God Athys de Galzain France VFF event
Best International Female Actor 2018 Oct The Forest Natalya Rychkova Russia VFF event
Best International Male Actor 2018 Oct Goliath Sven Schelker Switzerland VFF event
Best Nordic Feature Film 2018 Oct Bride Price VS Democracy Reza Rahimi Sweden VFF event
Best National Documentary 2018 Oct The Rocking Barber of Hisingen Tomas Haglund Sweden VFF event
Best National Short Film 2018 Sep Dreamlife Anna Mercedes Bergion Sweden VFF event
Best National Directing 2018 Oct Bride Price VS Democracy Reza Rahimi Sweden VFF event
Best National Screenplay 2018 Oct Bride Price VS Democracy Reza Rahimi, Amir Abbas Payam Sweden VFF event
Best National Photography 2018 Oct Eisodus Axel Adolfsson, Troels Rosenkrantz Andersen Sweden VFF event
Best National Female Actor 2018 Oct Dreamlife Michaela Berner Sweden VFF event
Best National Male Actor 2018 Oct Bride Price VS Democracy Ashkan Ghods Sweden VFF event
Jury Honorary Award 2018 2018 Oct Special prize Rolf Lassgård[2] Sweden VFF event
Regional Prize 2018 2018 Oct Special prize Jamshed Khan Sweden VFF event
The New Star Award 2018 2018 Oct Special prize Emil Algpeus Sweden VFF event
Miniroom.se children and youth talent prize 2018 2018 Oct Special prize Nike Ringqvist Sweden VFF event
Jury Talent Award 2018 2018 Oct Special prize Erik Kammerland Sweden VFF event
Årets Publikpris 2018 2018 Oct Special prize Trädgårdsgatan Sweden Nystiftat pris 2018

Awards 2017[edit]

Category Year Date Title Prize recipient Country Notes
Best International Feature Film 2017 Sep Wilderness Neil Fox, Justin Doherty United Kingdom VFF event
Best International Short Film 2017 Sep Margherita Lorenzo Iannello Italy VFF event
Best International Documentary 2017 Sep Standing with Standing Rock Bob Yothers Netherlands VFF event
Best International 1 Minute Film 2017 Sep Decay Matilda Wikingson Sweden VFF event
Best International Animation 2017 Sep Below 0° Itai Hagage Costa Rica Åter Instituted prize 2017
Best International Screenplay 2017 Sep Wilderness Neil Fox United Kingdom VFF event
Best International Directing 2017 Sep Wilderness Justin Doherty United Kingdom VFF event
Best International Photography 2017 Sep The Albino's Trees Masakazu Kaneko Japan VFF event
Best International Female Actor 2017 Sep I did her wrong Catalina Lavalle[3] United States VFF event
Best International Male Actor 2017 Sep In the Desert Tony Plana United States VFF event
Best Nordic Feature Film 2017 Sep Vykort Från Petrokemin Simon Borka Gunnarsson Sweden Nystiftat pris 2017
Best National Documentary 2017 Sep A Farmer’s Poetry Roland Persson Sweden VFF event
Best National Short Film 2017 Sep Allting Föreställer, Ingenting Är Johan Skantze Sweden VFF event
Best National Directing 2017 Sep Vykort Från Petrokemi Simon Borka Gunnarsson Sweden VFF event
Best National Screenplay 2017 Sep En Flickas Hämnd Max Marklund Sweden VFF event
Best National Photography 2017 Sep En Flickas Hämnd Anders Jacobsson Sweden VFF event
Best National Female Actor 2017 Sep Allting Föreställer, Ingenting Är Amy Mattsson Sweden VFF event
Best National Male Actor 2017 Sep Vykort Från Petrokemin Lars Väringer Sweden VFF event
Jury Honorary Award 2017 2017 Sep Special prize Maria Lundqvist[4] Sweden VFF event
Regional Prize 2017 2017 Sep Special prize Robin Widell Sweden VFF event
The New Star Award 2017 2017 Sep Special prize Malte Myrenberg Gårdinger Sweden VFF event
Miniroom.se children and youth talent prize 2017 2017 Sep Special prize Thea Karmgård, Linnéa Lundström Sweden VFF event
Jury Talent Award 2017 2017 Sep Special prize Fredrik Hellqvist Sweden VFF event

Awards 2016[edit]

Category Year Date Title Prize recipient Country Notes
Best International Feature Film 2016 Sep Blockbuster – A Life in Moving Pictures Vlado Priborsky Austria Instituted prize 2016
Best International Short Film 2016 Sep 90 Degrees North Detsky Graffam Germany VFF event
Best International Documentary 2016 Sep Along the Ice Joris Favraud France VFF event
Best International 1 Minute Film 2016 Sep Se upp för tåg Markus Helmersson Sweden VFF event
Best International Screenplay 2016 Sep Show Business Alexander Tovar United States VFF event
Best International Directing 2016 Sep Autumn Fall Jan Vardoen Norway VFF event
Best International Photography 2016 Sep Lurking in the Shadows Tristan Tortuyaux France VFF event
Best International Female Actor 2016 Sep Sisters-Share Everything Winnie Böwe Germany VFF event
Best International Male Actor 2016 Sep Mother Jakub Kotynski Poland VFF event
Best National Documentary 2016 Sep De Blev Våra Mödrar Roland Persson Sweden Instituted prize 2016
Best National Short Film 2016 Sep Bröder i midnattssol Lars Persson Sweden Instituted prize 2016
Best National Directing 2016 Sep Svart Kung Ronnie Brolin Sweden Instituted prize 2016
Best National Female Actor 2016 Sep Höstmåne Åsa Älmeby Thorne Sweden Instituted prize 2016
Best National Male Actor 2016 Sep Höstmåne Thomas Hedengran Sweden Instituted prize 2016
Jury Honorary Award 2016 2016 Sep Special prize Lennart Jähkel Sweden Instituted prize 2016
Regional Prize 2016 2016 Sep Special prize Marcus Holmqvist, David Billström Sweden VFF event
The New Star Award 2016 2016 Sep Special prize Matilda Tjerneld[5] Sweden Instituted prize 2016
Årets Actor 2016 2016 Sep Special prize André Persson Gintner Sweden Instituted prize 2016
Jury Talent Award 2016 2016 Sep Special prize Charlie Filmberg Sweden VFF event

Awards 2015[edit]

Category Year Date Title Prize recipient Country Notes
Best International Documentary 2015 Nov Mr. Joe Lives Alone Daneeta Jackson, Patrick Jackson United States Instituted prize 2015
Best International Short Film 2015 Nov Game of Life (French 2015 short film) Agnès Vialleton France Instituted prize 2015
Best International Animation 2015 Nov Golden Shot Gökalp Gönen Turkey Instituted prize 2015
Best International 1 Minute Film 2015 Nov Water Cycle Ciril Mlinar Cic Slovenia Instituted prize 2015
Best International Directing 2015 Nov Zero David Victori Spain Instituted prize 2015
Best International Female Actor 2015 Nov Airgirl Arielle Thomas Australia Instituted prize 2015
Best International Male Actor 2015 Nov The Anklet Benoit Thiebault France Instituted prize 2015
Best International Photography 2015 Nov Good Year Yuichi Nagata Japan Instituted prize 2015
Best International Screenplay 2015 Nov En Route Xu Zhang United States Instituted prize 2015
Best International Sound 2015 Nov The Red Thunder Guillermo Marin United States Instituted prize 2015
Regional Prize 2015 Nov Kryssningsmannen Linn Tinnerholm, Mary Atim, Simon Fältsjö Sweden Instituted prize 2015
Jury Talent Award 2015 Nov The Egoist Emil Torneryd,Oscar Bergman Sweden Instituted prize 2015

References[edit]

  1. Forsman, Åza. "Lokal Film Festival tillbaka i höst". VLT (in svenska). Retrieved 2019-05-13.
  2. "Rolf Lassgård prisas". Sveriges Radio P4 (in svenska). Retrieved 2019-05-14.
  3. Loria, Michael. "DMV Film Wins Big at Västerås Film Festival in Sweden". On Tap Online. Retrieved 2019-05-14.
  4. Björkman, Maria. "Film Västerås Film Festival prisar Maria Lundqvist". VLT (in svenska). Retrieved 2019-05-13.
  5. "Matilda är Årets stjärnskott". VLT (in svenska). Retrieved 2019-05-14.

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