Founder and Festival Director (CEO), Stockholm Film Festival Stockholms Filmfestival
Search every verified Git Scheynius interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. Git Scheynius, director of the Stockholm International Film Festival, discussed the festival's 2015 edition, which ran from November 11 to November 22 and featured 190 films from over 70 countries. Scheynius noted that the festival included 15 films from Latin America, with three selected for competition. She attributed the inclusion to the quality of Latin American cinema and described it as an opportunity for those films to reach Swedish audiences. Scheynius also observed changes in the region's film industry, citing three films from Colombia as an example of a country that, in her view, had not produced quality films a decade earlier. She added that some films in the program address violent pasts coming to the surface. When asked for a personal recommendation, Scheynius mentioned "The Violin Teacher," a Brazilian film about a talented violinist.
GIT SCHEYNIUS. Director of Stockholm Film Festival. The Stockholm Film Festival has 15 movies from Latin America. Three movies have been selected for competition at the 26th Stockholm International Film Festival. Git Schenynius talked about the Movies from Latin America. The festival will begin on 11 november until 22 november. 190 Movies from more than 70 countries.
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