Festival Guests

Guest list (so far..) 31:st Göteborg International Film Festival.

Göteborg International Film Festival would especially like to thank the following, for making it possible to invite our Festival guests:

Austrian Embassy, Canadian Embassy, Croatian Embassy - Croatian Ministry of Culture, Czech Centre, French Embassy, Goethe Institute, Israeli Embassy, Italian Culture Institute, Mexican Embassy, Embassy of the Netherlands, Polish Institute, Romanian Culture Institute and Spanish Embassy.

TIBIDA
Stéphane Lafleur - director, CONTINENTAL - A FILM WITHOUT GUNS (Canada)
Ilmar Raag - director, THE CLASS (Estonia)
Céline Sciamma - director, WATER LILIES (France)
Ann-Kristin Reyels - director HOUNDS (Germany)

Nordic Competition
Ole Bornedal - director, JUST ANOTHER LOVE STORY (Denmark)
Patrik Eriksson - director, Ruben Östlund, Erik Hemmendorff, producerer, EN ENASTÅENDE STUDIE I MÄNSKLIG FÖRNEDRING (Sweden)
Jens Jonsson - director, THE PING PONG KING (Sweden)
Tomas Alfredson - director, LET THE RIGHT ONE IN (Sweden)
Petter Næss - director, GONE WITH THE WOMAN (Norway)

Nordiskt light
Jannik Johansen - director, WHITE NIGHT (Denmark)

New Mexico
Gael García Bernal - director, DEFICIT, producer COCHOCHI (Mexico)
Pablo Cruz - producer, DEFICIT and COCHOCHI (Mexico)
Michel Lipkes - director, THE LEGLESS BOY CANNOT DANCE, and Programme director of theh film festival of Mexico City. (Mexico)
Pedro Aguilera - director, THE INFLUENCE (Mexico)

Gala
Philippe Ramos - director, CAPTAIN AHAB (France)

Masters
Pen-ek Ratanaurang - director, PLOY (Thailand)
Hou Hsiao-hsien - director, FLIGHT OF THE RED BALLOON (Taiwan)
Jiri Menzel - director, I SERVED THE KING OF ENGLAND (Tjeckien)

Animania
David Kaplan - director, YEAR OF THE FISH (USA)
Koji Yamamura, animatör i fokus (Japan)

Silent Inspiration
Jamie Hook - producer BRAND UPON THE BRAIN (Canada)

Critic's week
Ulrich Seidl - director, IMPORT/EXPORT (Austria)
Arthur Dong - director, HOLLYWOOD CHINESE (USA)

Music Nonstop
Julie Taymor - director, ACROSS THE UNIVERSE (USA)
Tim Perkis - director, NOISY PEOPLE (USA)
Jérôme Laperrousaz - director, MADE IN JAMAICA (France)

Horror and Suspense
Michael Kang - director, WEST 32ND (USA)
Tzahi Grad - director, FOUL GESTURE, (Israel)

Festial Favourites
Johanna Kos-Krauze, Krzysztof Krauze - directorer, SAVIOR'S SQUARE (Poland)
Roman Borisevich - producer, SIMPLE THINGS (Russia)

New Visions
Lech Majewski - director, GLASS LIPS (Poland)
Serge Bozon, director, LA FRANCE (France)
Gariné Torossian - director, STONE TIME TOUCH (Canada)

Debutants
Dimitri Karakatsanis - director, SMALL GODS (Belgium)
Max Lemcke - director, CASUAL DAY (Spain)
Threes Anna - director, THE BIRD CAN'T FLY (Netherlands)
Michel Kammoun - director, FALAFEL (Lebanon)
Conrad Clark - director/ Wendy Kuan, producer, SOUL CARRIAGE (China)
Zoe Cassavetes, Sebastian Chenut - director/filmmusik, BROKEN ENGLISH (USA/France)
Col Spector - director, SOMEONE ELSE (Storbritannien)

Documentary
Pankaj Kumar - director, PUNCHES N PONYTAILS (Indien)
Alexandru Solomon - director, COLD WAVES (Romania)
Robert Cannan and Corinna Villari McFairlane - directorer THREE MILES NORTH OF MOLKOM (Storbritannien)
Emmanuelle Demoris - director MAFROUZA - OH NIGHT! (France)
Martin Dusek, Ondrej Provaznik - directorer, Aleksander Furtula, producer, A TOWN CALLED HERMITAGE (Tjeckien)
Carmen Castillo - director, RUE SANTA FÉ (France/Chile)

Five Continents
Riri Riza - director, THREE DAYS TO FOREVER (Indonesia)
Jamie Babbitt - director, ITTY BITTY TITTY COMMITTE (USA)
Sergio Castilla - director, TAKE THE BRIDGE (USA)
Andrzej Jakimowski - director, TRICKS (Poland)
Lionel Baier - director, STEALTH (Switzerland)
Angelina Maccarone - director, VIVERE (Germany)
Angeliki Antonio - director, EDUART (Greece)
Philippe Faucon - director, TWO LADIES (France)
Franziska Meletzky - director, Dagmar Manzel - actore, ACCORDING TO THE PLAN (Germany)

The Nordic Jury
Monika Tunbäck Hanson (Sweden)
Aku Louhimies (Finland)
Anna Anthony (Sweden)
Ragnar Bragason (Iceland)
Jørgen Storm Rosenberg (Norway)
Sonja Richter (Denmark)

Jury - The Ingmar Bergman International Debut Award
Margarethe von Trotta (Germany)
Pen-ek Ratanaruang (Thailand)
Kim Rossi Stuart (Italy)
István Szabó (Ungern)

European Film Academy
Ulrich Felsberg (Germany)
Stephan Hutter (Germany)
Marion Döring (Germany)
Blenda Blethyn (Storbritannien)
Stephanie Röders (Germany)
László Kántor (Ungern)
István Szabó (Ungern)
Yves Marmion (France)
Pierre-Henri Deleau (France)
Cedomir Kolar (France)
Adriana Chiesa di Palma (Italy)
Francesco Ranieri Martinotti (Italy)
Stephan Laudyn (Poland)
Antonio Pérez Pérez (Spain)
Antonio Saura (Spain) Nik Powell (Storbritannien)
Els van de Vorst (Netherlands)
Per Holst (Denmark)

Others
Gaston Kaboré - director, Burkina Faso. Partner of The Göteborg International Film Festival Fund. Musarait Kashmiri, Uganda. Director of Maisha Filmlab, Partner of The Göteborg International Film Festival Fund.
Nina Wähä - writer, actress, singer, Sweden. Filmkonst relay writer.
Niklas Eneblom - painter, Sweden. Festival poster artist.
Reine Brynolfsson - actor, Winter Host (Sweden)
Robert Lillhonga - director, Winter Host
Andreas Nilsson - artist, director, music videos
Hans Appelqvist - musician
Kajsa Ernst - actor, Winter Host (Sweden)
Petra Revenue - director, playwright, Winter Host
Nanna Huolman - director, Director?s Comment, KID SVENSK (Sweden)
Rebecka Hemse, DJ marathon (Sweden)
Torkel Petersson, DJ marathon (Sweden)
Krister Henriksson, DJ marathon (Sweden)
Malin Morgan, DJ marathon (Sweden)