Nordic Competition
Lena Endre, actress, Sweden (jury president)
Lena Endre is one of Sweden’s most acclaimed actresses . She has starred in films such as The Best Intentions and Jerusalem and had a long cooperation with Ingmar Bergman, both in film as In the Presence of a Clown and stage productions at the Royal Dramatic Theatre. She is a recurring guest at Göteborg Film Festival, most recently present with My Father Marianne, for which she was awarded her third Guldbagge Award.
Ramata-Toulaye Sy, director Senegal
Ramata-Toulaye Sy is a French-Senegalese film director and screenwriter. She was a cowriter of internatinal hit Sibel and her first film as a director was short film Astel, which won awards in borsht Toronto and Clermont-Ferrand. Her feature debut, Banel & Adama, premiered in Cannes Competition to great reviews, have been celebrated at festivals all over the world since, and is now screening at the festival.
William Spetz, actor, Sweden
William Spetz is a Swedish actor and scriptwriter. He has played in series Quicksand and Filip and Mona, made Sweden weep with autobiographical show ”Grandma, I know you’re up in heaven, but do you have a minute?”. He last attended Göteborg Film Festival in 2022, with closing film Day by Day. Right now he is in Netflix series Tore, that he both has written an is doing the main part.
Tonia Noyabrova, director, Ukraine
Tonia Noyabrova is a screenwriter and director from Ukraine. She won the award for Best Ukrainian Director at the Odesa International Film Festival in 2018, for her debut Hero of My Time. Tonia was one of four Ukrainian filmmakers who in 2022 received artistic residency in Göteborg by GFF. During her stay she was working with the coming of age drama Do You Love Me?, that premiered in Berlinale last year and is now playing in Göteborg Film Festival.
Anna Novion, director, France
Anna Notion is a French filmmaker behind films and series as Grown ups and international thriller hit The Bureau. For her film Rendez-vous in Kiruna she won the Golden Pyramid in Cairo International Film Festival. Her latest film, Marguerite’s Theorem, premiered in Cannes and is now screening at Göteborg Film Festival.
