Frida Kempff
Director
Frida Kempff is a Swedish director and scriptwriter with a bachelor’s degree from Stockholm Academy of Dramatic Arts. Her feature fictional debut, Knocking, premiered at Sundance 2021 and the documentary Winter Buoy, 2015, premiered at Vision du Reel and was nominated for best Nordic doc at Gothenburg Film Festival. Several of her short films have been screened and awarded at the main festivals, including Cannes, Telluride, IDFA, Palm Springs, and BFI London Film Festival. Frida is represented by ICM Partners, Brillstein Entertainment and Salomonsson Agency.
Filmography
The Swedish Torpedo, feature (in development)
2021 – Knocking, feature
In selection: Sundance Film Festival 2021, Park City, Utah, USA; Göteborg Film Festival, Sweden; Moscow International Film Festival, Russia; Sitges Film Festival, Spain; Fantastic Fest, Austin, Texas, USA; Fright Fest, UK; New Horizons International Film Festival, Poland; Molodist, Kyiv International Film Festival, Ukraine; Transilvania International Film Festival, Romania; MotelX, Lisbon, Portugal; Outfest, LA, USA; Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival, Switzerland.
2017 – Wolf, short fiction
In selection: Special Mention, Montreal World Film Festival, Canada; Atlanta Film Festival, USA.
2016 – Dear Kid, short fiction
In selection: Winner of 1 km film at Stockholm International Film Festival, 2016
2015 – Circles, short documentary
In selection: Nominated, Startsladden, Göteborg Film Festival, Sweden; Austin Film Festival, Texas, USA; Hot Docs, Toronto, Canada; Molodist Kyiv International Film Festival, Ukraine; Nominated Best Nordic Short, Nordisk Panorama, Malmö.
2015 – Winter Buoy, documentary
In selection: Best Documentary, Nordic International Film Festival, New York; Nominated Best Nordic Doc, Göteborg Film Festival; Nominated, Tempo Documentary Award, Tempo Documentary Festival, Stockholm; In Competition, Cinéma du Réel, Paris.
2011 – While You Were Gone, 13 min documentary.
In selection: BFI London Film Festival, Special mention; Skepto International Film Festival, Italy; Special Mention, Minimalen Kortfilmfestival, Norge; Mill Valley Film Festival; Palm Spring Short Film Festival; Nominated 1 KM Stockholm International Film Festival.
2010 – Bathing Micky, 13 min documentary.
In selection: Jury Prize, Official selection, Cannes Film Festival, France 2010; Best Short Documentary, Festival Internacional de Cine Expresión en Corto, Mexico; Special Jury Prize, Miami Short Film Festival, USA; Grand Prix, Skepto International Film Festival, Italy, 2010; Telluride Film Festival, 2010; IDFA 2010.
2006 – Psykobalett, 13 min documentary.
Nominated for Sthlm Doc, Tempo Festival, Stockholm, 2006.
2005 – Sharaf’s Heroes (Sharaf Hjältar), 50 min documentary
Nominated at Tempo Documentary Festival, Stockholm, 2006; Nominated, Prix Mosaik, Swedish National Television, 2007.
