About

Momento Film is an independent production company based in Stockholm, Sweden, founded by David Herdies in 2011 and since 2016 co-owned by Michael Krotkiewski. In 2023, producer Iman Ismail joined forces with Her­dies and Krotkiewski as the core of the company. Momento Film strives to be a harbor for both established and emerging talent who want to challenge the boundaries of filmmaking.

Momento has positioned itself on the European market with high-profile titles that have received over 100 awards worldwide. Their lat­est releases include THE SWEDISH TORPEDO by Frida Kempff (Toronto IFF 2024), MADAME LUNA by Daniel Espinosa (Rotterdam 2024), DOGBORN by Isabella Carbonell (Best director under 40 at SIC, Venice Film Festival 2022), AMPARO by Simon Mesa Soto (awarded Rising Star Award at Semaine De La Critique in Cannes 2021), ALL OF OUR HEARTBEATS ARE CONNECTED THROUGH EXPLODING STARS (Hot Docs, Visions Du Reel 2022 + 5 awards) YUNG LEAN: IN MY HEAD by Henrik Burman (Tribe­ca FF 2020, sold to VICE and HBO MAX), TRANSNISTRA by Anna Eborn (Guldbagge Best Documentary, Big Screen Award at Rotterdam IFFR and the Dragon Award for best Nordic Documentary at Gothenburg IFF 2019) HAMADA by Eloy Domínguez Serén (IDFA 2018 +11 awards) and MADRE by Simón Mesa Soto (Official Short Film Competition in Cannes 2016).

The producers are part of the international producers’ networks EAVE, ACE and Eurodoc, and in 2018 David Herdies was Producer on the Move in Cannes.

In 2017 Momento Film opened the subsidiary Momento Studio, a full-service boutique sound studio, facilitating international co-productions.

In 2021 they also established an event driven distribution company, Momento Paradiso.

FILMOGRAPHY

2024 – The Swedish Torpedo, 120 min drama

2024 – Madame Luna, 115 min drama thriller

2024 – Samia, Little Dreamer,  102 min drama

2024 – Leaving Jesus, 81 min documentary

2023 – Kalak, 120 min drama

2022 – Dogborn, 84 min drama thriller

2021 – Amparo, 95 min fiction

2021 – Bellum – The Daemon of War, 88 min documentary

2020 – Yung Lean – In My Head, 97 min documentary

2020 – Tiny Tim – King for a Day, 78 min documentary

2019 – Buddha in Africa, 90 min documentary (Co-producer)

2019 – Transnistra,  93 min documentary

2018 – Hamada, 89 min documentary

2018 – Jauría, 15 min fiction

2018 – Horizon, 105 min fiction (Co-producer)

2018 – My heart belongs to Daddy, 87 min documentary (Co-producer)

2017 – Ouaga Girls, 83 min documentary

2017 – Lida, 86 min documentary (Co-producer)

2016 – Dear Kid (Älskade unge), 13 min fiction

2016 – What remains, 19 min fiction

2016 – Miles of Sand, 14 min fiction

2016 – Madre, 14 min fiction

2016 – Rust, 14 min documentary

2016 – Fragility (Skörheten), 73/58 min documentary

2015 – Yellow Brick Road, 14 min documentary

2015 – Circles (Cirklar), 13 min documentary

2015 – Winter Buoy (Vinterboj), 86 min documentary

2015 – Ghost Rockets, 72/58 min documentary (Co-producer)

2015 – Dybbuk, 85 min documentary (Co-producer)

2014 – A Separation (Att Skiljas), 72/58 min documentary

2013 – While no one is watching (När ingen ser), 58 min documentary

2012 – Give Us The Money (part of  Why Poverty?), 58 min documentary

2011 – The Guerilla Son (Gerillasonen), 73/58 min documentary

2010 – Fardosa, 13 min documentary

2009 – Citizen Oketch, 58 min documentary