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Two decades in the service of children and young people!
For over 20 years, Stockholm’s Film Festival Junior has introduced, inspired and engaged children and young people in the fantastic world of film.

From March 30 to April 4, 2020, the 21st edition of the Stockholm Film Festival Junior will be taking place again. If you as a teacher / educator want to know more about school cinema under Junior, contact infojunior@stockholmfilmfestival.se or call 08-677 50 11.

Stockholm Film Festival Junior wants all children to have the opportunity to experience quality films from all over the world. Today, Junior is bigger and stronger than ever.

Hans Zimmer returns to Stockholm! After a world tour that gathered over a million fans in arenas around the world in 2014-2019, the multiple award-winning composer returns to Sweden as part of his European tour.

In the brand new show, Hans Zimmer, along with his band, orchestra and choir will perform the most beautiful and powerful of the fans’ favorite films scores. In addition, Zimmer will perform pieces that are not often played live.

Hans Zimmer has created some of the most famous and influential film music compositions of our time. The composer – who received his 11th Oscar nomination 2018 for music for Christopher Nolan’s success “Dunkirk” – has set the standard for how films sound today.

Some of Zimmer’s most beloved works are “Gladiator”, “The Thin Red Line”, “Rain Man”, “Dark Knight” triology, “Inception”, “Thelma & Louise”, “Back Hawk Down” and “The Last Samurai “. Many of these will be offered during the concert, along with parts of his catalog that are rarely performed live.

The holographic production is made with the latest technology together with knowledgeable Broadway stage professionals, a live band, singers and dancers under the direction of the acclaimed choreographer Fatima Robinson who has previously done, among other things: Dreamgirls and the Oscars. Robinson is ranked by Entertainment Weekly on their list of 100 Most Creative People in Entertainment. She has extensive experience choreographing major events and has directed numerous award-winning music videos, including Rihanna, Kanye West and Mary J. Blige.

“A hologram show is all about the imagination and creating a“ wow factor ”that extends to an incredible experience to enjoy for years to come,” says Pat Houston, Whitney’s former Manager and President and CEO of The Estate of Whitney E. Houston. “Whitney is not with us but her music will live with us forever. We know we made the right decision partnering with BASE because they understand how important it is to produce a phenomenal hologram. They also know that engaging her fans with an authentic Whitney experience would resonate worldwide because of the iconic status she created over three decades. Her fans deserve nothing less because she gave nothing less than her best. ”

Whitney Houston is the only artist to have received seven consecutive Billboard Top 100 hits, she is also the first female artist to enter first place on the Billboard 200 Album list and the only artist to have had eight consecutive Platinum albums. Whitney Houston simply redefined the concept of superstar during his time. She was even certified by Guiness’s record book as the most award-winning female artist of all time with more than 400 awards including 6 GRAMMYS, 22 American Music Awards, 16 Billboard Music Award, two Emmy nominations and one victory. Whitney Houston also had great success in the movies The Bodyguard, Waiting to Exhale and The Preacher’s Wife.