Stig Björkman (born 2 October 1938) is a Swedish writer and

film critic Film criticism is the analysis and evaluation of films and the film medium. In general, film criticism can be divided into two categories: journalistic criticism that appears regularly in newspapers, magazines and other popular mass-media outl ...

. He has also directed fifteen films since 1964. His 1972 film ''

Georgia, Georgia ''Georgia, Georgia'' is a 1972 Swedish-American drama film directed by Stig Björkman. It was entered into the 23rd Berlin International Film Festival. Its screenplay, written by Maya Angelou, is the first known film production for a screenpla ...

'' was entered into the

23rd Berlin International Film Festival The 23rd annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 22 June to 3 July 1973. The Golden Bear was awarded to the Indian film ''Ashani Sanket'' by Satyajit Ray. Jury The following people were announced as being on the jury for the fes ...

. His 1975 film ''

The White Wall ''The White Wall'' ( sv, Den vita väggen) is a 1975 Swedish drama film written and directed by Stig Björkman. It was entered into the 9th Moscow International Film Festival where Harriet Andersson won the award for Best Actress. Cast * Ha ...

'' was entered into the 9th Moscow International Film Festival. His 2015 documentary '' Ingrid Bergman: In Her Own Words'' was screened in the Cannes Classics section at the

2015 Cannes Film Festival The 68th Cannes Film Festival was held from 13 to 24 May 2015. Joel and Ethan Coen were the Presidents of the Jury for the main competition. It was the first time that two people chaired the jury. Since the Coen brothers each received a separate ...

Selected bibliography

* Bergman on Bergman: Interviews with Ingmar Bergman (1970), * * Trier on von Trier (1999); Faber & Faber, 2003, * Fucking film: den nya svenska filmen (2002) * Joyce Carol Oates: Samtal med Stig Björkman (2003)

Selected filmography

* ''

'' (1972) * ''

'' (1975) * '' Ingrid Bergman: In Her Own Words'' (2015)

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bjorkman, Stig 1938 births Living people Swedish male writers Swedish film directors