Stockholm Film Festival

November, 2021

In November 2021, Omar Rudberg was a central figure at the Stockholm International Film Festival, where he was recognized for his breakout acting debut as Simon in Young Royals.

 

Rising Star Award Nomination

Omar was one of six finalists nominated for the Zalando Rising Star Award 2021. The award aims to identify actors early in their careers who have the potential to become future stars.

  • The Competition: He was nominated alongside his Young Royals co-star Edvin Ryding, as well as Ayaan Ahmed (Snabba Cash), Erik Enge (Tigers), Matilda Källström (Threesome), and Sofia Kappel (Pleasure).
  • The Result: While Omar was a strong contender, the award was ultimately won by Edvin Ryding.

 

Festival Appearances

Omar participated in several festival-related activities throughout the event, which ran from November 10–21, 2021:

  • Red Carpet & Press: He attended various screenings and red carpet events, often appearing with the Young Royals cast.
  • Interviews: He and the other nominees took part in press junkets and interviews discussing their recent projects and the impact of the show's global success.

 

Context of 2021 Success

This nomination capped off a massive year for Omar, following the July 2021 premiere of Young Royals and his performances at major events like Climate Live. The festival provided a platform for him to be recognized not just as a pop artist, but as a serious actor in the Swedish film and TV industry.

Stockholm Film Festival

Here are the nominees for the Zalando Rising Star Award 2021

For the thirteenth time in a row, the Stockholm International Film Festival is awarding a young talented actor with the Zalando Rising Star Award. The goal is to acknowledge actors early on in their career and the Festival's alumni include Alicia Vikander and Gustav Lindh. This year’s winner will be announced on November 21 and will be invited to Festival de Cannes next May.

This years’ nominees are:
Ayaan Ahmed (latest seen in Snabba Cash)
Edvin Ryding (latest seen in Young Royals)
Erik Enge (latest seen in Tigers)
Matilda Källström (latest seen in Threesome)
Omar Rudberg (latest seen in Young Royals)
Sofia Kappel (latest seen in Pleasure)

– For the third year in a row, the fashion platform Zalando is a proud sponsor of the Zalando Rising Star Award at the Stockholm International Film Festival. Fashion and film have always lived in interaction in popular culture, and there are countless examples of how clothes play a contributing role to a film's final creative expression. Also in real life, as a platform, Zalando’s ambition is to build the stage where customers can express themselves and shine, says Anne Vibe Hansen, Sr. Corporate Communications Manager Nordics, Zalando.

– Stockholm International Film Festival is back and it feels great to present the very strong line-up of talented actors and actresses we have this year. We´re proud of the nominees and will do our best to help them in their careers with the Zalando Rising Star Award, says Git Scheynius, Festival Director at the Stockholm Film Festival.

The jury for the Zalando Rising Star Award includes Head of the Jury Anna Carlson Nordqvist (previous director of Teaterförbundet Scen & Film), Lisa Rosengren Lagercrantz (Film&TV-Producenterna) and Jan Göransson (The Swedish Film Institute). This year the actors Gizem Erdogan and Danilo Bejarano also will join the jury. Gizem has become one of Sweden’s most beloved actors after her participation in the popular tv series Tunna blå linjen and Kalifat. Danilo has worked at The Royal Dramatic Theatre since 2004 and had his breakthrough in the tv series Tusenbröder.

Previous winners of the Zalando Rising Star Award are Malin Crépin (2008), Anastasios Soulis (2009), Alicia Vikander (2010), Malin Buska (2011), Nermina Lukac (2012), Adam Lundgren (2013), Julia Ragnarsson (2014), Aliette Opheim (2015), Filip Berg (2016), Gustav Lindh (2017), Alba August (2018), Celie Sparre (2019) and Lancelot Ncube (2020). Soon they will be joined by a new star representing 2021.