Sweden

Tora Mkandawire Mårtens was born in Stockholm in 1978. She has a background as a still photographer and her work has been widely published in various magazines and newspapers and displayed in several museums and galleries. Tora Mårtens graduated from Dramatiska institutet in 2007. She directed and produced the documentary Tommy in Cuba. Tommy was in competition for a Golden and a Silver Bear at the Berlin Film Festival in 2008, and was awarded at Ann Arbor Film Festival. In 2009 her film Bye Bye C’est Fini was awarded for best short doc: ”Interfilm Berlin ZDF Award” at the festival Interfilm Berlin. Tora was also awarded the “Boundless Media Contest Prize” in France for her film Dolce Vita with Bacon (2006). Her feature documentary Martha & Niki was the opening film at Nordic Panorama, and had its international premiere at IDFA 2015. The film received a special mention award for best Nordic documentary 2015.

Filmography

The Emperor and the Peasant (2004)
Magic Moment (2006)
Dolce Vita with Bacon (2006)
Tommy (2007)
Bye bye c'est fini (2008)
For Maria (2010)
Colombianos (2011)
Martha & Niki (2015)