All Sweden articles – Page 21
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FeaturesSanna Lenken, My Skinny Sister
It is fitting that Swedish director Sanna Lenken’s debut feature, My Skinny Sister, should have its world premiere at Goteborg, given the filmmaker’s connections to the city.
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NewsNordic industry calls for more commissioners, platforms
GOTEBORG: Nordic territories will need to see an increase in the number of local commissioners and platforms if they are to adequately showcase flourishing scripted drama, industry experts agreed yesterday in Gothenburg.
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NewsTV spend surges for Nordisk Film & TV Fund
GOTEBORG: The Nordisk Film and TV Fund saw the level of money it allocated to TV surge in 2014 as local producers increasingly look to the small screen, according to CEO Petri Kemppinen.
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NewsForce Majeure wins top Swedish film prize
Ruben Östlund’s family drama leads the pack with six Guldbagge Awards.
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FeaturesGoteborg Film Festival: Nordic showcase
Goteborg Film Festival (Jan 23-Feb 2) has always offered the best of Nordic cinema but is now attracting more international industry attention. Andreas Wiseman previews the 2015 edition
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NewsSimon Perry joins Sweden's Film i Vast
UK veteran producer Simon Perry has been appointed head of production at Swedish regional film centre Film i Väst in Trollhättan, aka Sweden’s Trollywood.
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NewsGentlemen leads Sweden’s Guldbagge nominations
Mikael Marcimain drama leads pack; Ruben Ostlund, Roy Andersson films follow.
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NewsMichael Noer drama to open Goteborg
Naomi Kawase, Michael R Roskam, Noomi Rapace among attendees.
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FeaturesRuben Ostlund, Force Majeure
Ruben Ostlund, the Swedish director of Force Majeure, tells Tiffany Pritchard about his lengthy casting process, the Titanic myth and his love of YouTube.
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NewsSwedish Film Institute names doc commissioners
Klara Grunning and Antonio Russo Merenda appointed documentary film commissioners.
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NewsStockholm to honour Uma Thurman
The festival’s 25th edition will feature a contribution from Ai Weiwei and competition titles including Whiplash, Nightcrawler and Foxcatcher.
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NewsTrustNordisk taking A Man Called Ove to AFM
TrustNordisk is to kick off presales on Swedish comedy-drama A Man Called Ove at the American Film Market.
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NewsPernilla August's Serious Game reveals stars
Pernilla August and Lone Scherfig join forces on an adaptation of Hjalmar Söderberg’s 1912 novel.
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NewsSwedish producers head to New York
A group of producers and entertainment executives is heading to New York for a series of talks and one-on-one networking sessions over October 6-8.
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NewsSvensk promotes Stjernströmer Björk
Jenny Stjernströmer Björk appointed new evp acquisition and co-production at Scandinavian major Svensk Filmindustri
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NewsGentlemen to open Stockholm
Mikael Marcimain’s follow-up to award-winning Call Girl to open Swedish festival.
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NewsRed Army marches north
Currently playing at Toronto, the Cold War hockey documentary has been snapped up for the Nordic market.
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NewsSweden enters Force Majeure to Oscar race
Ruben Östlund’s Force Majeure has been chosen to compete for an Academy Award nomination as Best Foreign-Language Feature.
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CommentViva Hate debuts at Way Out West
Three-part TV rock series is named after Morrissey’s debut solo album.
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NewsWomen take centre stage at Way Out West
This year’s festival saw 45% of its lineup coming from female directors, including Alone Together from Liza Minou Morberg [pictured].