The Icelandic scriptwriter and director Hlynur Pálmason’s A White, White Day is one of seven feature films that have been selected for competition in the International Critics’ Week, one of the parallel sections of the Cannes Film Festival. This will be the film’s world premiere. The film is co-produced with Film i Väst, and part [...]
For the first time Film i Väst has two co-productions represented in Official Competiton in the Festival de Cannes: Romanian director Corneliu Porumboiu’s drama The Whistlers and multiple Official Selection director Jim Jarmusch, who will open the festival with The Dead Don’t Die, May 14th. - For Film i Väst it’s the first time we [...]
https://youtu.be/bs5ZOcU6Bnw Jim Jarmusch’s zombie comedy The Dead Don’t Die is to open the Cannes Film Festival, 14th of May. It is produced by Animal Kingdom in cooperation with Film i Väst and Chimney. VFX on the film were made by Haymaker in Göteborg. “Film i Väst congratulates director Jim Jarmusch, whose feature The Dead Don’t Diewill compete for [...]
In a major move for film and TV in Sweden, Film i Väst and Region Västra Götaland announce the launch of a pilot regarding production rebate for feature films and TV dramas. The pro-gram, which is the first of its kind in Sweden, will be administered by Film i Väst, Scandinavia’s leading film fund. – [...]
Film i Väst’s co-production The Kindness of Stranger by Danish director Lone Scherfig is to open the 69th Berlin International Film Festival on February 7th. Also in international competition is Hans Petter Moland’s Out Stealing Horses. - Film i Väst has a strong line-up at the Berlinale, with seven co-productions represented in three different sections. [...]
Director Ali Abbasi’s Un Certain Regard winner Border was nominated to nine Swedish Guld Bagge Awards today. Pernille Fischer Christensen’s Becoming Astrid received six nominations. In total, Film i Väst’s co-productions was nominated to no less than 40 Guldbagge Awards. As proud co-producers we congratulate all nominated films and teams and we are also very [...]
The 69th Berlin International Film Festival will open on February 7, 2019 with the world premiere of Lone Scherfig’s newest film The Kindness of Strangers, co-produced by Film i Väst. The English-language Denmark-Canadaco-production with Sweden, France and Germany was filmed in Toronto, Copenhagen and New York. The Kindness of Strangers is a contemporary drama following a disparate ensemble [...]
Film i Väst’s co-productions Border and Borg are nominated to six European Film Awards by the European Film Academy and EFA Productions. Both feature films are shot in Västra Götaland in Sweden. The more than 3,500 EFA Members will now vote for the winners who will be presented during the awards ceremony on 15 December [...]
INTERNATIONAL CO-PRODUCTIONS: Sea Fever Director: Neasa Hardiman (Jessica Jones, Happy Valley). Actors: Hermione Corfield (Stars Wars - The Last Jedi, Mission Impossible – Rogue Nation); Ardalan Esmaili (The Charmer); Connie Nielsen (Wonder Woman, Gladiator) Shoot location: Gothenburg Daniel Director: Niels Arden Oplev (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Mr Robot) Actors: Esben Smed (Follow the [...]
The film industry on the west coast of Sweden is booming, with a record amount of film shoots and premieres. In the space of a few weeks, ten feature films and TV dramas are being shot in Västra Götaland, with Hollywood actors and Swedish film stars in the leading roles. - Never before have we [...]
