In August Norwegian director Joachim Trier began filming his hotly anticipated sixth feature film, Sentimental Value in Oslo and Strömstad in Sweden. Danish director Anders Thomas Jensen is together with a star-studded cast – Mads Mikkelsen, Nikolalj Lie Kaas and Sofie Gråbøl – preparing the filming of his upcoming dark comedy Back to Reality outside [...]
Why are they doing like this? Why will they do like this 2030? – A reflection about the future purpose for film and audiovisual policies. Will a multifaceted Europe converge or diverge? What do the different purposes and logics mean for producers and co-productions in the future? Here you can watch the seminar. https://youtu.be/xCjzDlWrCqI?si=GgrRQlBq_MJZ-Mh7 [...]
World premieres for Frida Kempff’s The Swedish Torpedo, Frederik Louis Hviid’s The Quiet Ones and Malin Ingrid Johansson’s Deck 5B. North American premieres for Erik Poppe’s Quisling – the Final Days, Thomas Vinterberg’s Families like Ours, Magnus von Horn’s The Girl with the Needle, Leonardo van Dijl’s Julia Keeps Quiet and Rúnar Rúnarsson’s O. That’s [...]
World premiere for Thomas Vinterberg’s drama series Families Like Ours and Göran Hugo Olsson’s documentary Israel Palestine on Swedish TV 1958-1989, both selected Out of Competition. In Orizzonti you find the international co-productions Quiet Life by Alexandros Avranas and the short film O by Rúnar Rúnarsson. Furthermore Isabella Torre’s Basilieia has been selected for the [...]
There is no other search entry that gives an equal amount of hits when searching the SVT archives as "Israel/Palestine". No other specific topic has been given a comparable amount of resources to be followed and reported on. Swedish director Göran Hugo Olsson have gotten unique access to a treasure and the 4th of October [...]
During Saturday night's award ceremony at the Cannes Film Festival, Director and screenwriter Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel received the Caméra d'Or – the Golden Camera – for his work on the feature film Armand at the Cannes Film Festival. The Caméra d'or is one of the prestigious awards at the Cannes Festival, given annually to a [...]
Kirsten Dunst, Ruben Östlund, Daniel Brühl, Trine Dyrholm, Magnus von Horn, Emilie Blichfeldt, Jens Lien and Teona Mitevska were some of the honoured guests when Film i Väst held it's traditional press conference during Festival de Cannes. See some of the interviews here. And more will come... Video: Erik Dalström https://youtu.be/P0IwRQ2GuZI?si=g9GWLihPkamxL-_V
Oscar nominee and Cannes winner Kirsten Dunst together with Daniel Brühl, double winner of Palme d’Or Ruben Östlund, Palme d’Or nominated Magnus von Horn and distinguished actress Trine Dyrholm, were among the guests when Film i Väst held it’s traditional press conference in Cannes in front of an upload of journalists. Nine new co-productions were [...]
Sarah Gyllenstierna’s suspense drama Hunters on a White Field has been selected by Tribeca Film Festival in the section International Narrative Competition. Produced by MostAlice in co-production with Film i Väst. Three men go on an extended weekend hunting trip. An initial spell of hunting success sharpens their instincts and stirs a sense of rivalry. [...]
Indian director and script writer Karan Kandhari's feature Sister Midnight has been selected by Quinzaine des Cinéastes in Cannes. It is produced by Alastair Clark, Wellington Films, in co-production with Filmgate Films, Sean Wheelan, and Film i Väst. Part of the post production is made by Filmgate VFX and Can Film, based in Region Västra Götaland. The [...]
