On November 7, the application opens for Swedish production rebates, for the production of audiovisual works, (feature films, documentary films, drama series or documentary series). It is permanent support from 2022 and consists of a total of SEK 100 million per year. The production rebate can be combined with a co-production investment from Film i [...]
Are you going to produce a feature film, documentary film, drama series or documentary series in Sweden? On November 7, the application opens for Swedish production rebates. Swedish Agency for Economic and Regional Growth is administrating the incentive system. The support is intended for the production of audiovisual works, (feature films, documentary films, drama series [...]
Three national Oscar submissions for Film i Väst co-productions. A new drama series from Thomas Vinterberg and Erik Poppe’s historic drama Quisling coming up to region Västra Götaland. Wrap for Lukas Moodysson’s Together 99. And cinema premieres for Ruben Östlund’s Triangle of Sadness, Tarik Saleh’s Boy from Heaven and Lars von Trier’s The Kingdom Exodus [...]
Principal photography has commenced on Families Like Ours, the first TV drama series by Academy-Award and BAFTA winning Thomas Vinterberg (Another Round, The Hunt) shooting on location in Copenhagen, Sweden, The Czech Republic, France and Romania. Produced by Zentropa, Sisse Graum Jørgensen and Kasper Dissing, and co-produced by Zentropa Sweden, Lizette Jonjic, and Film i [...]
Film i Väst co-productions have been selected to the film festivals in Toronto and Venice. In Venice, the world premiere of Lars von Trier’s dramaseries The Kingdom Exodus and Oliver Hermanus Living. In Toronto in Special Screenings Ali Abbasi’s Holy Spider and Ruben Östlund’s Triangle of Sadness and in section Primetime Lars von Trier’s The [...]
In March the study Public Film Funding at a Crossroads was launched in Brussels. It is a study about the future relevance of public film funding in Europe – particularly selective film finance, authored by Tomas Eskilsson, Katarina Krave and Bengt Toll for Film i Väst Analysis. Now an updated report based on the response [...]
In September, construction will begin on Europe's largest projector-based Virtual Production wall in Studio Fares in Trollhättan. Film i Väst is investing in a new technical solution for a specially designed projection wall. This creates completely new possibilities for recording in the 36 × 36 meter large studio. The investment is initially a collaboration with [...]
It’s historic! Swedish director and script writer Ruben Östlund win his second Palme d’Or for his feature film Triangle of Sadness. At the Cannes gala tonight Tarik Saleh also wins Best Screenplay for his Boy from Heaven and Zar Amir-Ebrahini Best Actress for her role in Ali Abbasi’s Holy Spider. All films co-produced by Film [...]
Film i Väst Analysis' new report, Creative Overload, looks at the "golden age of content" from the writers and directors' perspective, looking at the challenges and opportunities working in a world where opportunities are booming, but the divide is growing between theatrical features and episodic content for platforms. As the report is unveiled in Cannes, author Wendy Mitchell will present [...]
New co-productions with Lukas Moodysson, Isabella Eklöf, Ernst De Geer and Sarah Gyllenstierna. The latest news from Golden Palm nominee Ruben Östlund. That was just some of the news from Film i Väst’s traditional international press conference at the Festival de Cannes 2022. Film i Väst, Scandinavias leading co-producer celebrates 30 years in 2022 and [...]
