Film i Väst Analysis research project Public Film Funding at a Crossroads is reaching its end and the third study will be presented and discussed during the Berlinale. Join us on February 16, 3:00–4:30 pm at the Hilton Hotel, Mohrenstrasse 30, Berlin, for an engaging discussion on the future of film and audiovisual policies in an ever-changing political and economic [...]
Denmark submits Gothenburg-Filmed The Girl with the Needle by Magnus von Horn, while Norway nominates Armand by Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel for the Oscar's Shortlist The American Academy has selected its shortlist of 15 films in the International Feature Film category for the upcoming Oscars. Among them, Denmark is represented by Magnus von Horn's Gothenburg-filmed The [...]
First selected for the Sundance Film Festival, and now Panorama at the Berlinale. It’s all abolut Film i Väst’s co-production The Ugly Stepsister by Emilie Blichfeldt. Produced by Mer Film and o-produced by the Göteborg based companies Zentropa Sweden It’s Not Easy Being the Ugly Stepsister. A sinister twist on the classic Cinderella story, The Ugly Stepsister follows Elvira [...]
At a press conference in Stockholm the nominations for the Guldbagge Awards for the film year 2024 were presented. Ernst De Geer’s The Hypnosis and Frida Kempff’s The Swedish Torpedo each received eight nominations. In total Film i Väst’s co-productions received 26 out of 52 possible nominations. The Guldbagge Awards ceremony will be held in Stockholm [...]
The Golden Globe nominations has been announced: Magnus von Horn's Gothenburg-filmed The Girl with the Needle was nominated for Best International Film. Sebastian Stan received a nomination for Best Actor, and Jeremy Strong was nominated for Best Supporting Actor for Ali Abbasi's film The Apprentice. Both films were co-produced with Film i Väst. Additionally, there [...]
Film i Väst’s co-productions The Ugly Stepsister by Emilie Blichfeldt and The Things with Feathers by Dylan Southern have been selected for the Sundande Film Festival. Co-produced by the Göteborg based companies Zentropa Sweden respectively Filmgate Films. The Ugly Stepsister It’s Not Easy Being the Ugly Stepsister. A sinister twist on the classic Cinderella story, [...]
Norwegian director and screentwriter Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel’s Armand and The Girl With the Needle by Swedish/Polish director and screenwiter Magnus von Horn together with screenwriter Line Langebek are nominated for three European Film Awards each. The EFA gala will be held in Luzern, Switzerland on December 7. Both films are coproduced by Film i Väst. [...]
Denmark, Norway, Finland and Belgium have submitted Film i Väst’s co-productions in the International Feature Film category for the upcoming Academy Awards. The contenders are Magnus von Horn’s The Girl with the Needle, Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel’s Armand, Tia Kouvo’s Family Time and Leonardo van Dijl’s Julie Keeps Quiet. Magnus von Horn, The Girl with the Needle [...]
FOCAL Medici and Filling the Gap are two examples of European forums for decision-makers of film funding organisations at national or international level respectively producers. Both are during the autumn arranging meetings hosted by Film i Väst in Göteborg. FOCAL Medici From 9 to 12 October 2024 Film i Väst is hosting FOCAL Medici, a [...]
Five Film i Väst co-productions have been selected for the BFI Lonton Film Festival: Ali Abbasi’s The Apprentice, Thomas Vinterberg’s Families Like Ours, Leonardo van Dijl’s Julie Keeps Quiet, Karan Kandhari’s Sister Midnight and Göran Hugo Olsson’s Israel Palestine on Swedish TV 1958-1989. The Apprentice Ali Abbasi’s The Apprentice was selected for the Official Competition at the [...]
