The nominations for the Guldbagge Awards for the film year 2023 have been presented. In total Film i Väst co-productions received 36 nominations. Both Hammarskjöld and Opponent were presented with seven nominations, The Gullspång Miracle and Together 99 received four nominations each. The Guldbagge Awards Gala is arranged by the Swedish Film Institute in collaboration [...]
At the Europan Film Awards gala in Berlin, Mads Mikkelsen was awarded Best Actor for his role in Nikolaj Arcel’s The Promised Land. The film also took home the awards for Best Cinematography, Rasmus Videbæk, and Costume Design, Kicki Ilander. Produced by Zentropa Entertainments in co-production with Zentropa Berlin, Zentropa Swedan and Film i Väst. [...]
During the film festival in Venice, Tomas Eskilsson from Film i Väst Analysis introduced the second part of the unique, pan-European study Public Film Funding at a Crossroads: All that is solid melts into air. It is a research project in three parts that explores and discusses the future purpose and relevance of film and audiovisual [...]
The Oscar race 2024 is running. So far four countries have submitted Film i Väst’s co-productions: The Netherlands, Turkey, Chile and Iceland. All three prenominated films, who will be one, from Sweden are Film i Väst’s co-productions. Here are the submissions, so far: The Netherlands: Ena Sendijarević’ Sweet Dreams, premiered in Locarno and screened at [...]
Mika Gustafson’s Paradise is Burning won The Orizzonti Award for Best Director at the Venice International Film Festival. The film is produced by Nima Yousefi at HOBAB in co-production with Film i Väst and with support from the Swedish Film Institute. https://youtu.be/px4cXciL66c?si=1TGo8dDprbfrP2pv Paradise is Burning is about sisters Laura, Mira and Steffi, who live alone [...]
Together with the Audience Design Lab at International Screen Institute Film i Väst are pleased to announce a new partnership. Film i Väst will support the participation of a local team in attending the Lab this October, where they will participate in a workshop with their own Audience Designer, working on their feature project over the [...]
During the film festival in Venice Film i Väst Analysis introduces av unique, pan-European study, All that is solid melts into air – Public Film Funding at a Crossroads II. It is presented at a seminar as a part of Venice Production Bridge by Tomas Eskilsson, head of Film i Väst Analysis. Public Film [...]
Two co-productions competing for the Golden Lion in Venice plus two selected for Horizons Competition. Seven co-productions shown in Toronto and two in San Sebastian. - We congratulate all involved and wish all luck at the festivals. Having four co-productions selected to one of the most prestigeous festivals in the world with Nikolaj Arcel’s The [...]
Download the report by clicking on the report’s first page (the picture) INTRODUCTION TO THE PROVISIONAL SUMMARY Public Film and Audiovisual Policies and Funding at a Crossroads II aims to deepen the discussion on the future purpose of public film and audiovisual policy and practice. We are concentrating on the areas that require answers. [...]
Eight new projects were presented at the traditional Film i Väst press conference in Cannes. Among the directors introducing their projects were Anders Thomas Jensen, Magnus von Horn, Emma Bucht and Ragnhild Ekner. Stenbeck by Goran Kapetanović Jan Stenbeck was a Swedish entrepreneur, outsider and a controversial corporate genious who reluctantly took over the [...]
