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 [...]
Ruben Östlund’s Triangle of Sadness is nominated for a Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival. In 2018 he won the Palme d’Or for his feature film The Square. Tarik Saleh’s Boy from Heaven, Ali Abbasi’s Holy Spider and Cristian Mungiu’s R.M.N. have also been selectd for Official Competition. All four co-produced by Film i [...]
Friday, March 11, Film i Väst Analysis will launch the unique report on the future relevance of public film funding in Europe – particularly selective film finance, Public Film Funding at a Crossroads. The report will be presented at the European Co-Production Forum in Brussels, and can be followed live here March 11, 11:00-13:00. — [...]
In September the shooting starts for Families Like Ours, Thomas Vinterberg’s new 6-part TV drama series. Written by Thomas Vinterberg (Another Round, The Hunt) and Bo Hr. Hansen (Darkness: Those Who Kill). It is set to shoot on location in Denmark, Sweden, and The Czech Republic. This is Film i Väst’s fifth co-production with Thomas [...]
Sanna Lenken's feature film Comedy Queen has been awarded the Crystal Bear at the Berlin Film Festival. This is the second time around for director Sanna Lenken, who also won the Crystal Bear for her previous feature film, My Skinny Sister, at the 2015 Berlinale. Beautiful Beings, the second feature from Icelandic director Guðmundur Arnar [...]
Joachim Trier's award-winning cinema success The Worst Person in the World has received Oscar nominations in the categories Best International Feature Film and Best Original Screenplay (Joachim Trier and Eskil Vogt). Produced by Thomas Robsahm and Andrea Berentsen Ottmar for Oslo Pictures in co-production with Film i Väst. The world premiere was in Cannes 2021, [...]
Three co-productions have been selected for Sundance Film Festival 20-30 of January 2022: Oliver Hermanu’s Living, Hanna Bergholm’s Hatching and Joachim Trier’s The Worst Person in the World. In addition, two shorts will be shown in retrospective: Niki Linderoth von Bahrs The Burden and Johnannes Nyholm’s Las Palmas. All co-produced with Film i Väst. Living [...]
