Here are Film Väst’s co-productions at the Göteborg Film Festival
2026-01-08
Here are Film Väst’s co-productions at the Göteborg Film Festival
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The Nordic region’s largest film festival is back. On January 23, the Göteborg Film Festival opens, and over 11 days it will showcase 266 films from 76 countries. Three Nordic co-productions are competing for the Best Nordic Dragon Award, and five international co-productions will have their Swedish premieres: Mona Fastvold’s "The Testament of Ann Lee", Teona Strugar Mitevska’s Mother, Oliver Hermanus’ "The History of Sound", Dylan Southern’s "The Thing With Feathers", and Simón Mesa Soto’s "A Poet".
You can read the full festival program here.
Film Väst’s co-productions in competition
Nordic Competition
The Nordic Competition is Göteborg Film Festival’s major Nordic contest. Among the eight nominated films, three are co-productions with Film Väst.
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The Love That Remains
Hlynur Pálmason
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Redoubt
John Skoog
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Butterfly
Itonje Søimer Guttormsen
Swedish Shorts Competition - Startsladden
Startsladden is Sweden’s leading short film competition, where two of the eight nominated films are co-produced with Film Väst.
The winner receives the Dragon Award for Best Swedish Short, along with cash and equipment worth 425,000 SEK. The prize is presented by, among others, the Swedish Film Institute, Gothenburg Film Studios, and Film i Väst.
Scraps, directed by Emily Norling
All That Remains of Me, directed by Christer Wahlberg
Additional co-productions screening at the festival
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The History of Sound
Oliver Hermanus
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Mother
Teona Strugar Mitevska
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The Testament of Ann Lee
Mona Fastvold
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The Thing with Feathers
Dylan Southern
Voyage: South America
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Un Poeta
Simón Mesa Soto
Swedish Shorts
Varenyky, directed by Miriam Ingrid Benthe
Dancing Sober, directed by Kristian A. Söderström
A House of Balloons, directed by Anton Björklund
Sebha, directed by Sara Garib
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Girlzilla, directed by Mirjam Kjellman
The Condition of Things, directed by Ragnhild Bøhle
Horse Crazy, directed by Johanne Udnes
The Architect, directed by Nadja Josephson
Replika, directed by Ramin Alipour
Perception, directed by Nicole Lundberg
Nordic Honorary Dragon Award & Honorary Dragon Award
Every year, Göteborg Film Festival honors individuals whose work in film is artistically outstanding. This year, actor Noomi Rapace (Nordic Honorary Dragon Award) and director Agnieszka Holland (Honorary Dragon Award) are being recognized. During the festival, earlier films by and featuring Noomi Rapace and Agnieszka Holland will be screened, several of which were co-produced with Film Väst.
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