Ruben Östlund and Film i Väst: 20 years of Co-Production

Ruben Östlund is indisputably one of the greatest in Swedish film history with his three Oscar nominations for his film Triangle of Sadness, filmed in Västra Götaland, is outstanding. Triangle of Sadness is the seventh of Östlund’s films co-produced by Film i Väst.

– The cooperation with Ruben Östlund and his fellow producer Erik Hemmendorff at Göteborg based Plattform Produktion, extends back more than 20 years. It is definitely a formidable success story as well as one of the main factors behind Film i Väst’s positioning at the international festivals and galas. We are very proud of our long collaboration, already from his university period, and hope for a continued partnership for years to come. We wish him all the luck on Sunday at the Oscars, says Kristina Börjeson, Head of Production at Film i Väst.

Seven co-productions with Ruben Östlund:

2022 Triangle of Sadness:
Filmed in Trollhättan and Göteborg. Won Palme d’Or in Cannes 2022. Nominated for three Oscars (Best Picture, Best Original Screenplay, Best Director) Won four European Film Awards (European Film, European Director, European Screenwriter, European Actor/Zlatko Buric), Nominated Golden Globe (Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in Any Motion Picture/Dolly de Leon) and six Swedish Guldbagge Awards. Nominations for British Bafta, French César, Danish Bodil and Robert. SEE MORE

2017 The Square
Filmed in Göteborg. Won Palme d’Or in Cannes 2017. Nominated Oscar (Best Foreign Language Film), won five European Film Awards (European Comedy, European Film, European Director, European Screenwriter, European Actor/Claes Bang, European Production Designer/Josefin Åsberg. Won two Swedish Guldbagge Awards, Danish Bodil and Robert, Spanish Goya and Polish Eagle, nominated French César. SEE MORE

2014 Force Majeur
Filmed in Göteborg. Won Un Certain Regard in Cannes, Danish Robert, six Swedish Guldbagge Awards. Nominated Golden Globe (Best Foreign Language Film), European Film Awards (European Director, European Film, EFA People’s Choice Award), British Bafta, Danish Bodil, British Independent Film Awards, Nordic Council’s Film Prize. SEE MORE

2011 Play
Filmed in Göteborg. Won in Cannes (Séance ”Coup de coeur”), two Swedish Guldbagge Awards, Nordic Council’s Film Prize, Tokyo Film Festival. Nominated Norwegian Amanda, CPH:DOX, LUX Prize. SEE MORE