GOTEBORG FILM FESTIVAL NEWS

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Film Harbour boards ‘The Dialogue Police’ following Gothenburg premiere (exclusive)

2025-02-04T15:28:00+00:00By

Susanna Edwards-directed documentary follows specialised unit of police officers.

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Icelandic drama ‘When The Light Breaks’ leads Goteborg winners

2025-02-01T21:59:00+00:00By

‘Trans Memoria’, ‘Love’ among other winning films.

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Mohammad Rasoulof says Iranian prison guards asked to watch his films with him

2025-01-31T15:53:00+00:00By

“They praised me for how well I made the film; while I’m sitting in prison because I made said movie.”

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Abba’s Benny Andersson launches feature doc about Swedish icon Siw Malmvkist (exclusive)

2025-01-30T09:30:00+00:00By

Andersson has developed the documentary with producers Mantaray Film.

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Finland’s Into Films launches with Goteborg market title ‘Flowers Of Farewell’ (exclusive)

2025-01-29T11:30:00+00:00By

Former Made producer Inka Hietala is heading up the new company.

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Ruben Östlund criticises “embarrassingly uneducated” Swedish cultural policy

2025-01-28T14:23:00+00:00By

Östlund compared culture minister Parisa Liljestrand to Elon Musk.

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Goteborg’s Nordic Film Market includes new Lone Scherfig, Hlynur Palmason projects

2025-01-13T10:14:00+00:00By

Shahrbanoo Sadat, Kaltrina Krasniqi also have projects in the market.

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Goteborg Film Festival programme includes 22 world premieres

2025-01-07T13:45:00+00:00By

Twenty-two world premieres include Asier Urbieta’s thriller ‘Pheasant Island’.

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‘Safe House’ to open Goteborg Film Festival 2025

2024-12-19T10:18:00+00:00By

Eirik Svensson’s civil war drama will world premiere at the festival in Sweden.