All Sweden articles – Page 21
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NewsBabak Najafi wins lucrative Göteborg award
Sweden’s Göteborg International Film Festival has awarded director Babak Najafi the Startsladden Award - one of the industry’s biggest prizes for a short film.
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NewsGoteborg to spotlight Norwegian features
Sweden’s 36th Göteborg International Film Festival, which opens tonight (Jan 25) with Norwegian directors Espen Sandberg and Joachim Rønning’s action-adventure Kon-Tiki, have improved services for the 1,500 film professionals expected for the showcase, which runs through Feb 4.
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NewsEat Sleep Die and Call Girl sweep Sweden's Guldbagge awards
Directors Gabriela Pichler and Mikael Marcimain took the lion’s share of the Guldbagge – Sweden’s national film prize – when the Swedish Film Institute presented the awards last night (Jan 21) at a televised gala in Stockholm’s Cirkus.
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NewsGunnar Carlsson joins Anagram Produktion
Swedish producer Gunnar Carlsson - former head of drama at Swedish pubcaster SVT – has been signed as film and drama chief at Anagram Produktion, the Lund-based production company instigated in 2003 by Swedish actor-comedians, writers, directors and producers Anders Jansson and Johan Wester.
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NewsGöteborg unveils 2013 programme; reveals Dragon Award titles
Eight new Nordic features will compete for the $150,000 (SEK 1m) Dragon Award – one of the film world’s largest prizes – at Sweden’s 36th Göteborg International Film Festival.
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NewsCall Girl leads Swedish film award nominations
Swedish director Mikael Marcimain’s feature debut Call Girl has taken the lead in the race for the Guldbagge – the Swedish national film awards – collecting 11 nominations.
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NewsWallen quits Yellow Bird; Fernandez named CEO
Mikael Wallen is stepping down as president of Yellow Bird, the Swedish production company behind the original version of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.
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FeaturesStockholm International Film Festival
This year’s festival showcased more than 170 films from over 50 countries.
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CommentLas Palmas receives online release
Swedish director Johannes Nyholm releases his short [pictured] online, together with making of documentary.
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NewsDolph Lundgren to receive Swedish-American honour
The veteran action star will collect the 2012 Eliason Merit Award at a ceremony on Nov 30 in Los Angeles.
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NewsCate Shortland’s Lore wins four Stockholm stallions
Australian writer-director Cate Shortland picked up an armful of prizes at the 23rd Stockholm International Film Festival for her post-war drama Lore.
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NewsStockholm’s industry line-up draws record figures
British film-maker Sophie Fiennes and 11 new films from the Nordic and Baltic regions are among the highlights of the industry line-up at this year’s Stockholm International Film Festival.
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NewsDafoe, Audiard and Troell to be awarded in Stockholm
23rd edition of the Stockholm International Film Festival runs Nov 7-18.
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NewsCall Girl to open 23rd Stockholm International Film Festival
Marciman’s debut [pictured] among three new Swedish features to compete for the grand prix for Best Film at the festival, which runs Nov 7-18.
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NewsThird film in Easy Money trilogy under way
Life Deluxe, starring Joel Kinnaman, Matias Varela, Dejan Cukic and Madeleine Martin, is under way in Sweden.
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NewsSlavic named UIP Sweden boss
Zoran Slavic has been appointed general manager of United International Pictures (UIP) in Sweden.
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NewsSwedish Film Institute backs eight new features with $5.8m
Films backed include new projects from Måns Mårling & Björn Stein [pictured], Daniel Alfredson and Stig Björkman.
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NewsHallström’s The Hypnotist selected as Sweden's entry for the Oscars
Director’s first Swedish film in 25 years selected for Oscar consideration by the Swedish Film Institute.
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FeaturesMalik Bendjelloul
The Swedish director talks to Screen about Searching For Sugar Man, set for release in the UK on July 26 after gaining critical acclaim and awards on the festival circuit.
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NewsThe Film Arcade takes US rights to Simon & The Oaks
The recently launched distributor has added the Swedish hit to its initial slate and plans an Oct 12 platform release in New York and Los Angeles.