The launch of the most expensive Scandinavian film production of all time was something of a family occasion, as the father-and-son stars of crusader drama Arn - the Knight Templar - turned up for the World Premiere in Stockholm.
<b>Josef Fares's film Leo, which premieres on Friday, is a timely exploration of how we react to violence. But, says Charlotte West, the script is not all it could be.</b>
The 18th Stockholm International Film Festival, which wraps up Sunday, handed its top Bronze Horse award for best film to "4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days".
The Swedish government said Monday it would donate almost three million dollars (20 million kronor) to preserve the works and memory of legendary filmmaker Ingmar Bergman who died in July.
Gunnel Arrbäck, head of the National Board of Film Classification (Statens Biografbyrå), has resigned from the agency that she has long fought to have closed down. After 26 years, she is now set to step down from her post as Sweden's top film censor.
<b>Writer Claudio Tamburrini, whose life is portrayed in a new film, talks to Eddie de Oliveira about surviving torture, playing football and building a new life in Sweden.</b>
<b>Drugs film Sherrybaby and its lead actress Maggie Gyllenhaal scoop the gongs at the Stockholm Film Festival. But for Eddie de Oliveira, New York school drama Half Nelson stole the show.</b>
”It’s one of my favourite festivals,” says Quentin Tarantino. Not the hip Sundance or the glamorous Cannes, but Stockholm. Cinemas across town are currently hosting the 17th edition of the Stockholm Film Festival, the Nordic area’s largest showcase of new films, which runs until 26th November.
Swedish wildlife filmmaker Erik Fernström was in Russia shooting a film when he was attacked by a bear. The incident occurred during the production this summer of a film called "The true face of the bear".
The Swedish writer and film director Vilgot Sjöman has died at the age of 81. The news of his death were confirmed by the Swedish Committee for Artistic and Literary Professionals (KLYS), which had been in contact with Sjöman's wife.
TV4 and SF Anytime, the broadband arm of Swedish film distributor and cinema chain SF, are to cooperate on a new service for television and video called TV4 Anytime.
Fewer tickets were sold for films in Swedish cinemas last year than during any year since 1963, according to new statistics from the Swedish Film Institute. A lack of popular films and the rising sales of DVDs are being blamed for the fall, which echoed a drop in many other countries.
The competitive prizes for the oldest and largest film festival in Sweden were announced February 4 at a special gala ceremony at the Museum of World Culture. The Göteborg Film Festival Nordic Film Award went to Dagur Kári for <i>Dark Horse</i> (<i>Voksne Mennesker</i>). The award consists of 150 000 SEK and the Filmdraken (Film dragon) statuette.
