Crossing, the new film by writer-director Levan Akin, is set to open the Panorama section at the Berlin Film Festival. Also, Andrei Tarkovsky's Sacrifice (restored in 4K by the Swedish Film Institute) and Sweden's Shooting Star, actress Asta Kamma August.
Shame On Dry Land was the big winner at the Guldbagge Awards gala. The film picked up seven awards including Best Director, a record number. Paradise is Burning won Best Picture, while The Gullspång Miracle won the Best Documentary award, and Leila picked up the award for Best Short Film.
