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Actors Cherien Dabis and Fares Fares with director/screenwriter Tarik Saleh make Eagles of the Republic. Photo: © Yigit Eken

Tarik Saleh, Amanda Kernell and new Swedish horror

Produktionsstöd, Produktionsstöd

Swedish international big names Tarik Saleh and Amanda Kernell receive production funding from the Swedish Film Institute. Funding also goes to Johannes Nyholm, Göran Hugo Olsson, Lisa Langseth, Ester Martin Bergsmark, a horror film about dementia and a project for the Venice Biennale. And much more.

With Eagles of the Republic, Tarik Saleh completes his Cairo trilogy (The Nile Hilton Incident and Boy from Heaven were awarded at Sundance and Cannes). Egypt's most adored actor, George Fahmy (Fares Fares) is pressured to star in a film commissioned by the highest authorities. He reluctantly accepts the role and finds himself thrown into the inner circle of power. Like a moth drawn to the flame he begins an affair with the mysterious wife of the general overseeing the film.

Internationally acclaimed Amanda Kernell (Sami Blood, Charter) writes and directs The Curse - a Love Story. It is a love story about healing from trauma, where we follow the young reindeer owner Ejva (19) during her first year after her father's death.

Three-time Cannes participant Johannes Nyholm writes and directs Weird Elliot about an autistic vlogger who finds traces of a dead body on an old video tape. In his efforts to solve the mystery, he locates the crime's house and decides to move in. The film is produced by, among others, Nima Yousefi (Paradise is Burning).

Ester Martin Bergsmark has attracted great international attention with the pitches for A Sweetness from Nowhere. It's an film essay about healing and transformation, meeting a nature film about cockroaches, jellyfish and the autonomic nervous system.

Göran Hugo Olsson's doc Israel Palestine on Swedish TV 1958-1989 is a cinematic examination of the background to the Israel-Palestine situation, told through unique archival material long buried in SVT's archives.

Mattias J. Skoglund directs The Home, a psychological horror film with a woman behaving more than strange after a stroke. Mats Strandberg (who wrote the book on which the team-building comedy slasher The Conference was based) is responsible for the script together with Skoglund.

The Ugly Stepsister is a comedy-horror retelling of Cinderella. Elvira and her family move in with her mother's new husband and his beautiful daughter Agnes. Elvira's self-image is questioned, but with the help of extreme measures, she may still have a chance to win the prince before Agnes. The international co-production is directed and written by Emilie Blichfeldt, with Lizette Jonjic as Swedish co-producer.

Short film, Floating Sea Palace by Lap-See Lam takes place aboard the Dragon Boat, a floating restaurant shaped by its unique history that now sails through time and space. At the heart of the story is Lo Ting, a hybrid of fish and man, who takes us on a journey across the sea. The film is part of Lap-See Lam's artwork at the Venice Biennale.

Funding granted in June - July

Features

Bert 2 (English title tba)
Dialogpolisen (English title tba)
Forastera
Förbannelsen - en kärlekshistoria - regissör Amanda Kernell c Martin Källqvist_169.jpgThe Curse - a Love Story  (Director Amanda Kernell. Photo: Martin Källqvist)

Israel och Palestina i svensk TV 1959-1989 Foto SVT_169.jpg
Israel Palestine on Swedish TV 1959-1989 (Photo: SVT)

NIPSTER_MICHAEL-MARK-LANHAM (inte rätt skådespelare)_169.jpgNipster (Moodboard fron Nipster. Photo: Michael Mark Lanham)
The End of Quiet
WEIRD_ELLIOT_foto_Johan_Lundborg.jpg
Weird Elliot
(Photo: Johan Lundborg)
Tba (Lisa Langseth)

Short films

12_Points_Pressbild_Foto_Daniel Oliva Andersson.jpg12 Points (Piotr Gadomski as Wiktor in 12 Points. Photo: Daniel Oliva Andersson/Coco Film)
angie3_Make up artisten Nina Belkhir och till höger Yandeh Sallah som är huvudrollen_Foto_Nina Belkhir_169.jpgAngies resa English title tba (On set. Make up artiste Nina Belkhir working with lead Yandeh Sallah. Photo: Nina Belkhir) 

Clock-SocialistBurgersInc._FotoHarisMlivic_169.jpgCLOCK – Socialist Burgers Inc. (Photo: Haris Mlivic)
Eld_fotoRichardDinter_169.jpgEld English title tba (Photo: Richard Dinter)
Epadunk Jakob Arevärn Foto Linus Andersson_169.jpgEpadunk English title tba (director: Jakob Arevärn)
In and out of the Hornbeam Maze utan text 169.jpgIn and out of the Hornbeam Maze (Photo: Ericsbergs Slott)
Lucy
Midsommar
Ovary-Acting_pressbild_169.jpegOvary Acting (Photo: Ida Melum)
Punkdrömmar_FotoSimonKöcher_169.jpgPunkdrömmar English title tba (Photo: Simon Köcher)
Råttan ibland oss Chimichurri Foto Andrés Salas Lindell_169.jpgRåttan ibland oss English title tba (directors Chimichurri)
Slottsskogen_169.jpgSlottsskogen English title tba (Photo: Adam Hinsch)
Utan kelly - regissör Lovisa Sirén Foto Ellinor Sirén 169.jpgUtan Kelly English title tba (director Lovisa Sirén Photo: Ellinor Sirén)
Vem fan är hugo Alfvén _ regissörer Elin och Manne foto Lise Indahl_169.jpgVem fan är Hugo Alfvén? English title tba (Directors Elin Övergaard and Manne Indahl. Photo: Lise Indahl)
Vi går inte härifrån Lukas Moodysson Foto Coco Moodysson_169.jpgVi går inte härifrån English title tba (Director Lukas Moodysson. Photo: Coco Moodysson)
Öronmask_169.jpgÖronmask English title tba (Photo: Salmonfox)

Images and info from all projects granted funding in 2024 (in Swedish)

Funding granted in January - February

Funding granted in March

Funding granted in April - May

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