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Max von Sydow, 1929-2020
Max von Sydow has passed away. He was one of the most prominent Swedish actors of all time, working with Ingmar Bergman and many international directors, and his career spanned 60 years and over 120 film roles.
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Swedish documentary Yung Lean: In My Head to world premiere at Tribeca Film Festival
An ordinary Swedish teenager morphed into the world famous rapper Yung Lean. The new documentary Yung Lean: In My Head, directed by Henrik Burman, has been selected for the Tribeca Film Festival in New York, where the film will have its world premiere.
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New film by Ruben Östlund, and animation and monster agents for younger viewers
The latest titles awarded funding by the Swedish Film Institute include Triangle of Sadness, Ruben Östlund’s new feature after his Palme d’Or winner The Square. Nelly Rapp by Amanda Adolfsson and Utvandrarna (English title TBA) by Erik Poppe are also awarded funding. Market funding is being awarded to Dag för dag (English title TBA) by Felix Herngren, Bamse och vulkanön by Christian Ryltenius and Ur spår (English title TBA) by Mårten Klingberg.
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Joachim Trier, fear of birds and a premium weird project
Joachim Trier makes a family drama, and the documentary Fat Front follows big women’s struggle with ideals of beauty. Two new scary films are in the pipeline – about knocking and birds’ eggs. And then there’s Douglas, 40 cm tall, in a bizarre comedy about a diamond. This and much more is among the latest funding projects from the Swedish Film Institute.
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Digitally restored Swedish film classics to be screened in Lyon and Hamburg
Flight of the Eagle by director Jan Troell and The Norrtull Gang by Per Lindberg have been selected for the Lumière Festival and the Hamburg International Queer Film Festival, respectively. Both films have been digitally restored by the Swedish Film Institute.
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Horror, LGBTQ and Arnold Schwarzenegger
The latest recipients of Swedish Film Institute production funding include the feature sequel to Kung Fury, a new project by Thomas Vinterberg, art drama with Monica Bellucci, and horror in a haunted semi-detached house.
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Stiller classics and unique short films from the Swedish Film Institute at this year’s edition of Il cinema ritrovato in Bologna
At this year’s edition of Il cinema ritrovato in Bologna (June 22-29), the Swedish Film Institute will present its digital restorations of two Mauritz Stiller films.
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The best of Sweden in Cannes 2019
Cannes Film Festival 2019 has come to an end. Levan Akin's And Then We Danced, selected for the section Director's Fortnight, and the short film Who Talks by Elin Övergaard (competing for a Palme d'or) were two of the Swedish highlights. Let's look at some more.
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Stellan Skarsgård, football dreams and children’s detective film
A musical Christmas family, short film distribution on Instagram and new roles for Stellan Skarsgård and Eero Milonoff (Border) are among the latest projects to receive production funding from the Swedish Film Institute.
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Bo Widerberg retrospective in Berlin
An extensive retrospective of the work by director Bo Widerberg will take place at the Kino Arsenal in Berlin, April 9-30.