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  • Mia Hansen-Løve and Renate Reinsve film If Love Should Die in Sweden

    Production has now started in Gothenburg, Sweden, on Mia Hansen-Løve’s international feature film If Love Should Die. Renate Reinsve stars as the pioneering writer Mary Wollstonecraft. Film i Väst is a co-producer, with eight days of filming taking place in the region.French writer and director Mia Hansen-Løve (Bergman Island, One Fine Morning, Things to Come) is currently in the Västra Götaland r

  • Film i Väst co-production Woman Unknown wins the Golden Lion in Venice

    Film i Väst co-production Woman Unknown, directed by May el-Toukhy, has tonight been awarded the Golden Lion, the prestigious top prize at the Venice International Film Festival, while Mathilde Arcel has received the Volpi Cup for Best Actress for her leading role as Marie.
    The film competed in the Official Competition at the 83rd edition of the Venice International Film Festival and is a Danis

  • Film i Väst co-production Woman Unknown to compete for the Golden Lion in Venice

    Film i Väst co-productions Woman Unknown and The Girl with the Leica have been selected for the 83rd Venice International Film Festival. Directed by May el-Toukhy, Woman Unknown, which was partly filmed in Region Västra Götaland, Sweden, has been selected for the festival's prestigious Official Competition, where it will compete for the Golden Lion. The Girl with the Leica, directed by Alina Maraz

  • Four Film i Väst Co-productions Selected for the Toronto International Film Festival

    Four Film i Väst co-productions have been selected for the 2026 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). Amanda Kernell's Brace Your Heart and Amalie Næsby Fick's What Lies Between Us will celebrate their world premieres at the festival, while Fjord by Cristian Mungiu and Gentle Monster by Marie Kreutzer return to the international festival circuit following their premieres at the Cannes Film F

  • Film i Väst Co-Producing Three New Documentary Features

    Highly personal stories with an international perspective, innovative storytelling techniques and distinctive artistic voices. These are the qualities that unite the three new documentary projects that Film i Väst is joining as co-producer: Our Eternal Life by Erik Gandini, Letter to Alvin by Göran Hugo Olsson and Hilton Als, and The Days I Will Forget by Morgane Dziurla-Petit.
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    Letter to Alvin about the life of photographer Alvin Baltrop

  • Film i Väst Co-Production Fjord Wins the Palme d’Or in Cannes

    Film i Väst’s co-production Fjord by Cristian Mungiu was awarded the Palme d’Or, the top prize at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, earlier tonight. The film is one of three co-productions from Film i Väst selected for the 2026 festival, where both Fjord by Cristian Mungiu and Gentle Monster by Marie Kreutzer competed in the main competition, while The End by Niki Lindroth von Bahr participated in

  • Film i Väst presented its upcoming co-productions at the Cannes Film Festival

    New films by internationally acclaimed directors and emerging Nordic talents were among the projects unveiled by Film i Väst during its annual press conference at the Cannes Film Festival.The slate includes a major new feature by Lone Scherfig, Levan Akin’s next film, Nabil Ayouch directing Noomi Rapace in a leading role, Gustaf Skarsgård’s feature directorial debut with a film about Ingmar Bergma

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Idag har Guldpalmsvinnande ”Fjord” svensk biopremiär! 🍿   För några dagar sedan besökte filmens regissör och manusförfattare Cristian Mungiu Göteborg, och då passade Film i Väst på att intervjua honom. Filmen, med Renate Reinsve och Sebastian Stan i huvudrollerna, hade världspremiär i Cannes tidigare i år.   ”Fjord” är producerad av Mobra Films, Eye Eye Pictures och Why Not Productions i samproduktion med bland andra Film i Väst, Filmgate Films och Garagefilm International. Svensk distribution av TriArt Film och postproduktion i Västra Götaland är gjord av Filmgate VFX och CAN Film. ✨   Läs mer på filmivast.se   ——   Today, the Palme d’Or-winning ”Fjord” opens in Swedish cinemas! 🍿   A few days ago, the film’s director and screenwriter Cristian Mungiu visited Gothenburg, and Film i Väst took the opportunity to interview him. Starring Renate Reinsve and Sebastian Stan, the film had its world premiere in Cannes earlier this year.   ”Fjord” is produced by Mobra Films, Eye Eye Pictures, and Why Not Productions in co-production with, among others, Film i Väst, Filmgate Films, and Garagefilm International. The film is distributed in Sweden by TriArt Film, with post-production in Västra Götaland carried out by Filmgate VFX and CAN Film. ✨   Read more at filmivast.com

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I går samlades ett urval av branschen i Göteborg under Film i Västs årliga nordiska dag för att diskutera utvecklingen för den nordiska filmen och filmbranschen. 💫   Årets tema var ”Filmens värde - nu slipar vi argumenten!”, och under dagen varvades rundabordssamtal med programpunkter där Anna Croneman (Svenska Filminstitutet), Kjersti Mo (Norsk Filminstitutt), Tine Fischer (Det Danske Filminstitut) samt Sandra Harms (Nordic Drama Queens) talade.   Insikterna från dagen kommer att användas i arbetet för den kommande rapporten från Film i Väst Analysis. Stort tack till alla deltagare! 👏   Läs mer på filmivast.se

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Världspremiär för Amanda Kernells ”Gör hjärtat hårt” på Toronto International Film Festival ✨   ”Gör hjärtat hårt” (engelsk titel ”Brace Your Heart”), premiärvisades i tisdags under Toronto International Film Festival i tävlingssektionen Platform. Filmen med den samiska originaltiteln ”Garrat du Váimmu”, är producerad av Nordisk Film Production (Eva Åkergren) i samproduktion med Forest People, Compass Films, Invictus, Nordisk Film Production Denmark, Filmpool Nord, SVT och Film i Väst. Läs mer på filmivast.se -——— World Premiere for Amanda Kernell’s ”Brace Your Heart” at the Toronto International Film Festival ✨ ”Brace Your Heart” premiered on Tuesday in the Platform competition section at the Toronto International Film Festival. The film, which bears the original Sámi title ”Garrat du Váimmu”, is produced by for Nordisk Film Production (Eva Åkergren) in co-production with Forest People, Compass Films, Invictus, Nordisk Film Production Denmark, Filmpool Nord, SVT and Film i Väst.   Read more at filmivast.com Photo: Ellen Hoving

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I lördags hade Amalie Næsby Ficks långfilmsdebut ”Dobbeltfejl” världspremiär på Toronto International Film Festival. Filmen är med i sektionen Discovery, där festivalen presenterar nya, internationella regissörtalanger.   Manus är skrivet av Sara Isabella Jønsson och Nikolaj Arcel, och i huvudrollerna ser vi Sidse Babett Knudsen, Sofie Gråbøl och Asta Kamma August.   ”Dobbeltfejl” är producerad av av Zentropa Entertainments (Louise Vesth) i samproduktion med Zentropa Sweden, Zentropa Berlin, Klinkerfilm och Film i Väst. Läs mer på filmivast.se   ———— Last Saturday, Amalie Næsby Fick’s feature film debut ”What Lies Between Us” had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival. The film is screening in the Discovery section, where the festival showcases emerging international directorial talent.   The screenplay is written by Sara Isabella Jønsson and Nikolaj Arcel, and the leading roles are played by Sidse Babett Knudsen, Sofie Gråbøl and Asta Kamma August.   ”What Lies Between Us” is produced by Zentropa Entertainments (Louise Vesth) in co-production with Zentropa Sweden, Zentropa Berlin, Klinkerfilm and Film i Väst. Read more at filmivast.com   Photo: Asia Lis

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Film i Västs samproduktion ”Woman Unknown” vinner Guldlejonet i Venedig! 🏆   ”Woman Unknown” av May el-Toukhy har ikväll tilldelats Guldlejonet, det prestigefyllda huvudpriset vid Venedigs internationella filmfestival. Filmens huvudrollsinnehavare Mathilde Arcel tilldelades även Volpi Cup for Best Actress för sin roll som Marie. ”Woman Unknown” är producerad av Mikael Rieks för Nordisk Film Production A/S i samproduktion med Nafta Films, Nordisk Film Production Sweden och Film i Väst. Stort grattis till alla inblandade! ✨   Läs mer på vår webb – länk i bio! -———   Film i Väst co-production ”Woman Unknown” wins the Golden Lion in Venice! 🏆   ”Woman Unknown”, directed by May el-Toukhy, has tonight been awarded the Golden Lion, the prestigious top prize at the Venice International Film Festival, while Mathilde Arcel has received the Volpi Cup for Best Actress for her leading role as Marie. ”Woman Unknown” is produced by Mikael Rieks for Nordisk Film Production A/S, in co-production with Nafta Films, Nordisk Film Production Sweden and Film i Väst. A huge congratulations to everyone involved! ✨ Read more at filmivast.com

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May el-Toukhys ”Woman Unknown” hade sin världspremiär tidigare i veckan på Venedigs filmfestival. Filmen tävlar i huvudsektionen med chans att vinna Guldlejonet, festivalens mest prestigefyllda pris. ✨   Inför premiären träffade Film i Väst regissören May el-Toukhy och huvudrollsinnehavaren Mathilde Arcel för att prata om filmen, förväntningarna och känslan inför att möta publiken för första gången.   —————— May el-Toukhy’s ”Woman Unknown” had its world premiere at the Venice International Film Festival earlier this week. The film is competing in the main competition for the Golden Lion, the festival’s most prestigious award. ✨   Ahead of the premiere, Film i Väst met with director May el-Toukhy and lead actress Mathilde Arcel to talk about the film, their expectations, and the experience of sharing it with an audience for the very first time.

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I kväll har Amalie Næsby Ficks långfilmsdebut ”Dobbeltfejl” världspremiär på Toronto International Film Festival. ✨   Under inspelningen i Alingsås tidigare i år träffade Film i Väst skådespelaren Sofie Gråbøl för ett samtal om filmen, där hon spelar en av huvudrollerna tillsammans med Sidse Babett Knudsen och Asta Kamma August.   ”Dobbeltfejl” produceras av Zentropa Entertainments i samproduktion med Zentropa Sweden (Lizette Jonjic), Zentropa Berlin, Klinkerfilm och Film i Väst. ————   Tonight, Amalie Næsby Fick’s feature debut ”What Lies Between Us” has its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival. ✨   Earlier this year, while filming was underway in Alingsås, Sweden, Film i Väst met with actor Sofie Gråbøl to talk about the film, in which she stars alongside Sidse Babett Knudsen and Asta Kamma August.   ”What Lies Between Us” is produced by Zentropa Entertainments in co-production with Zentropa Sweden, Zentropa Berlin, Klinkerfilm and Film i Väst.

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I kväll har Amalie Næsby Ficks långfilmsdebut ”Dobbeltfejl” världspremiär på Toronto International Film Festival. 🎬   Tidigare i år, under inspelningen i Alingsås, träffade Film i Väst regissören Amalie Næsby Fick för ett kort samtal om filmen, som har Sidse Babett Knudsen, Sofie Gråbøl och Asta Kamma August i huvudrollerna. ✨   ”Dobbeltfejl” produceras av Zentropa Entertainments i samproduktion med Zentropa Sweden (Lizette Jonjic), Zentropa Berlin, Klinkerfilm och Film i Väst. ———— Tonight is the world premiere of ”What Lies Between Us” at the Toronto International Film Festival. 🎬   Earlier this year, while the film was shooting in Alingsås, Sweden, Film i Väst met with director Amalie Næsby Fick for a short conversation about the film, which stars Sidse Babett Knudsen, Sofie Gråbøl and Asta Kamma August. ✨   ”What Lies Between Us” is produced by Zentropa Entertainments in co-production with Zentropa Sweden, Zentropa Berlin, Klinkerfilm and Film i Väst.

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Den 10 september startar Toronto International Film Festival, och sex av filmerna som visas på festivalen är samproduktioner med Film i Väst. ✨   - Fjord, regi Cristian Mungiu - Gentle Monster, regi Marie Kreutzer - Dobbeltfejl (What Lies Between Us), regi Amalie Næsby Fick - Gör hjärtat hårt (Brace Your Heart), regi Amanda Kernell - The End, regi Niki Lindroth von Bahr - Please, regi Anna Mantzaris   Läs mer om filmerna på vår webb – länk i bio!   📷: Dobbeltfejl, foto Henrik Ohsten/Zentropa

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