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.
“We want to supp
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
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
Two of Film i Väst’s co-productions have been selected for the main competition at the Cannes Film Festival, where they will compete for the prestigious Palme d'Or: "Fjord" by Cristian Mungiu and "Gentle Monster" by Marie Kreutzer. This marks the tenth consecutive year that Film i Väst co-productions have been represented in the festival’s most prestigious section.
“Competing for the Palme
In March, the two reference groups for the upcoming Film i Väst Analysis report came together in Gothenburg, "oldies but goldies" and the "next generation".
The fourth and final report in the Public Film Funding at a Crossroads series is underway. Where the previous reports mapped the challenges and formulated the recommendations, this one goes further into the question of why and how. How does
The Norwegian film "Sentimental Value", co-produced by Film i Väst, has won the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film at this year’s Oscars ceremony at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. The film received a total of nine Academy Award nominations.
Sentimental Value is directed by Joachim Trier, who also wrote the screenplay together with Eskil Vogt. The film is produced by Mer Film a
Filming is currently underway in Trollhättan for the upcoming Norwegian action thriller "Nation's Gambit", directed by John Andreas Andersen.
When the Prime Minister is kidnapped and placed in a glass cage outside the Storting with a bomb strapped around his neck, Norway is turned upside down. The Prime Minister can be saved through a game of chess – but for every piece lost, a human life
