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-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 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
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
