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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 Festival earlier this year.
Amanda Kernell's Brace Your Heart will have its world premiere in Platform, TIFF's competition programme. The film follows 20-year-old Ejva, who must take over responsibility for her family's reindeer herd after the death of her father. When she falls in love for the first time, her future and her life are thrown into uncertainty. The film is written and directed by Amanda Kernell and produced by Eva Åkergren for Nordisk Film Production.
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Amalie Næsby Fick's feature debut What Lies Between Us will have its world premiere in the Discovery programme, which showcases emerging international filmmaking talent. What Lies Between Us is an intense story about the price of ambition, the power of lies, and how far we are willing to go for our children. Lead roles by Sidse Babett Knudsen, Sofie Gråbøl and Asta Kamma August. Produced by Zentropa Entertainments.
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Cristian Mungiu's Fjord and Marie Kreutzer's Gentle Monster will also screen in Toronto following their world premieres in the Competition section at the Cannes Film Festival earlier this year.
"Having four of our co-productions selected for TIFF is yet another testament to the international strength of the Nordic and European filmmakers we collaborate with. Toronto is one of the world's leading film festivals and an important platform for a film's international journey, connecting filmmakers with audiences and the global film industry," says Kristina Börjeson, Head of Production at Film i Väst.
The 51st edition of the Toronto International Film Festival takes place between September 10–20, 2026.
- Brace Your Heart – directed by Amanda Kernell – World Premiere
- What Lies Between Us – directed by Amalie Næsby Fick – World Premiere
- Fjord – directed by Cristian Mungiu
- Gentle Monster – directed by Marie Kreutzer
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Film i Väst is Scandinavia’s leading film fund and has co-produced about 2000 films and drama series since 1992. Thanks to great co-operation with Swedish and international producers over 100 films have been screened in Cannes, Berlin, Venice, Toronto and Sundance. Our co-productions have received 22 Oscar nominations since 2011, including the Oscar-winning Sentimental Value by Joachim Trier (2025), as well as 16 Palme d’Or nominations including Ruben Östlund’s winners Triangle of Sadness (2022) and The Square (2017). Film i Väst is a part of Region Västra Götaland.
