Press release —
Sentimental Value wins Oscar for Best International Feature Film
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 and Eye Eye Pictures in co-production with Film i Väst, Zentropa, Zentropa Sweden, MK Productions, Lumen Production and Komplizen Film. Parts of the film were shot in Västra Götaland (Strömstad) in Sweden, and regional company VP Nordic served as the virtual production provider.
It is fantastic to see Sentimental Value win an Oscar. We congratulate everyone involved in the film. For us at Film i Väst, it is a great source of pride to be co-producers and to be part of the film’s journey together with such strong creative forces in the Nordic region.
Kristina Börjeson, Head of Production at Film i Väst.
"Sentimental Value" had its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Grand Prix, and has since received major international recognition, including eight nominations at the European Film Awards (winning six), nine Golden Globe nominations (with Stellan Skarsgård winning Best Supporting Actor), and eight BAFTA nominations (winning Best Film Not in the English Language).
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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.
