Film i Väst's press conference in Cannes
Film i Väst has four co-productions in selection at this year's edition of Cannes Film Festival; The Worst Person In The World by Joachim Trier, The Innocents by Eskil Vogt, Lamb by Valdimar Jóhannsson and A Chiara by Jonas Carpignano. The directors Joachim Trier, Eskil Vogt and Valdimar Jóhannsson presented their films at the press conference.
- It is a stated goal for Film i Väst to have films in selection at the world's largest film festival, so it is fantastic and a great success that we have four co-productions in Cannes this year. All of them shot or post-produced in western Sweden, says Kristina Börjeson, Head of Production at Film i Väst.
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To read more about Film i Väst's four co-productions in Cannes:
https://filmivast.com/jonas-carpignanos-a-chiara-selected-for-directors-fortnight-in-cannes/
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