Grand slam for Ruben Östlund at the European Film Awards
- A marvelous evening and our warmest congratulations för for Ruben Östlund, producer Erik Hemmendorff and actor Zlatco Buric. Euroepan Film Awards have become very important on an European film level and a clear signal up to upcoming Oscar nominations. For us at Film i Väst its a clear signal of how our co-productions can be measured on an European scales. We are very proud and happy co-producers for the collaboration with Ruben Östlund during all years, says Mikael Fellenius, CEO at Film i Väst, directly from Reykjavik.
Winners:
- European Film, Triangle of Sadness, producer Erik Hemmendorff, Plattform Produktion, Philippe Bober
- European Director, Ruben Östlund, Triangle of Sadness
- European Screenwriter, Ruben Östlund, Triangle of Sadness
- European Actor, Zlatko Buric, Triangle of Sadness
All nominated co-productions:
- European University Award, Ruben Östlund, Triangle of Sadness
- European Film, Holy Spider, producers Ali Abbasi, Sol Bondi, Jakob Jarek, Profile Productions, Nordisk Film Production Sverige, Eva Åkergren
- European Screenwriter Ali Abbasi, Afshin Kamran Bahrami, Holy Spider
- European Director, Ali Abbasi, Holy Spider
- European Actress, Zar Amir-Ebrahimi, Holy Spider
- European Actor, Elliot Crosset Hove, Godland
- Sanna Lenken, Comedy Queen, Young Audience Award
Prenominated:
- European Film, Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson,Beautiful Beings
- European Film, Tarik Saleh,Boy from Heaven
- European Film, Hlynur Pálmason,Godland
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He is the recipient of Film i Väst’s new award, The Golden Shrimp27.11.2025 11:34:23 CET | Pressmeddelande
Film i Väst is establishing a new annual award, The Golden Shrimp, to recognize and celebrate individuals who have made significant contributions to film in the region Västra Götaland. The award was presented for the first time during Film i Väst’s annual Production Company Day on 26 November. In its inaugural year, 2025, the award goes to producer Lars Jönsson, one of Swedish cinema’s most influential creatives and a central force in the West Swedish film wave—from the very first days of Film i Väst up until today.
Four of Film i Väst’s Co-Productions to Premiere at the Venice Film Festival22.7.2025 13:15:42 CEST | Pressmeddelande
When the Venice Film Festival opens on August 27, four co-productions from Film i Väst will be presented. Mona Fastvold’s The Testament of Ann Lee, starring Amanda Seyfried, has been selected for the Official Selection and will compete for the prestigious Golden Lion. Anders Thomas Jensen’s The Last Viking (Den Sidste Viking), starring Mads Mikkelsen and Nikolaj Lie Kaas, will also have its world premiere in Venice, screening Out of Competition in the Official Selection. Opening the Orizzonti competition section is Mother by Teona Mitevska, with Noomi Rapace portraying Mother Teresa in the lead role. In addition, the animated short film Rukeli, directed by Alessandro Rak, will be screened in Orizzonti – Short Films Out of Competition.
Film i Väst presented eight new co-productions at a press conference in Cannes15.5.2025 15:18:52 CEST | Pressmeddelande
High profile Danish actors Sidse Babett Knudsen and Sofie Gråbøl to star in a new feature film. A drama series based on an original story by bestselling author Jens Lapidus for SVT. Rojda Sekersöz to direct an adaptation of an acclaimed book. Stellan Skarsgård in an animated children's film. These were some of the announcements made at Film i Väst’s annual press conference at the Cannes Film Festival. Eight new co-productions were presented alongside the five co-productions selected for this year’s Cannes programme. Six of the new co-productions will be filmed in Västra Götaland, home of Film i Väst.
A new feature documentary by Göran Hugo Olsson on Israel Palestine1.7.2024 13:54:30 CEST | Pressmeddelande
There is no other search entry that gives an equal amount of hits when searching the SVT archives as "Israel/Palestine". No other specific topic has been given a comparable amount of resources to be followed and reported on. Swedish director Göran Hugo Olsson have gotten unique access to a treasure and the 4th of October his new feature documentary Israel Palestine on Swedish TV 1958-1989 will premiere in Swedish cinemas.
Nine new Film i Väst co-productions presented on a star studded press conference in Cannes1.7.2024 13:37:30 CEST | Pressmeddelande
Oscar nominee and Cannes winner Kirsten Dunst together with Daniel Brühl, double winner of Palme d’Or Ruben Östlund, Palme d’Or nominated Magnus von Horn and distinguished actress Trine Dyrholm, were among the guests when Film i Väst held it’s traditional press conference in Cannes in front of an upload of journalists. Nine new co-productions were introduced together with the five co-productions competing in Cannes.
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