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  22 January 2026 15:50

  Stellan Skarsgård makes Oscar history

  This year's Oscar nominations have been revealed, and it is now official that Stellan Skarsgård has earned a historic first nomination for his performance in the co-production Sentimental Value by Joachim Trier.

• The 2026 Guldbagge Awards: The Winners

  19 January 2026 20:59

  Tonight, all winners of the 2026 Guldbagge Awards were announced at Cirkus in Stockholm. Tarik Saleh’s Eagles of the Republic, which premiered in the Cannes main competition, was named Best film and emerged as the evening’s biggest winner, taking home six Guldbagge awards in total. Kevlar Soul and Raptures followed with two awards each.

  

• The nominees for the 2026 Guldbagge Awards

  11 December 2025 11:27

  The Guldbagge nominations for the 2025 film year were announced today at a press conference at Filmhuset in Stockholm. Sweden’s Oscar submission, Eagles of the Republic by Tarik Saleh, leads the way with a total of 11 nominations. Andreas Öhman’s 7 Steps and Jon Blåhed’s Raptures follows with eight nominations each, while Kevlar Soul by Maria Eriksson-Hecht received seven.

  

• Wild Card – the filmmakers of tomorrow

  11 November 2025 09:05

  Maria Tórgarð, Johanna Milerud and Theodor Solin have been selected for the Swedish Film Institute’s initiative Wild Card, sharing a total of SEK 1.2 million to develop their feature film projects.

  

• Pressemitteilung: 36 schwedische Filme bei den Nordischen Filmtagen in Lübeck

  4 November 2025 20:20

  Schwedischer Film glänzt bei den Nordischen Filmtagen in Lübeck, die am Mittwoch eröffnet werden. . Schwedischer Film glänzt bei den Nordischen Filmtagen in Lübeck, die am Mittwoch eröffnet werden. 

  

• Victor Sjöström and Tarik Saleh at Festival Lumière in Lyon

  9 October 2025 00:00

  A cycle of films by Swedish master Victor Sjöström will be presented at this year’s edition of the Festival Lumière in Lyon October 11-19, an annual festival dedicated to film heritage organized by the Institute Lumière. The festival is also honouring Tarik Saleh and screen his Cairo trilogy including his latest film, Sweden’s Oscar entry Eagles of the Republic.
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• Three Swedish Films Selected for Toronto

  3 September 2025 00:00

  Three Swedish films step into the spotlight as the 50th Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) kicks off tomorrow, September 4. Two world premieres and one North American premiere mark a strong international presence for Swedish cinema at one of the world’s most influential festivals. In addition, five Swedish co-productions with funding from the Swedish Film Institute are included in the fest

  

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  Jan Göransson

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