The 79th edition of the Cannes Film Festival features Niki Lindroth von Bahr’s short film The End, as well as two Swedish co-productions selected for the Official Competition.
Official selection The End by Niki Lindroth von Bahr (short film competition) Sweden, France and Denmark Niki Lindroth von Bahr returns to Cannes with her stop-motion short film The End, in competition for the Short Film
Producer Linda Mutawi has been selected to represent Sweden in European Film Promotion’s prestigious Producers on the Move 2026 program. Each year, the program brings together 20 promising producers from across Europe during the Cannes Film Festival to foster new international collaborations and strengthen European film production. The Swedish Film Institute nominates Sweden’s participant.
Niki Lindroth von Bahr returns to Cannes Film Festival with her latest short film The End. This time she is competing for the Short Film Palme d’Or – one of the world's most prestigious film awards.It feels absolutely incredible. It’s been an extremely demanding production, and I’m so grateful that The End is getting such a fantastic premiere. It really gives you the energy to keep going with the
On Wednesday, April 8, Norwegian actor and director Liv Ullmann will visit Cinemateket at Filmhuset for a conversation with Jan Göransson, Head of Press at the Swedish Film Institute. Following the talk, there will be a screening of the acclaimed film Faithless (2000), directed by Liv Ullmann from a screenplay by Ingmar Bergman.
Date and time: Wednesday, April 8 at 6:00 PM (conversation), foll
It’s a match: Eight teams of producers and writers have come together as part of the Nordic NEST and are now working across borders on their film and series treatments. The program by MOIN Film Fund, the German Federal Film Board (FFA) and the Five Nordics is thereby entering the screenplay phase – the three best projects will be announced during the Cannes Film Festival.
CPH:DOX is one of the world’s most important documentary film festivals, where Swedish productions continue to maintain a strong presence. The festival commences today, 11 March and this year a total of ten Swedish films will be screened, four of which will have their world premieres in competition sections.
Swedish films in competition sections at this year’s CPH:DOX:
Amazomania by Nathan G
On Tuesday, 3 March 2026, the Swedish Film Institute will host a commemorative reception at Filmhuset to celebrate the unveiling of a bronze bust of Ingrid Bergman, created by the internationally acclaimed sculptor Gudmar Olovson. Bergman herself modeled for Olovson in Paris in 1964, resulting in this astounding portrait in bronze. The sculpture has been generously donated to the Swedish Film Inst
