Today, Thursday, February 12th, marks the opening of the 76th Berlin international film festival, where Kim Ekberg’s Doggerland will celebrate its world premiere under the section Forum. Several co-productions will also have their world premieres, including the world’s first joik musical – Arrú by Elle Sofe Sara – screening under the Panorama section. Additionally, Göran Hugo Olsson’s Israel Pale
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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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