Categories: swedish film

  • World Premiere in Toronto for Lars Vega’s Arne Goes To Space

    Lars Vega’s debut feature Arne Goes To Space will have its world premiere in the Discovery programme at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). The selection marks a strong Swedish presence at one of the world’s leading film festivals, following yesterday’s announcement that Amanda Kernell’s Brace Your Heart has been selected for the Platform programme.

    Two older men sitting outside on a red tree bench.

  • 13,000 Rare Bergman Photographs Now Digitized

    More than 13,000 photographs related to the films of Ingmar Bergman have been digitized and made accessible by the Film Institute's Stills and Posters archive. The unique collection includes both production stills and behind-the-scenes photographs, many of which are being published and shown for the first time.

    A woman sits with her hands clasped. Behind her, a man sits with his hands clasped as well, looking at her.

  • Unveiling of an Ingrid Bergman bronze bust at Filmhuset

    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

    Ingrid Bergman in Gudmar Olovson's studio in Paris 1964.

  • The 2026 Guldbagge Awards: The Winners

    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.

    A happy group of nicely dressed people stand on a stage.

  • Nordic Noir on the Film Classics Biggest Stage

    Seven restored Swedish, Danish and Norwegian film classics will premiere at the world’s largest heritage film festival, Il Cinema Ritrovato in Bologna. The film series “Norden Noir” marks the first joint Nordic initiative at the festival, the result of a deepened collaboration between the Nordic film institutes.
    The classic film Flicka och hyacinter / Girl With Hyacinths (Hasse Ekman, 1950) and

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