Niclas Larsson’s “Mother, Couch” was awarded the Dragon Award for Best Nordic Film at Goteborg, taking home the considerable amount of Sek 400,000.
Led by Ewan McGregor – this year’s recipient of the Honorary Dragon Award – the U.S.-Swedish-Danish co-production also features Ellen Burstyn and “Bones and All” breakout Taylor Russell, making it one of the starriest Goteborg winners in recent years.
“My therapist was wrong! I pitched him this idea a few years ago and he said: ‘Don’t do it.’ I am from here and this festival has meant the world to me. Standing on this stage is a bit surreal,” said Larsson.
Jurors Lena Endre, Ramata-Toulaye Sy, William Spetz, Tonia Noyabrova and Anna Novion appreciated the way it shows “how difficult it is to let go of the past, accept loss and finally embrace the future.” They praised “original and bold storytelling, with a lot of humor,...
Led by Ewan McGregor – this year’s recipient of the Honorary Dragon Award – the U.S.-Swedish-Danish co-production also features Ellen Burstyn and “Bones and All” breakout Taylor Russell, making it one of the starriest Goteborg winners in recent years.
“My therapist was wrong! I pitched him this idea a few years ago and he said: ‘Don’t do it.’ I am from here and this festival has meant the world to me. Standing on this stage is a bit surreal,” said Larsson.
Jurors Lena Endre, Ramata-Toulaye Sy, William Spetz, Tonia Noyabrova and Anna Novion appreciated the way it shows “how difficult it is to let go of the past, accept loss and finally embrace the future.” They praised “original and bold storytelling, with a lot of humor,...
- 2/3/2024
- by Marta Balaga
- Variety Film + TV
Scottish actor will present ‘Mother, Couch’ and classic ‘Trainspotting’.
Sweden’s Goteborg Film Festival will present its 2024 Honorary Dragon award to Scottish actor Ewan McGregor.
McGregor will attend the festival to receive the award, where he will also participate in an Actors Talk, and present the Nordic premiere of Niclas Larsson’s Mother, Couch, in which McGregor plays the lead.
The Honorary Dragon award ceremony will be in conjunction with a screening of Danny Boyle’s 1996 classic Trainspotting, followed by an on-stage conversation with McGregor.
“Ewan McGregor is an androgynous symbol of the Cool Britannia era, a romantic icon for the millennial generation,...
Sweden’s Goteborg Film Festival will present its 2024 Honorary Dragon award to Scottish actor Ewan McGregor.
McGregor will attend the festival to receive the award, where he will also participate in an Actors Talk, and present the Nordic premiere of Niclas Larsson’s Mother, Couch, in which McGregor plays the lead.
The Honorary Dragon award ceremony will be in conjunction with a screening of Danny Boyle’s 1996 classic Trainspotting, followed by an on-stage conversation with McGregor.
“Ewan McGregor is an androgynous symbol of the Cool Britannia era, a romantic icon for the millennial generation,...
- 1/4/2024
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
Former journalist is well known and respected in the Nordics and internationally.
Pia Lundberg has been appointed as the new artistic director of the Goteborg Film Festival, Scandinavia’s largest film event, and will take up the new position on March 1, 2024.
She takes over from Jonas Holmberg, who announced in June that he was stepping down from the post after a decade to pursue new opportunities.
Lundberg has recently spent five years as counsellor for cultural affairs at the Embassy of Sweden in London.
Previously Lundberg was head of international at the Swedish Film Institute between 2007 and 2018. She is also...
Pia Lundberg has been appointed as the new artistic director of the Goteborg Film Festival, Scandinavia’s largest film event, and will take up the new position on March 1, 2024.
She takes over from Jonas Holmberg, who announced in June that he was stepping down from the post after a decade to pursue new opportunities.
Lundberg has recently spent five years as counsellor for cultural affairs at the Embassy of Sweden in London.
Previously Lundberg was head of international at the Swedish Film Institute between 2007 and 2018. She is also...
- 11/6/2023
- by Wendy Mitchell
- ScreenDaily
Pia Lundberg, a Swedish film industry veteran, is set to succeed Jonas Holmberg as the new artistic director of Göteborg Film Festival, Scandinavia’s leading film-tv event.
Lundberg most recently served as counsellor for cultural affairs at the Embassy of Sweden in London for the last five years. A former journalist, Lundberg also served as head of international at the Swedish Film Institute between 2007 and 2018. She will take up the position as artistic director of the Goteborg Film Festival on March 1.
“I have attended hundreds of film festivals and now finally have the opportunity to help create one,” said Lundberg. “Sometimes, I wish that significant cinematic experiences could be prescribed by doctors. In a time when more and more people in power view art as an instrumental tool, it is more important than ever to elevate film as an independent artistic expression,” she continued.
Carina Lindberg Glavå, president of the...
Lundberg most recently served as counsellor for cultural affairs at the Embassy of Sweden in London for the last five years. A former journalist, Lundberg also served as head of international at the Swedish Film Institute between 2007 and 2018. She will take up the position as artistic director of the Goteborg Film Festival on March 1.
“I have attended hundreds of film festivals and now finally have the opportunity to help create one,” said Lundberg. “Sometimes, I wish that significant cinematic experiences could be prescribed by doctors. In a time when more and more people in power view art as an instrumental tool, it is more important than ever to elevate film as an independent artistic expression,” she continued.
Carina Lindberg Glavå, president of the...
- 11/6/2023
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
The Göteborg Film Festival has found a new Artistic Director.
Pia Lundberg, formerly Counsellor for Cultural Affairs at the Embassy of Sweden in London, has been appointed to the role. She will take office from March 1, 2024, following Jonas Holmberg’s last edition in charge.
Lundberg previously served as Head of International at the Swedish Film Institute between 2007 and 2018. Over the past five years, Lundberg has worked in London as a Counsellor for Cultural Affairs at the Embassy of Sweden. Originally a journalist, she began her career as a writer and editor for various Swedish and international media outlets focusing on film and culture. She served as the editor-in-chief of the Swedish film magazine Cinema for four years.
“It feels fantastic to become a part of the largest film festival in Scandinavia, and I am thrilled to have earned their trust,” Lundberg said. “I have attended hundreds of film festivals and...
Pia Lundberg, formerly Counsellor for Cultural Affairs at the Embassy of Sweden in London, has been appointed to the role. She will take office from March 1, 2024, following Jonas Holmberg’s last edition in charge.
Lundberg previously served as Head of International at the Swedish Film Institute between 2007 and 2018. Over the past five years, Lundberg has worked in London as a Counsellor for Cultural Affairs at the Embassy of Sweden. Originally a journalist, she began her career as a writer and editor for various Swedish and international media outlets focusing on film and culture. She served as the editor-in-chief of the Swedish film magazine Cinema for four years.
“It feels fantastic to become a part of the largest film festival in Scandinavia, and I am thrilled to have earned their trust,” Lundberg said. “I have attended hundreds of film festivals and...
- 11/6/2023
- by Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV
He replaces Pia Lundberg, who moves to the Swedish embassy in London.
The Swedish Film Institute has appointed Steffen Andersen-Møller as head of international department, starting from August 13.
He replaces Pia Lundberg, who is leaving the role to be counsellor for cultural affairs at the Swedish embassy in London.
Andersen-Møller spent eight years as head of department at the Danish Film Institute, with responsibilities including launching Danish films both in Denmark and internationally.
He was also CEO of Copenhagen Film Festivals, which is behind Cph:Dox, Cph Pix and Buster events.
Andersen-Møller commented on his appointment: “Swedish film is a strong brand,...
The Swedish Film Institute has appointed Steffen Andersen-Møller as head of international department, starting from August 13.
He replaces Pia Lundberg, who is leaving the role to be counsellor for cultural affairs at the Swedish embassy in London.
Andersen-Møller spent eight years as head of department at the Danish Film Institute, with responsibilities including launching Danish films both in Denmark and internationally.
He was also CEO of Copenhagen Film Festivals, which is behind Cph:Dox, Cph Pix and Buster events.
Andersen-Møller commented on his appointment: “Swedish film is a strong brand,...
- 6/14/2018
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
Iceland’s Oscar submission takes top prize in Lübeck; Edward Snowden gives video introduction to Citizenfour at Dok Leipzig; arson attack hits Lgbt screening in Kyiv.
Baldvin Baldvin Zophoníasson’s Life In A Fishbowl was the big winner at this year’s Nordic Film Days in Lübeck, taking home the Ndr Film Prize, worth $15,655 (€12,500)
Lead actor Thorsteinn Bachmann accepted the award in person from the five-person jury, which said it was “a touching and hopeful film about seemingly hopeless situations”.
The co-production between Iceland, Finland, Sweden and the Czech Republic is Iceland’s submission for the Best Foreign-Language Film Oscar and is being handled internationally by Films Boutique.
Special mentions were also given to Hisham Zaman’s Letter To The King (Norway) and J-p Valkeapää’s They Have Escaped (Finland) by the jury comprising actors Victoria Trauttmansdorff and Niklas Osterloh, producer Christoph Thoke, Ndr commissioning editor Diana Schulte-Kellinghaus and Finnish film-maker Kirsi Marie Liimatainen.
Festival-goers voted for...
Baldvin Baldvin Zophoníasson’s Life In A Fishbowl was the big winner at this year’s Nordic Film Days in Lübeck, taking home the Ndr Film Prize, worth $15,655 (€12,500)
Lead actor Thorsteinn Bachmann accepted the award in person from the five-person jury, which said it was “a touching and hopeful film about seemingly hopeless situations”.
The co-production between Iceland, Finland, Sweden and the Czech Republic is Iceland’s submission for the Best Foreign-Language Film Oscar and is being handled internationally by Films Boutique.
Special mentions were also given to Hisham Zaman’s Letter To The King (Norway) and J-p Valkeapää’s They Have Escaped (Finland) by the jury comprising actors Victoria Trauttmansdorff and Niklas Osterloh, producer Christoph Thoke, Ndr commissioning editor Diana Schulte-Kellinghaus and Finnish film-maker Kirsi Marie Liimatainen.
Festival-goers voted for...
- 11/3/2014
- by screen.berlin@googlemail.com (Martin Blaney)
- ScreenDaily
Faro Island (Sweden), July 17 – Women are usually not prominent in the world of filmmaking, but the Swedish government is paving the way for others to follow by encouraging their participation in every aspect of the movie business.
‘A few years ago it was written into the film agreement that there should be a goal of having at least 40 percent women in key functions in a film’s production,’ says Pia Lundberg, head of the international department at the Swedish Film Institute.
‘We have a lot of successful women producers and.
‘A few years ago it was written into the film agreement that there should be a goal of having at least 40 percent women in key functions in a film’s production,’ says Pia Lundberg, head of the international department at the Swedish Film Institute.
‘We have a lot of successful women producers and.
- 7/17/2010
- by realbollywood
- RealBollywood.com
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