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Country profile: Sweden

Country profile: Sweden

27 December 2020

REPORT: Spotlight on the Nordics – WIP Selection of Feature Films @ EFM

Berlinale 2026 – EFM

REPORT: Spotlight on the Nordics – WIP Selection of Feature Films @ EFM

BERLINALE 2026: We take a closer look at the feature-length projects showcased at the inaugural Spotlight on the Nordics works-in-progress event at the EFM  

13 February 2026

Sweden’s m:brane youth film pitch forum unveils its project line-up

M:brane 2026

Sweden’s m:brane youth film pitch forum unveils its project line-up

Twenty-eight projects have been selected to be presented at the Malmö pitch sessions taking place on 11 and 12 March  

02 February 2026

Badrudin Ga’ur and Suha Arraf take the top honours at the Nordic Film Market

Göteborg 2026 – Göteborg Industry/Awards

Badrudin Ga’ur and Suha Arraf take the top honours at the Nordic Film Market

The directors’ respective upcoming projects, Out of Athens and Chentian, have emerged victorious, while Tropical Malaise by Jorge Cadena received the Coprocity Development Award  

30 January 2026

The Nostradamus keynote reveals what audiences are telling the industry

Göteborg 2026 – Göteborg Industry

The Nostradamus keynote reveals what audiences are telling the industry

Closing TV Drama Vision, Johanna Koljonen delivered the keynote that questioned some of the audiovisual sector’s most deeply entrenched assumptions  

29 January 2026

Wonderful Things That Work: Why courage, trust and collaboration still move audiences

Göteborg 2026 – Göteborg Industry

Wonderful Things That Work: Why courage, trust and collaboration still move audiences

A panel of producers and decision makers came to TV Drama Vision to reflect on why some projects still break through creatively and commercially, despite shrinking markets  

29 January 2026

New8 – The Next Chapter: Public broadcasters double down on trust-based European drama alliances

Göteborg 2026 – Göteborg Industry

New8 – The Next Chapter: Public broadcasters double down on trust-based European drama alliances

At TV Drama Vision, representatives from the New8 alliance outlined how deeper collaboration, shared editorial criteria and intensified coordination aim to strengthen European public service drama  

29 January 2026

Secrets We Keep wins the Nordic Series Script Award at Göteborg

Göteborg 2026 – Göteborg Industry/Awards

Secrets We Keep wins the Nordic Series Script Award at Göteborg

Danish writer Ingeborg Topsøe has been awarded the prestigious prize, while the Creative Courage Award went to the Swedish series Blood Cruise  

28 January 2026

Göteborg TV Drama Vision charts European drama through an era of constant transformation

Göteborg 2026 - Göteborg Industry

Göteborg TV Drama Vision charts European drama through an era of constant transformation

With its full conference programme unveiled, the leading initiative will examine new models for storytelling, financing and collaboration across Europe  

16 January 2026

The 2025 Nordic box office shows how local strength cushions a fragile recovery amid uneven supply

Box Office - Denmark/Sweden/Finland/Norway/Iceland

The 2025 Nordic box office shows how local strength cushions a fragile recovery amid uneven supply

While admissions trends across the Nordics remained uneven, high local market shares and resilient family fare suggest cinemas are holding ground, provided supply and price does not erode demand  

14 January 2026

Göteborg’s Nordic Film Market unveils its selection

Göteborg 2026 - Göteborg Industry

Göteborg’s Nordic Film Market unveils its selection

The leading Scandinavian market is preparing for its 27th edition, and will present new projects by Dag Johan Haugerud, Amanda Kernell, May el-Toukhy, Johannes Nyholm and Erik Poppe  

09 January 2026

Göteborg’s TV Drama Vision celebrates 20 years of transformation, creativity and collaboration in European drama

Göteborg 2026 – Göteborg Industry

Göteborg’s TV Drama Vision celebrates 20 years of transformation, creativity and collaboration in European drama

Fifteen projects in development have been revealed and the first guests have been confirmed, including James Schamus and Katharina Eyssen, among others  

15 December 2025

Samsung and LevelK ink deal to launch RomCom TV

Industry / Market - Denmark/Sweden/Norway/Finland

Samsung and LevelK ink deal to launch RomCom TV

The international sales and aggregation house enters the growing FAST market with the launch of its first free ad-supported streaming channel, now live on Samsung Smart TV  

30 October 2025

Stockholm announces Industry Days programme

Stockholm 2025 - Stockholm Industry Days

Stockholm announces Industry Days programme

The Stockholm Film Festival is set to host four days of dynamic and inspiring Nordic industry interplay, from 10 to 13 November  

28 October 2025

REPORT: Forum @ Nordisk Panorama 2025

Nordisk Panorama 2025

REPORT: Forum @ Nordisk Panorama 2025

We take a deeper look at seven representative highlights among the non-fiction projects presented at this year’s pitching forum  

26 September 2025

The Nordic industry unites to adhere to ecological standard for film and TV productions

Industry / Market - Denmark/Finland/Iceland/Norway/Sweden

The Nordic industry unites to adhere to ecological standard for film and TV productions

From 2026, all five Nordic film institutes will adopt the Nordic Ecological Standard (NES), a cross-border sustainability framework supported by 34 organisations across the region  

12 September 2025

MOIN Film Fund launches Nordic NEST

Industry / Market - Germany/Denmark/Finland/Iceland/Norway/Sweden

MOIN Film Fund launches Nordic NEST

The fund is expanding its development scheme through German-Nordic collaboration thanks to a new programme involving five Nordic film institutes  

05 August 2025

Viaplay Content Distribution picks up international rights to Swedish series Adults

Distribution / Releases / Exhibitors - Sweden

Viaplay Content Distribution picks up international rights to Swedish series Adults

Written by Amanda Högberg and Daniel Karlsson, the dramedy centres on a woman whose perfect life derails when her boyfriend drops a surprise marriage proposal  

31 July 2025

KVIFF attendees get the low-down on the 2025 Nostradamus Report

Karlovy Vary 2025 – KVIFF Industry Days

KVIFF attendees get the low-down on the 2025 Nostradamus Report

Commissioned by the Göteborg Film Festival, the annual report urges the film industry to confront instability with resilience and adaptability  

14 July 2025

The Nostradamus Report serves as a wake-up call for the screen industries

Cannes 2025 – Marché du Film

The Nostradamus Report serves as a wake-up call for the screen industries

CANNES 2025: The Göteborg Film Festival’s latest industry foresight report argues that the future of cinema depends on structural adaptability and meaningful audience connection  

19 May 2025

Mediavision reports a huge increase in piracy in the Nordics

Industry / Market - Sweden/Norway/Denmark/Finland

Mediavision reports a huge increase in piracy in the Nordics

Illegal IPTV use is rising sharply in the region, particularly in Sweden, prompting lawsuits and government action  

07 April 2025

UFO Sweden becomes the first film to switch languages thanks to an AI visual dubbing system

Industry / Market - Sweden

UFO Sweden becomes the first film to switch languages thanks to an AI visual dubbing system

The Swedish sci-fi flick is pioneering the use of technology to synchronise actors' lip movements and facial expressions for the benefit of English-speaking audiences  

02 April 2025

Apollo Series training programme launched at Series Mania

Series Mania 2025 – Series Mania Forum

Apollo Series training programme launched at Series Mania

The Series Mania Institute has partnered with Göteborg’s TV Drama Vision and MIA Market to offer a programme designed to help producers navigate the complexities of European co-productions  

28 March 2025

Norwegian project Jordan wins the Best Pitch Award at m:brane

M:brane 2025 – Awards

Norwegian project Jordan wins the Best Pitch Award at m:brane

Film-school script prodigy Atchy Konesh has left the jury at the Swedish event longing for more  

14 March 2025

30 projects to be presented at the m:brane financing forum for youth media

M:brane 2025

30 projects to be presented at the m:brane financing forum for youth media

22 of the titles will be showcased in the main pitch strand, while an additional eight in early development will also be shared with attendees  

12 March 2025

Sweden’s m:brane youth project forum poised to kick off its sessions

M:brane 2025

Sweden’s m:brane youth project forum poised to kick off its sessions

Running from 11-13 March in Malmö, the 19th edition of the youth media platform will feature a special focus on Denmark  

10 March 2025

Paris is ready to welcome Visions Nordiques – French Nordic Film Days

Industry / Market - France/Denmark/Finland/Iceland/Norway/Sweden

Paris is ready to welcome Visions Nordiques – French Nordic Film Days

The event will unfold from 5 to 9 March with screenings of films from northern Europe and industry days including a very attractive co-production workshop  

27 February 2025

Miia Tervo and Zar Amir Ebrahimi emerge as the winners of the Nordic Film Market

Göteborg 2025 – Göteborg Industry/Awards

Miia Tervo and Zar Amir Ebrahimi emerge as the winners of the Nordic Film Market

The directors’ upcoming projects in development, You Crazy Thing and Honor of Persia, have received the two awards up for grabs at the Gothenburg-based event  

31 January 2025

Frenemies no more: European drama leaders redefine co-financing for a challenging market at Göteborg

Göteborg 2025 - Göteborg Industry

Frenemies no more: European drama leaders redefine co-financing for a challenging market at Göteborg

As budgets tighten and competition intensifies, leaders from Europe’s television industry gathered at TV Drama Vision to explore innovative co-financing models and collaborative opportunities  

29 January 2025

Collaboration for innovation: visionaries reflect on sustainability in European TV drama at Göteborg

Göteborg 2025 - Göteborg Industry

Collaboration for innovation: visionaries reflect on sustainability in European TV drama at Göteborg

At TV Drama Vision, leading industry figures discussed how sustainability, collaboration and creativity can shape the evolving landscape of European television production  

29 January 2025

Pressure Point wins the Nordic Series Script Award at Göteborg

Göteborg 2025 – Göteborg Industry/Awards

Pressure Point wins the Nordic Series Script Award at Göteborg

Swedish writer Pelle Rådström has received the prestigious prize, while the inaugural Creative Courage Award went to the Norwegian series Dates in Real Life  

29 January 2025

The “steady state” of TV explored at Göteborg

Göteborg 2025 – Göteborg Industry

The “steady state” of TV explored at Göteborg

At TV Drama Vision, Guy Bisson delved into the outlook for the industry as the era of peak TV comes to an end, as well as the implications for global content production and consumption  

28 January 2025

The 2024 Nordic box office sees mixed results

Box Office - Norway/Denmark/Sweden/Finland/Iceland

The 2024 Nordic box office sees mixed results

The region suffered declines in admissions, but local films thrived, with Denmark remaining the most stable market and Finland experiencing the steepest drop  

27 January 2025

The Göteborg Film Festival’s new residency takes a stand for artistic freedom

Göteborg 2025 – Göteborg Industry

The Göteborg Film Festival’s new residency takes a stand for artistic freedom

The Swedish festival reaffirms its commitment to artistic freedom and free speech, launching an initiative to fund residencies for filmmakers working in oppressive conditions  

24 January 2025

Göteborg's TV Drama Vision encourages attendees to “Collaborate, Create, Captivate”

Göteborg 2025 – Göteborg Industry

Göteborg's TV Drama Vision encourages attendees to “Collaborate, Create, Captivate”

With over 700 industry professionals from 35 countries set to attend, the event will explore the evolving TV landscape through cutting-edge panels and discussions on AI and audience behaviour  

23 January 2025

Göteborg’s TV Drama Vision spotlights collaboration and creativity in European drama

Göteborg 2025 – Göteborg Industry

Göteborg’s TV Drama Vision spotlights collaboration and creativity in European drama

Encompassing exclusive screenings and groundbreaking panels, the event promises two inspiring days, examining global trends, regional synergies and innovative approaches to collaboration  

15 January 2025

Göteborg’s Nordic Film Market unveils its selection

Göteborg 2025 – Göteborg Industry

Göteborg’s Nordic Film Market unveils its selection

The leading Scandinavian market is gearing up for its 26th edition, and will welcome new projects by Lisa Langseth, Hlynur Pálmason, Maria Sødahl, Ester Martin Bergsmark and Shahrbanoo Sadat  

13 January 2025

Göteborg Film Festival announces the Nordic Gateway initiative

Göteborg 2025 – Göteborg Industry

Göteborg Film Festival announces the Nordic Gateway initiative

Aiming to connect international filmmakers with key Nordic partners, the scheme has announced five global projects that are also competing for a €35,000 post-production prize  

28 November 2024

Stockholm’s Industry Days programme unveiled

Stockholm 2024 - Stockholm Industry Days

Stockholm’s Industry Days programme unveiled

Unfolding between 12-14 November, the loaded schedule offers masterclasses, panels, pitch competitions and networking in the heart of the Swedish capital  

31 October 2024

REPORT: Forum @ Nordisk Panorama 2024

Nordisk Panorama 2024

REPORT: Forum @ Nordisk Panorama 2024

We take an in-depth look at eight of the non-fiction projects that were pitched recently at the Malmö-based gathering  

25 September 2024

Is Central and Eastern European cinema following in the Nordics' footsteps?

Karlovy Vary 2024 - KVIFF Eastern Promises

Is Central and Eastern European cinema following in the Nordics' footsteps?

The region's untapped potential and growth need to be exploited to the fullest but controlled in order to avoid past mistakes, warns European Producers Club managing director Alexandra Lebret  

03 July 2024

Piracy keeps growing in the Nordic countries, the latest Mediavision survey finds

Industry / Market - Sweden/Norway/Denmark/Finland

Piracy keeps growing in the Nordic countries, the latest Mediavision survey finds

A total of 5 million users in the region now access pirated content, 400,000 more than in 2023  

04 June 2024

The 11th Nostradamus Report promises hope amidst uncertainty at Cannes Next

Cannes 2024 - Marché du Film

The 11th Nostradamus Report promises hope amidst uncertainty at Cannes Next

CANNES 2024: The report challenges traditional norms and offers innovative solutions for a sustainable cinematic future as it addresses the paradoxes and potential within the film industry  

23 May 2024

Denmark’s Medicated garners unanimous acclaim at the m:brane financing forum

M:brane 2024 – Awards

Denmark’s Medicated garners unanimous acclaim at the m:brane financing forum

The project, which is the planned debut feature by Danish Film School graduate Las Dyhrcrone, stood out among the many ambitious presentations  

15 March 2024

25 youth projects in development to be pitched at the m:brane financing forum

M:brane 2024

25 youth projects in development to be pitched at the m:brane financing forum

The coming days provide some lively pitching sessions for projects hailing from 18 countries, with the age of their intended target audiences ranging from 3-18  

12 March 2024

Sweden’s m:brane youth project platform kicks off a jam-packed 2024 edition

M:brane 2024

Sweden’s m:brane youth project platform kicks off a jam-packed 2024 edition

The 18th iteration of the event runs from 12-14 March in Malmö, spotlighting reshaped media creation, AI, Germany and human rights  

11 March 2024

Five Nordic composers unpack scoring, collaborating with directors and unleashing creativity at the EFM

Berlinale 2024 – EFM

Five Nordic composers unpack scoring, collaborating with directors and unleashing creativity at the EFM

BERLINALE 2024: The HARPA-nominated professionals explored their work on recent hits such as Apolonia, Apolonia and Smoke Sauna Sisterhood  

21 February 2024

Power Play wins the Nordisk Film & TV Fond Prize at Göteborg

Göteborg 2024 – Göteborg Industry/Awards

Power Play wins the Nordisk Film & TV Fond Prize at Göteborg

The writers of the Norwegian series, Johan Fasting, Silje Storstein and Kristin Grue, picked up the €20,000 award in the TV Drama Vision industry strand  

31 January 2024

The Nordic box office kept on growing in 2023, despite mixed fortunes

Box Office - Iceland/Sweden/Finland/Denmark/Norway

The Nordic box office kept on growing in 2023, despite mixed fortunes

Iceland had its best year since 2018, Denmark witnessed a slight decline in admissions, whilst Norway, Sweden and Finland’s theatres are filling up but are still emptier than in 2019  

23 January 2024

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