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1569 articles available in total starting from 21/08/2002. Last article published on 22/08/2025.

The making of the first Swedish large-scale disaster movie, The Abyss, is under way

The making of the first Swedish large-scale disaster movie, The Abyss, is under way

Directed by Richard Holm, the picture revolves around the devastating events unfolding in the mining town of Kiruna and the Kiirunavaara iron mine  

13/09/2022 | Production | Funding | Sweden

Isabella Carbonell • Director of Dogborn

Interview: Isabella Carbonell • Director of Dogborn

“I never wanted this film to be just a traumatic experience for a select few”

VENICE 2022: The Stockholm-based director balances light and darkness in her engaging story of despair, hatred and submission  

07/09/2022 | Venice 2022 | International Film Critics’ Week

Review: Dogborn

Review: Dogborn

VENICE 2022: Isabella Carbonell’s debut feature is a gritty, heartbreaking drama that tells us much about human nature and our struggle for survival  

06/09/2022 | Venice 2022 | International Film Critics’ Week

Series review: The Kingdom Exodus

Series review: The Kingdom Exodus

VENICE 2022: The long-overdue finale to Lars von Trier’s 1990s cult series offers a bombastic concoction of the greatest hits from yesteryear  

01/09/2022 | Venice 2022 | Out of Competition

EXCLUSIVE: Magnus Gertten’s documentary Nelly & Nadine sells to five new territories

EXCLUSIVE: Magnus Gertten’s documentary Nelly & Nadine sells to five new territories

After premiering at the Berlinale and being selected for over 40 festivals, the picture will now be distributed theatrically in Belgium, Germany, Denmark, Austria and Israel  

29/08/2022 | Industry | Market | Sweden/Belgium/Norway

Sweden boasts more streaming subscriptions than ever, Mediavision reveals

Sweden boasts more streaming subscriptions than ever, Mediavision reveals

During the past quarter, Swedish household penetration for paid streaming services amounted to 61%, resulting in a significant 5% increase on 2021 figures  

26/08/2022 | Industry | Market | Sweden

Review: The Year I Started Masturbating

Review: The Year I Started Masturbating

Erika Wasserman makes her feature-length directorial debut with a film that is a serious departure in style from her previous work as a producer  

26/08/2022 | Haugesund 2022

Viaplay commissions a new Original, the drama Roombeek

Viaplay commissions a new Original, the drama Roombeek

The four-episode series will portray one of the biggest disasters in recent Dutch history, the Enschede fireworks warehouse explosion in May 2000  

20/07/2022 | Production | Funding | Netherlands/Sweden

Sophie Vuković and Eliza Jones • Director and producer of My Best Friend’s Baby

Interview: Sophie Vuković and Eliza Jones • Director and producer of My Best Friend’s Baby

"Our film tries to portray the complexities of friendship, especially for those people who do not comply with the norm in terms of their relationship, their sexuality or parenthood"

The duo behind the winner of the KVIFF & MIDPOINT Development Award in KVIFF Eastern Promises break down their film, which revolves around the different possible ways of starting a family  

12/07/2022 | Karlovy Vary 2022 | KVIFF Eastern Promises

National film agencies from Estonia, Ireland, Spain and the Nordics launch the European Writers’ Club initiative

National film agencies from Estonia, Ireland, Spain and the Nordics launch the European Writers’ Club initiative

Backed by the EU and launched at this year’s Série Series, the effort aims to increase collaboration on high-end series projects across the continent  

07/07/2022 | Série Series 2022

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