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1559 articles available in total starting from 21/08/2002. Last article published on 10/06/2025.

Björn Stein • Director of Whiskey on the Rocks

Interview: Björn Stein • Director of Whiskey on the Rocks

“'Are you interested in humour?' producer Henrik Jansson-Schweizer asked. I read five pages and was good to go”

The Swedish director breaks down his process of turning a 1981 Cold War story into a wacky satirical comedy  

20/11/2024 | Stockholm 2024

Jesper Ganslandt • Director of Cry Wolf

Interview: Jesper Ganslandt • Director of Cry Wolf

“I almost get restless if I don’t test out something new now and again”

The Swedish festival regular behind Falkenberg Farewell, The Ape and other more auteur-driven titles discusses his new crime series  

20/11/2024 | Stockholm 2024

Series review: Whiskey on the Rocks

Series review: Whiskey on the Rocks

Director Björn Stein offers a burlesque account of a very real international skirmish involving a nuclear-tipped Soviet submarine hitting Swedish waters back in Cold War 1981  

19/11/2024 | Stockholm 2024

Nickel Boys wins the Stockholm Bronze Horse

Nickel Boys wins the Stockholm Bronze Horse

RaMell Ross’s historical 1960s drama film has won the top prize at the 35th edition, while Peacock by Bernhard Wenger scooped Best First Feature  

18/11/2024 | Stockholm 2024 | Awards

Rashid Masharawi • Director of Passing Dreams

Interview: Rashid Masharawi • Director of Passing Dreams

“Palestinians find themselves in absurd or ironic situations, and I think that laughing about it is also a form of resistance”

The established filmmaker speaks about his bittersweet road movie centred on a boy who stubbornly follows a carrier pigeon across Palestine, believing it has returned home  

15/11/2024 | Cairo 2024

Series review: Cry Wolf

Series review: Cry Wolf

Director Jesper Ganslandt and scriptwriter Oskar Söderlund are behind this elaborate piece of Arctic Circle noir based on a Hans Rosenfeldt crime novel  

15/11/2024 | Stockholm 2024

Petter Lindblad, Esben Toft Jacobsen • Delegate producer and writer-director of Millie and the Secret of the Crocodile

Interview: Petter Lindblad, Esben Toft Jacobsen • Delegate producer and writer-director of Millie and the Secret of the Crocodile

“The main thing is to get the story right, and see how emotional and funny we can make it”

The duo of Nordic creatives break down their upcoming animated feature, which snagged the Eurimages Co-production Development Award at Cinekid  

05/11/2024 | Cinekid 2024 | Cinekid for Professionals

Stockholm’s Industry Days programme unveiled

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  

31/10/2024 | Stockholm 2024 | Stockholm Industry Days

Alain Darborg's The Villain of Villains is in the works

Alain Darborg's The Villain of Villains is in the works

Based on the best-selling book series penned by Swedish YouTube group IJustWantToBeCool and boarded by SF Studios, the feature will hit Swedish theatres in January 2026  

31/10/2024 | Production | Funding | Sweden

Hannes Holm’s comedy Let It Rain now in post-production

Hannes Holm’s comedy Let It Rain now in post-production

The new feature, helmed by the Oscar-nominated director and sold by Germany’s Beta Cinema, will soon head to the American Film Market  

25/10/2024 | Production | Funding | Sweden/Denmark

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