Noomi Rapace Photo: Rolf Konow

Pernilla August’s directing debut "Beyond”, starring Noomi Rapace, to compete in Critics’ Week at the Venice film festival.
Palme-d’or winning actress Pernilla August will present her directorial debut in a world premiere at the 67^th Venice Film Festival. Swedish film “Beyond” is the only Nordic feature film among the seven titles in the prestigious Critics’ Week line-up, unveiled Thursday at a press-conference in Rome. “Beyond”competes for the Luigi de Laurentiis Debut Award consisting of 100.000USD and International Film Critics’ Week –Regione del Veneto Award of 5000 Euros. Pernilla August, highly acclaimed for her work with Ingmar Bergman, Bille August, Liv Ullman, George Lucas, Per Fly, Bo Widerberg , among others, makes her debut as a feature film director with “Beyond”. The film is based on the best-selling Swedish novel Svinalängorna by Susanna Alakoski and tells the story of a young woman’s confrontation with her dramatic childhood, of her grief and the struggle to move on. Celebrated Swedish actress Noomi Rapace stars in the leading role as Leena. “Beyond” is Rapace’s first feature film after her performance as Lisbeth Salander in the enormous global hit “The Millennium Trilogy”. “Beyond” is Rapace’s first appearance on screen opposite her husband, actor Ola Rapace. The stellar cast is rounded out by acknowledged Finnish actors Ville Virtanen and Outi Mäenpää. Leena as a child is played by the rising star Tehilla Blad, also featured in the Millennium Trilogy.
-I am moved and deeply honoured to have been selected by the Critics’ Week at the Venice Film Festival, I can hardly believe it! One thing I know for certain; we would never have made it without the enormous support that I received, and the collective effort that went into making this production. I feel proud, happy and deeply honoured! says Pernilla August.
Nineteen years ago I played "Nora" in "A Doll’s House" directed by Ingmar Bergman in Venice... It’s going to be incredibly exciting to return to that wonderful city as a first-time director.
“Beyond” is produced by Helena Danielsson (Hepp film), and Ralf Karlsson (Drakfilm). Helena Danielsson also produced “A rational solution” selected for Critic’s week 2009, starring Pernilla August.

Co-producers: Helle Ulsteen/Kamoli Films (DK), Tero Kaukomaa/Blind SpotPictures (FI), Lone Korslund, Mikael Frisell/Nordisk Film, Ralf Ivarsson/Film i Skåne, Gunnar Carlsson/SVT, Nordsvensk Filmunderhållning 7/Lars Nilsson
Supported by: SFI/Peter “Piodor” Gustafsson, DFI/Molly Malene Stensgaard, FFF/Kaisu Isto, YLE/Erkki Astala, NFTF/Hanne Palmquist, MEDIA Programme
International sales: Trust Nordisk
The 67th Venice Film Festil will be held from September 1-11.

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We are happy to invite you to Ystad and Mixed Reality Scandinavia - from Locations to Destinations. The conference will take place in Ystad, southern Sweden the 21st - 22nd of September 2010.
Mixed Reality deals with the concept of Film Tourism.

Who are the film tourists?
What are their expectations?
What are the new trends in the area?

Mixed Reality gives you a global perspective and will inspire the participants to go back to their regions and explore their own potential.

Mixed Reality will appeal to commissions, tourism operators, visitor attraction managers, tourism and media consultants and academics.

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Danny Glover in the film Dear Alice by Othman Karim

Dear Alice, the new film by director Othman Karim and starring Danny Glover is in competetion in Moscow International Film Festival this month.

The film has totally been shot in Malmö, Southern Sweden and tells the story of four very different lives and how their paths, by a series of circumstances, come to cross. During what seems to be just an ordinary day, these four people are making everyday decisions that at the moment seem to be trivial but lead, ultimately, to a life changing and violently destructive end. The film is produced by One Tired Brother Productions together with Greta Film, Nordisk Film and Film i Skåne

Read more about the film

This is just a reminder that the neighbouring Region of Blekinge is part of Oresund Film Commission during 2010 to expand the horizon of Souhern Sweden, to create closer relationships between the regions and to promote this beautiful part of Sweden which has a unique archipelago and various beautiful landscapes.

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Drummers by the Beach in Cannes

Swedish thriller-musical-comedy Sound of Noise shot in Malmö, Southern Sweden, scoped two awards at the Critics’ Week award ceremony yesterday in Cannes. It was awarded with The Ofaj/TV5Monde prize, as selected by French and German students and also picked up the Rails d’Or - The golden rail award. Further, Danish-Swedish coproductionArmadillo received the Critics’ Week Grand Prix.

The odd and swinging film by the two first time feature film directors Ola Simonsson and Johannes Stjärne Nilsson made the audience clap along with the beats during the screenings. The story follows tone deaf police officer Amadeus Warnebring’s personal vendetta with a group of drummers.
This is the fourth Cannes festival entry for Simonsson and Stjärne Nilsson.

Wardocumentary Armadillo by Janus Metz was awarded the Critics’ Week Grand Prix prize. The film is a Danish-Swedish coproduction with funding from Malmö based company Auto Images.

Enjoy the Sound of Noise concert at Majestic Beach in Cannes: http://player.canalplus.fr/#/346714

12 feature films are competing for this year's Transilvania Trophy, the top prize of the Transilvania International Film Festival. Destined to first or second time feature film directors, TIFF's competition line-up brings together this year a mix of comedy, drama, experimental, social, political and films focusing on character studies. For the first time in the festival's 9-year history, the feature film competition consists entirely of European productions, with the sole exception of a Thai film.
One of them is the South Swedish tragicomedy A Rational Solution / Det enda rationella (d. Jorgen Bergmark, 2009).
The film is produced by Malmö based Hepp film together with Film i Skåne and coproducers from Finland, Germany and Italy.

Both the Swedish and the Danish Commissioner will be present in Cannes between the 12th and 19th of May.

Please contact anyone of them to get more information about shooting in the exciting area of Oresund:

Mikael Svensson, Southern Sweden: +46707163202 or svensson@oresundfilm.com

Ulrik Bolt Jörgensen, Copenhagen: +4522306047 or
bolt@oresundfilm.com

Looking forward to see you all.

Mikael and Ulrik

Scandinavian Locations Happy Hour

May 16th 5.30 – 6.30 pm

Scandinavian Terrace , 55 La Croisette

Scandinavian Locations invites filmmakers and industry professionals to our annual Cannes Happy Hour. Meet the Film Commissionewrs from Norway, Denmark, Sweden and Finland – join us for a drink and a chat on filming opportunities in Scandinavia and find out how we can assist with your next projects.

First come – first served, so try to be there from 5.30 pm to secure your spot.

“Long Distance Love” won the Golden Starfish for best documentary yesterday at the 17th Hamptons International Film Festival in East Hampton, NY.

The film is directed by Magnus Gertten and Elin Jonsson and produced by Magnus Gertten and Lennart Ström.

Alisher and Dildora are in love in Osh, Kyrgyzstan. To support his new family, Alisher is forced leave his new bride to try to make it big in Moscow. While the newlyweds earnest love has a sweetness stronger than their 3,500 mile divide, their relationship is now beset by challenges more dire than distance alone.