Why the fascination for Vampires? Why now? And why in teenagers? And when exactly did the gruesome dead monster turn into an enticing being, male or female? Swedish author Anna Höglund has studied Vampire lore, stories […]
The Critic’s Choice Award at 10. ZFF goes to SVENSKJÄVEL by Ronnie Sandahl (Sweden). Heja! Stort grattis, Sverige 🙂 Special Mentions go to the actresses Hera Hilmarsdottir from VONARSTRAETI and Bianca Kronlöf as well as […]
SVENSKJÄVEL is a beautiful film about some ugly truths. Like the condescension Norwegians might show towards Swedes, or men towards women, or employers towards employees. And we just might have our next Ingmar Bergman here, if […]
ETTOR NOLLOR – a two episodes Swedish TV Mini-Series – kicks off with a human leg landing on an old Mercedes. At least in the uncut version shown at Zurich Film Festival it does. Maybe […]
1993, a young and radiant guy in a Swedish coffee commercial?!? … Why, it’s Stephen Moyer, before he became Southern gentleman Vampire Bill Compton in True Blood: Reklam för Gevalia Cappuccino, Espresso & Café au […]
More than a year ago Fabien Baron made a film starring Alexander Skarsgård . . . SimOne comes to mind. Oh, the amounts of money big brands spend on ads, branding or marketing (I know […]
Swedish director Ruben Östlund‘s film TURIST (FORCE MAJEURE) has won the Jury’s price in the class of “Un Certain Regard” (A Special View) at the Cannes Filmfestival. “First time a Swedish film wins this”, writes […]
(c) Elisabeth Schabus