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👀 André Vaara chosen for the talent program EFP Future Frames - a selection of standout emerging directors from across E...
09/06/2026

👀 André Vaara chosen for the talent program EFP Future Frames - a selection of standout emerging directors from across Europe.

🎬 André Vaara is a director and screenwriter born in northern Sweden who often portrays intimate stories that explore recurring themes of gender, roles, identity, and longing. His short films I WANT TO SEE GELLIVARE BURN, BABY, and BOYS have been screened and awarded at festivals around the world.

🎬 The selected directors are recent European film school graduates whose short films will screen during this year’s Karlovy Vary International Film Festival!

🎬 André Vaara’s latest short film, SISTER OF MINE, is a sensitive coming-of-age portrait of longing beyond the norms of 2000s boyhood. It explores childhood, jealousy and sibling rivalry through the story of 10-year-old Noel.
 
🎬 Andreé is currently developing his first feature film, which received the Swedish Film Institute’s Wild Card Award in 2023. An award created to reach out to the new generation, where newly graduated directors receive financial support to develop a feature film.

 

ULTIMATUM by Désirée and Jean-Luc Mwepu ❤️ 🎬 At the Royal Ballet School’s brutal auditions, two Black girls compete for ...
09/06/2026

ULTIMATUM by Désirée and Jean-Luc Mwepu ❤️

🎬 At the Royal Ballet School’s brutal auditions, two Black girls compete for a place in a world that wasn’t made for them — but find each other along the way.

🎬 The Swedish short film is directed by filmmakers Désirée and Jean-Luc Mwepu whose work explores identity, belonging, and the intersections between cultures through a personal and visually driven approach.

🎬 ULTIMATUM is screening in the program Competitive Edge, where all films are directed by women, features female lead roles, and focuses on sports or performance.

🎬 Produced by Amir Halim and Svante Tidholm at Swedish production company Två Träd, with support from the Swedish Film Institute.

22/05/2026

”Fight for your right to tell stories” ❤️

🎬 Met up with producer Linda Mutawi and had a chat about the status of Swedish film, being the emotional core of a project, tips for young producers and her most ambitious project yet - Eagles of the Republic by .

🎬 Eagles of the Republic had its world premiere last year In Competition at and was selected as Swedens Oscar Submission.

🎬 Mutawi is selected as Swedens Producer on the Move 2026 by A program that brings together 20 promising producers from across Europe each year during the Cannes Film Festival to create new international collaborations and strengthen European film production.

🎬 Mutawi is an award-winning Jordanian-Swedish producer based in Stockholm with an experience of over 23 years in international production and is the co-founder of production company .

🎬 Mutawi develops bold cinema intended to cross borders, culturally, politically and cinematically and is currently working on new projects. Among them The Replaceable by writer-director .

21/05/2026

”The shrimp is going to Bretagne!” 🦐✈️📦

🌴 Stop-motion short THE END by Niki Lindroth von Bahr is competing for the Palme d’Or for best short film – one of the world’s most prestigious film awards and has its world premiere on Friday May 22!

🐬 THE END is a dark, poetic tale of death and existence set in a large, international airport. With voices by Alexander Skarsgård, Noomi Rapace, Denis Lavant,Tuva Novotny, Carl Johan De Geer and Marianne Lindberg De Geer, among others. 

🪰 In the film we meet a seductive duty-free clerc in the form of a killer snail, a sheep who has problems at security, a fly being interrogated after flying too much, a shrimp in a wheelchair and many more.

🏆 Niki is renowned for her stop-motion animation and returns to Cannes with her latest film, The End. Her previous works have been screened and received awards at major international festivals, including Cannes, Berlinale, Toronto, and Sundance.

🎬 The Burden (Quinzaine des Réalisateurs, 2017) went on to receive international acclaim, winning more than 80 awards. In 2026, the film was named one of the 100 greatest short films of all time by 250 European film critics.

🐬Niki uses different themes for the animals in her films; in The Burden (2017) they were commonly used in animal testing, and in The End we find them in the world of fables.

🗓️ Since pitching the film , it has taken four years for THE END to be completed — including one and a half years in production. The process has been “fun in periods and dreadful in periods.” 🙃

20/05/2026

“I’m just here for the films.” 🎬

💀 Multiple eyewitnesses confirm that Death from THE SEVENTH SEAL, directed by legendary Swedish filmmaker Ingmar Bergman, has made an unannounced visit to the Cannes Film Festival. The appearance marks the first known return to Cannes since the film won the Special Jury Prize in 1957.

🌴 Equipped with festival accreditation, Death was seen strolling the Croisette, playing chess, attending screenings, and getting some much-needed beach time after several late nights collecting souls.

🇸🇪 Death largely withdrew from public life following the international breakthrough of THE SEVENTH SEAL and is usually spotted around Hovs Hallar in southern Sweden, where parts of the film were shot, making this latest sighting particularly rare.

🌴 A newly restored version of THE SEVENTH SEAL, presented by the Swedish Film Institute, was screened at Cannes in 2018.

🎥 Death has declined to comment on any future projects.

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20/05/2026

World Premiere 🥹❤️

🎬 Swedish co-production FJORD is the latest feature film by director Cristian Mungiu starring academy award nominees Sebastian Stan and Renate Reinsve, with Swedish actors Lisa Carlehed andJessica Liedberg. Competing for the Palme D’or.

🎬 Fjord tells the story of Lisbet and Mihai Gheorghiu, a couple who moves to a small village in a Norwegian fjord, where they soon befriend their neighbors, the Halbergs. The children of the two families become close, despite differences in upbringing and values. 

🎬 Swedish co-producers  / Mimmi Spång, / Sean Wheelan, , with support from the Swedish Film Institute.
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19/05/2026

Met up with documentary filmmaker to talk about his new project — a film about Swedish rapper, and his best friend, Jason “Timbuktu” Diakité that’s been 10 years in the making ❤️🎬

🎬 From Harlem to Sweden: a father and son trace the roots of resilience, legacy, and the meaning of home. As Jason Diakité’s father, Madubuko, faces illness, Jason embarks on a journey of self-discovery.

🎬 The film is part of Showcase .docs where selected Nordic filmmakers present new projects. A total of 33 documentaries from around the world are being presented – tonight the showcase concludes with an awards ceremony 🤞

🎬 In 2024, Simon Klose won Best Documentary Feature for Hacking Hate. And his earlier work includes TPB AFK: The Pirate Bay Away From Keyboard (2013), a film about the file-sharing conflict that premiered at the and was released online for free, reaching millions around the world.

🎬 Black Dad Buko is produced by , with support from the Swedish Film Institute. Planned release fall 2027.

18/05/2026

Awaiting the world premiere 🙂‍↕️Director and the amazing puppets from THE END on site in Cannes ⛱️

🎬 THE END by Niki Lindroth von Bahr is a stop-motion animation competing for the Palme d’Or for best short film – one of the world’s most prestigious short film awards.

🎬 The film is a dark, poetic tale of death and existence set in a large, international airport. With voices by Alexander Skarsgård, Noomi Rapace, Denis Lavant,Tuva Novotny, Carl Johan De Geer and Marianne Lindberg De Geer, among others. 

🎬 Niki is renowned for her stop-motion animation and her previous works have been screened and received awards at major international festivals, including Cannes, Berlinale, Toronto, and Sundance.

🎬 The Burden (Quinzaine des Réalisateurs, 2017) went on to receive international acclaim, winning more than 80 awards. In 2026, the film was named one of the 100 greatest short films of all time by 250 European film critics.

This cast 🥹❤️ Cannes Film Festival is underway and THE END by Niki Lindroth von Bahr is competing for the Palme d’Or for...
17/05/2026

This cast 🥹❤️ Cannes Film Festival is underway and THE END by Niki Lindroth von Bahr is competing for the Palme d’Or for best short film – one of the world’s most prestigious short film awards.

🎬 THE END is a dark, poetic tale of death and existence set in a large, international airport. With voices by Alexander Skarsgård, Noomi Rapace, Denis Lavant,Tuva Novotny, Carl Johan De Geer and Marianne Lindberg De Geer, among others. 

🎬 Niki is renowned for her stop-motion animation and returns to Cannes with her latest film, The End. Her previous works have been screened and received awards at major international festivals, including Cannes, Berlinale, Toronto, and Sundance.

🎬 The Burden (Quinzaine des Réalisateurs, 2017) went on to receive international acclaim, winning more than 80 awards. In 2026, the film was named one of the 100 greatest short films of all time by 250 European film critics.

15/05/2026

”Is this completely crazy or what?”🩸

🎬 Gustaf Skarsgård is in Cannes sharing the news of his directorial feature debut with THE CANNIBAL. A psychological horror film, written by Peter Birro, revolving around Ingmar Bergman. The film will be shot on Fårö and in Bergmans actual home (!!).

🎬 In The Cannibal, screenwriter David meets his great idol Ingmar Bergman, and this will soon take over his entire life in a nightmarish way. David is played by Ardalan Esmaili (Kristallen Award winner for The Helicopter Heist) and Ingmar Bergman by Claes Ljungmark (Guldbagge Award winner for A Rational Solution).

🎬 The Cannibal will be filmed on the island of Fårö, and in Region Västra Götaland this autumn and will have a Swedish cinema premiere in 2027. Produced by

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