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The Phone +46 70 640 46 56 yes, it does feel glamorous when you brush trailer has already had more than eight [email protected] past an A-list celebrity on the Croisette, but million hits on YouTube, and regardless of its there’s a lot of politics bubbling away under reception in Cannes, it’s bound to become all the glitz. quite a talking point on the Croisette. Festivals, documentaries Sara Yamashita Rüster For us, as Swedes, it’s more palpable than The other short, the third Swedish film in Phone +46 76 117 26 78 ever this year. No fewer than three Swedish the Quinzaine, marks the Cannes debut of [email protected] films have been selected for the Directors’ photographer and director Jens Assur, who Simon Pramsten, Fortnight (Quinzaine des Réalisateurs), by has previously unsettled audiences with his Marie Flyckt, Costume Designer. Luisa Faciullacci, Gaffer. Director of Photography. Petra Valén, Production Designer. many considered the most political section 2006 film The Last Dog in Rwanda, an award Festivals, short films of the festival. winner at Tribeca and Clermont-Ferrand. For Andreas Fock The Artistic Director of the Quinzaine, his latest film Killing the Chickens to Scare the Phone +46 70 519 59 66 [email protected] Frédéric Boyer, has pronounced Ruben Monkeys, Assur has turned to China and the Östlund’s new feature film Play “a master- disturbing public execution of a young piece”. The film is a behavioural study woman and other dissidents. Assur’s Special projects inspired by actual events in which five black dramatic narrative style requires the viewer Petter Mattsson boys rob white children using persuasion to actively fill in any gaps in the storyline. Phone +46 70 607 11 34 instead of physical violence. It’s a very Just like Ruben Östlund, Assur’s message is [email protected] controversial subject, and Ruben Östlund, not very explicit, and one which the viewer who was last at the festival back in 2008 has to dig deep within to uncover. Special projects Christian Holm & Henrik Ohlin, with Involuntary, has said that he isn’t off to Tom Ekman, Set Carpenter. Kristina Sandfors, Prop Master. Andrea Reuter Supervising Sound Editors. Martin Zetterlund, Stunt Coordinator. Cannes this year to walk on the red carpet LEAF THROUGH THESE pages and read about Phone +46 76 833 14 49 but to promote discussion about the content Sweden’s contribution to Cannes, which [email protected] of Play. also includes our Producers on the Move, Berlin award-winning Sebbe producers THERE HAS BEEN plenty of discussion already Mimmi Spång and Rebecka Lafrenz. And Head of Communications about the two Swedish short films that have when Cannes is over, an exciting summer & Public Relations also been selected. Johannes Nyholm, and autumn await us. Read about a whole Åsa Garnert Phone +46 70 615 12 41 another Cannes veteran who has previously raft of other Swedish films due to premiere [email protected] been in the Quinzaine with his films Dreams over the coming months. from the Woods (2009) and The Tale of Little Up for discussion and ready to party? – It’s Press Officer Puppetboy (2008), arrives this year with Las time to get out and mingle on the Croisette. Jan Göransson Palmas, a film about a middle-aged woman See you there! Phone +46 70 603 03 62 Jimmy Jib Triangle & Anders Muammar, Prop Maker. on a package holiday who gets horribly [email protected] J.L. Fisher Model 11 Dolly. Erik Svalin, Key Grip. drunk in a bar and annoys her fellow Bengt Toll holidaymakers. What’s immediately CEO remarkable about the film is its star, Swedish Film Institute Swedish Film Institute Behind every great film lies dedicated efforts from skillful and devoted film workers. 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Alexandra Sundqvist, Magnus Västerbro, Roger Wilson, Per Zetterfalk Photography Henrik Andersson, The Swedish Film Institute’s aims include the Johan Bergmark, Ola Kjelbye, Sara Mac Key, Sandra Qvist, Kjell B Persson, Daniel Sahlberg, promotion, support and development of Swedish Caroline Tibell Cover photo Henrik Andersson films, the allocation of grants, and the promotion of Translation Derek Jones Print Norra Skåne Offset, Hässleholm Advertising Philip Otter [email protected] Swedish cinema internationally. ISSN 1654-0050 4 Torgny Johnsson, Henrik Johansson, Focus Puller. Project Coordinator Light and Grip Dept. Anders Claesson, Production Coordinator. Jessica Simonsson, Make-up Artist. Simon Pramsten, Marie Flyckt, Costume Designer. Luisa Faciullacci, Gaffer. Director of Photography. Petra Valén, Production Designer. Christian Holm & Henrik Ohlin, Tom Ekman, Set Carpenter. Kristina Sandfors, Prop Master. Supervising Sound Editors. Martin Zetterlund, Stunt Coordinator. Jimmy Jib Triangle & J.L. Fisher Model 11 Dolly. Erik Svalin, Key Grip. Anders Muammar, Prop Maker. Behind every great film lies dedicated efforts from skillful and devoted film workers. Our innovative film InternatIonal ProductIon collective combines experience and artistry to provide top quality services from script to screen. ServIceS and FacIlItIeS • STUDIOS • EQUIPMENT • CREW Gothenburg Film Studios – for filmmakers by filmmakers • CO-PRODUCTION • PRODUCTION SERVICES • ART DEPARTMENT • POST PRODUCTION • OFFICES SIMON OCH EKARNA – GRÄNSEN – FYRA ÅR TILL – GYNEKOLOGEN I ASKIM – STARKE MAN – KOMMISSARIE WINTER – TILL DET SOM ÄR VACKERT – SVALESKÄR – JOHAN FALK – SEBBE – TEORI OG PRAKSIS – APFLICKORNA – LÄCKBERG – SALTÖN – OND TRO – FRITT VILT – BUZZ ALDRIN – LAPLAND ODYSSEY – DOLORES TYSTNAD – SWEATY BEARDS – GOOD GIRL – ISOLERAD – ETC. 5 6 CONTENTS 2/2011 KEY C A M A R A S 34 RD leander A A ILLE Ø N 45 P 48 PHILIG 42 IX CANP S 38 18 ) BOVE A ( 25 BLOM I B BIN N L A ERSSO D an IK IK R BP N D E G 14 H 9 News 26 Killing the Chickens New distribution and production companies. Munich to Scare the Monkeys celebrates Swedish film. Not forgetting that man Photographer-cum-director Jens Assur's new short, Bergman, of course. which is screened in Director’s Fortnight, is about executions in China. 11 Hello… VIST Q A R Meet Anna Serner, the Swedish Film Institute's 28 Stockholm East D N A new CEO. S Simon Kaijser da Silva takes the step from TV to the big screen. The result? "A horror movie for couples". 12 What’s next? 42 Tracks of my Tears 2, Two Swedish film giants on their upcoming projects.

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