”The film inquiry is thorough and we view the proposals positively. The cooperation proposed in the model with a film fund means that Swedish film gets a more stable foundation”, says Croneman in a press release.
The institute welcomes the clarification of SFI's independent role, the new film fund and also the initiative for a national film heritage center.
According to SFI, Swedish film is primarily facing financial challenges, but is ready for a new start. They believe that the streaming services have had both a positive and negative impact and that clearer rules are needed to ensure that Swedish film does not weaken in the competition.
Outstanding capacity
Sweden, says Croneman, is a film country with ”outstanding creative capacity”.
”With the right conditions and stable financing, creators and producers can deliver a wide range of films that also reach their audience. Films that touch, engage and live on in generations even in the future. An updated film policy is crucial to achieve this”.
Even the Gothenburg Film Festival is positive to several of the inquiry's proposals, not least reduced VAT on cinema tickets, but is calling for a greater role for film festivals to attract audiences to the cinemas.
”If we seriously want to reach the audience, throughout the country and internationally, film policy needs to see film festivals as strategic platforms to a higher degree”, says CEO Mirja Wester in a press release.
”The whole country”
The film fund Film i Väst is generally positive, but wants to see a clearer regional perspective in future film policy.
”If Swedish film is to be strong in the future, it is required that the whole country gets to be involved and tell its story”, says CEO Mikael Fellenius in a press release.
