Niki Lindroth von Bahr

This year's Falstaff Prize winners Niki Lindroth von Bahr and Karl Dunér

Niki Lindroth von Bahr and Karl Dunér are this year's recipients of the Falstaff Prize. They will each be awarded 500,000 kronor.

Swedish director at Cannes says stop-motion is damn hard

Niki Lindroth von Bahr is the director representing Sweden at this year's Cannes Film Festival. Her stop-motion animated short film, "The End," is one of ten short films competing to win the Palme d'Or in the short-film category.

79th Cannes Film Festival opens without Hollywood glamour

The 79th Cannes Film Festival opens tonight. With major American studios choosing not to bring their new films to the French Riviera, the field has been left open for both veterans and newcomers to showcase their work.

Swedish animated film The End competing for Palme d'Or in Best Short Film category at Cannes

The animated short film "The End" by Swedish director and artist Niki Lindroth von Bahr has a chance to win a Palme d'Or.

Mai Zetterling's 100th Birthday Celebrated Globally in Film Industry

Ulf Malmros makes a new feature film

The director Ulf Malmros has been granted support from the Swedish Film Institute for the new feature film "Grannfejden", which he has also written the screenplay for.