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Sweden's Bold Plan to Revive Its Film Industry: What You Need to Know

Reduced VAT on film and a new film fund of 300 million kronor, partly financed by new fees on streaming services – this is proposed by the film inquiry. With this, we do not reach the top, but we are approaching our Nordic neighboring countries, says the government's investigator Eva Bergquist to TT.

Sweden's Bold Plan to Revive Its Film Industry: What You Need to Know

Sweden's Bold Plan to Revive Its Film Industry: New Fund & Tax Cuts

Reduced biofuel tax and a new film fund of 300 million kronor, partly financed by new fees on streaming services – this is proposed by the film inquiry. With this, we do not reach the top, but we are approaching our Nordic neighboring countries, says the government's investigator Eva Bergquist to TT.

Sweden's Bold Plan to Revive Its Film Industry: New Fund & Tax Cuts

Sweden's Bold Plan to Revive Cinema: New Film Fund and Tax Cuts

A film fund of 300 million kronor, reduced VAT on cinema tickets and a law on streaming fees. These are the main proposals in the film inquiry presented on Tuesday, writes the investigator Eva Bergquist on DN Debatt.

Sweden's Bold Plan to Revive Cinema: New Film Fund and Tax Cuts

Swedish Film Faces Funding Crisis: Can New Proposals Save the Industry?

On Tuesday, the film inquiry's proposals will be presented. But it is not that, but the government that is worrying the crisis-ridden film industry.

Swedish Film Faces Funding Crisis: Can New Proposals Save the Industry?

The Government Abandons Proposal for Magazine Support

After the referral bodies said no, the government is now dropping the proposal for a new time-limited digital support to magazines that offer in-depth social and news journalism. Culture Minister Parisa Liljestrand (M) commissioned Madeleine Sjöstedt in 2023 to develop proposals for such support, but the referral bodies were critical.

The Government Abandons Proposal for Magazine Support

Tough economic situation for museums and stages

The economic situation is tougher in 2025 compared to last year, think more than half of the surveyed museum and theatre scene managers in a new report. The anxiety about reduced public funds is great.

Tough economic situation for museums and stages

Sharp criticism against new supreme authority

The Academy of Fine Arts rejects "with determination and dismay" the government's proposal to merge the Modern Museum, Arkdes and the State Art Council into a larger authority. .

Sharp criticism against new supreme authority

Politician: A Welcome Conflict for Liljestrand

After the speech at the Gothenburg Film Festival, Parisa Liljestrand (M) is "at war" with the film industry. But for her, the conflict is welcome, according to Timbro publisher Andreas Johansson Heinö.

Politician: A Welcome Conflict for Liljestrand

Liljestrand: Exciting that it has become a huge debate

Minister of Culture Parisa Liljestrand (The Moderate Party) speaks out for the first time since she caused a commotion at the Gothenburg Film Festival on Friday. .

Liljestrand: Exciting that it has become a huge debate

80 years since Auschwitz was liberated

80 years ago, the extermination camp Auschwitz-Birkenau was liberated. On Monday, a memorial ceremony was held in Poland to honor the victims.

80 years since Auschwitz was liberated

The Government wants more commemorative trips

The Government intends to increase the funds for memorial journeys to memorial sites for the Holocaust to 8 million kronor. .

The Government wants more commemorative trips

Ruben Östlund: Cultural politicians are embarrassingly uneducated

Star director Ruben Östlund is tough on the cultural policy being pursued in Sweden today. He urges politicians to "grow up and become less embarrassingly ignorant".

Ruben Östlund: Cultural politicians are embarrassingly uneducated

The Minister of Culture Booed at the Gothenburg Film Festival

Minister of Culture Parisa Liljestrand (M) was met with boos during her opening speech at the Göteborg Film Festival. The film industry's criticism thus continues against the already questioned minister.

The Minister of Culture Booed at the Gothenburg Film Festival

Gothenburg Film Festival Opened

The 48th Gothenburg Film Festival has been officially inaugurated by Minister of Culture Parisa Liljestrand (M). 280 films from 80 countries will be shown during the week-long festival, and the theme of this year's festival is disobedience.

Gothenburg Film Festival Opened

Film Elite Upset over Minister's Absence

The Nordic film industry gathered for a meeting in Gothenburg – but Minister of Culture Parisa Liljestrand (M) chose to stay in Stockholm. Her absence sparked outraged feelings among the "film industry elite", according to Göteborgs-Posten.

Film Elite Upset over Minister's Absence

The Government wants to ban IPTV – prohibition is being investigated

The Film Inquiry gets extended time – the investigator is now also to come up with proposals on whether illegal so-called ip-tv can be banned. The money goes straight into the pockets of criminals, says Minister of Culture Parisa Liljestrand (The Moderate Party).

The Government wants to ban IPTV – prohibition is being investigated

Criticism of the Merger of Authorities

The proposal to merge ArkDes, Moderna Museet and Statens Konstråd into the same authority is now sparking criticism from several quarters. .

Criticism of the Merger of Authorities

The Opera's Sponsorship - "Inspirational Example"

The Royal Opera has managed to gather 300 million kronor in sponsorship funds for expansion and renovation. "Inspirational", thinks Gunnar Ardelius, Secretary General of Sweden's Museums.

The Opera's Sponsorship - "Inspirational Example"

The Opera receives 300 million in donations – expansion underway

The Opera in Stockholm is being renovated and expanded for 3. 5 billion kronor.

The Opera receives 300 million in donations – expansion underway

Norrbotten demands answers on minority groups

Norrbotten wants the government to take greater responsibility for the minority groups Tornedalians, Kvens, and Lantalaiset. This is a national issue, says Anders Öberg (S), chairman of the regional board.

Norrbotten demands answers on minority groups

Proposal on Arkdes and Moderna is complete

Minister of Culture Parisa Liljestrand (The Moderate Party) has now received proposals for the organization of Arkdes, the State Art Council and the Modern Museum. .

Proposal on Arkdes and Moderna is complete

The Culture Year 2024 – Poetry, Canon, and Crisis

Bruno K Öijer fans experienced ecstasy at the same time as the young poets stepped forward. But the cultural year 2024 was marked by economic crisis and the debate about a Swedish cultural canon that dragged on.

The Culture Year 2024 – Poetry, Canon, and Crisis

Fashion Expert: Sober and Understated

Sophisticated, stylish and relatively subdued. This is how fashion expert Frida Zetterström describes Queen Silvia's and Crown Princess Victoria's dresses.

Fashion Expert: Sober and Understated

Kiruna becomes Europe's cultural capital: "Grateful"

The European jury has made its choice and it will be Kiruna that is appointed European Capital of Culture 2029. We are so grateful.

Kiruna becomes Europe's cultural capital: "Grateful"