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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"

Mountain Farm Culture New Cultural Heritage

The Fäbod culture becomes new cultural heritage. UNESCO has decided that mountain farm dairy farming will be inscribed on the list of humanity's intangible cultural heritage.
Mountain Farm Culture New Cultural Heritage

Minister failed to register her chickens

Culture Minister Parisa Liljestrand (M) has chickens at home – but had missed registering them with the Board of Agriculture. Thus, she broke against the EU's regulatory framework, reports [Expressen](https://www.
Minister failed to register her chickens

New Director for the World Culture Museums

Britta Söderqvist becomes the new senior superintendent for the National Museums of World Culture – the Mediterranean Museum, the Ethnographic Museum and the East Asian Museum in Stockholm, plus the Museum of World Culture in Gothenburg. "I am so happy for the trust" she says in a press release.
New Director for the World Culture Museums

Further Criticism of the Cultural Canon: "Strange"

The work on a cultural canon has been heavily debated. In an interview with Sveriges Radio's Culture News, Lawen Redar, cultural policy spokesperson for the Social Democrats, expresses sharp criticism of the work on the cultural canon.
Further Criticism of the Cultural Canon: "Strange"

Further Criticism of the Cultural Canon: "Strange"

The work on a cultural canon has been highly debated. Now the work is also receiving sharp criticism from Lawen Redar, cultural policy spokesperson for the Social Democrats.
Further Criticism of the Cultural Canon: "Strange"

The Minister of Culture: Backing Away is the Worst Alternative

Culture's freedom increases and benefits from more private financing. This is claimed by Minister of Culture Parisa Liljestrand (The Moderate Party) after receiving the fresh report "Private Cultural Financing".
The Minister of Culture: Backing Away is the Worst Alternative

No Quick Fix to Increase Private Cultural Funding

Minister of Culture Parisa Liljestrand (M) wants to reduce culture's "public dependence". But to increase private financing, time and political signals are needed that art and culture are important, according to a new report.
No Quick Fix to Increase Private Cultural Funding

Anna Kinberg Batra resigns as Skansen Chairman

Anna Kinberg Batra is leaving the assignment as chairperson of Skansen's board, reports SVT News. .
Anna Kinberg Batra resigns as Skansen Chairman

Criticism at the Fair: "Facing Language Collapse"

The Sami literature is one of the main themes of the year at the Book Fair. At the same time, the government has cut down on the allocations to the Sami language work.
Criticism at the Fair: "Facing Language Collapse"

The Government Wants to Redraw the Map for Commercial Radio

The Government proposes a new way to allocate frequencies for commercial radio. This can change the entire map for commercial radio in Sweden.
The Government Wants to Redraw the Map for Commercial Radio

The Government Reduces Support for Regional Culture

The Government is investing 50 million kronor in the state grant Creative School – but is cutting 20 million from regional culture in its budget. We have prioritized putting the money into Creative School, says Minister of Culture Parisa Liljestrand.
The Government Reduces Support for Regional Culture

Budget Cuts - "One is draining the cultural sector"

How large a part of the government's budget allocations of 60 billion kronor goes to culture? Scen & Film's chairman Simon Norrthon has no greater hopes: What is happening is that the cultural sector is being drained and it's going pretty fast. .
Budget Cuts - "One is draining the cultural sector"

84 million to save cultural heritage in war

Evacuation magazine and secure transports should be prepared to rescue museum objects and other parts of the cultural heritage in the event of war. In next year's budget, the government allocates 19 million kronor to "preparedness planning" for the cultural heritage.
84 million to save cultural heritage in war
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