SwedenLivingWorldBusinessSportsEntertainment
Cover image for Ruben Östlund
Ruben Östlund

Ruben Östlund

Tarik Saleh's Eagles of the Republic Chosen for Sweden's Oscar Entry
Entertainment News

Tarik Saleh's Eagles of the Republic Chosen for Sweden's Oscar Entry

Tarik Saleh's new film "Eagles of the republic" will be Sweden's Oscars contribution. I am glad that we in Sweden can choose a film in Arabic with Fares Fares in the lead role, he says
Film and Series Highlights: Relationship Drama and More This Week
Entertainment News

Film and Series Highlights: Relationship Drama and More This Week

Three major film premieres on streaming services make up for a thin new offering at the cinema. Here are the week's films and series
Hollywood Stars Condemn Gaza Situation in Open Letter
Entertainment News

Hollywood Stars Condemn Gaza Situation in Open Letter

Hundreds of actors and directors condemn what they describe as a "genocide in Gaza" in an open letter. Among them is the Swedish film director Ruben Östlund
Culture Minister Unfamiliar with Noted Directors Nolan and Widerberg
Entertainment News

Culture Minister Unfamiliar with Noted Directors Nolan and Widerberg

The Minister of Culture is not familiar with the directors Christopher Nolan, Bo Widerberg or Tomas Alfredson. This becomes clear when she is questioned in "The Prejudice Podcast"
Bang's toughest challenge: Shooting with a crossbow
Entertainment News

Bang's toughest challenge: Shooting with a crossbow

How do you portray a folk hero and legend? When Claes Bang took on the role of Wilhelm Tell in a new film, the question was more practical. How would he manage to learn to handle a crossbow?
Swedish Film Faces Funding Crisis: Can New Proposals Save the Industry?
Entertainment News

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
Oscar nominee critical: "Not a good film climate"
Entertainment News

Oscar nominee critical: "Not a good film climate"

Oscar-nominated Magnus von Horn would like to make a new Swedish film. At the same time, he joins Ruben Östlund's criticism of Swedish cultural policy
Benjamin Ingrosso in Östlund's Flight Drama
Entertainment News

Benjamin Ingrosso in Östlund's Flight Drama

Benjamin Ingrosso is clear for a role in Ruben Östlund's new film "The entertainment system is down".
Ruben Östlund: Cultural politicians are embarrassingly uneducated
Entertainment News

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"
Celeste Dalla Porta: "I got a little scared"
Entertainment News

Celeste Dalla Porta: "I got a little scared"

She is one of the new stars in the film industry – but got "a bit scared" when director Paolo Sorrentino wanted her to play the lead role in his new film. For Celeste Dalla Porta, the filming of "Parthenope" was a lesson in acting
VR technology to elevate Östlund's flight drama
Entertainment News

VR technology to elevate Östlund's flight drama

Ruben Östlund has bought a jumbojet for his new film. Much of the preliminary work has however been done with the help of VR
The Inescapable Provocateur
Entertainment News

The Inescapable Provocateur

When three million kronor are distributed to six Swedish cultural personalities, one of the scholarships goes to Ruben Östlund. The Gannevik scholarship is to be used for "concentrated film work for a long time ahead", promises the filmmaker
Filip and Fredrik become Sweden's Oscar entry
Entertainment NewsTop News

Filip and Fredrik become Sweden's Oscar entry

It will be Filip and Fredrik's documentary "The Last Journey" that will represent Sweden in the battle for an Oscar for Best International Feature Film next year. I started crying like the devil, says Filip Hammar about when he received the news
Show Consent Options

Categories

Information

Sweden Herald

  • Stay informed with the latest news and updates from Sweden in English. From daily news and events happening now, to recaps of what happened in Sweden last night, our coverage keeps you updated. Swedish news today.
  • © Sweden Herald