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

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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
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Film and Series Highlights: Relationship Drama and More This Week

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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
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Hollywood Stars Condemn Gaza Situation in Open Letter

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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
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Culture Minister Unfamiliar with Noted Directors Nolan and Widerberg

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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
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Bang's toughest challenge: Shooting with a crossbow

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

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

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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
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Benjamin Ingrosso in Östlund's Flight Drama

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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
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Ruben Östlund: Cultural politicians are embarrassingly uneducated

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

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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
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VR technology to elevate Östlund's flight drama

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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
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The Inescapable Provocateur

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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
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Filip and Fredrik become Sweden's Oscar entry

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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
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