The first French-Swedish co-production, Captain Achab by Philippe Ramos has won the Best Director or Silver Leopard and the FIPRESCI Award at the latest Locarno Film Festival.
"This was the first French project that I brought to Sweden", said Olivier Guerpillon (DFM Fiktion). "Film I Väst and the Swedish Film Institute gave us their trust, so I'm very pleased that the film has had the success we were hoping for. The Locarno awards confirm the talent of this young promising filmmaker".
The film was shot enterily in Sweden and Swedish cast members include Lia Boysen, Jakob Eklund and Björn Granath.