Stockholm Bloodbath, 18 works in progress and masterclasses at Stockholm Industry Days

Under the helm of Beatrice Karlsson, Stockholm’s Industry Days will be rolling out the red carpet for world class international film personalities, Swedish industry people and rising talents between November 14-16.

International star names set to deliver inspirational masterclasses include Ken Loach’s long-time scriptwriter Paul Laverty - part of a UK Focus - Danish writer/director/producer Lone Scherfig, Oscar-winning cinematographer Linus Sandgren (La La Land) and filmmaker David F Sandberg who will both share their experience of working in Scandinavia and Hollywood.

Swedish talents lined-up include director Mikael Håfström, who will unveil behind the scenes secrets of his anticipated epic Stockholm Bloodbath, together with producer Helena Danielsson. The national premiere via Scanbox is scheduled for January 19, 2024.

The Swedish Film Institute and SVT’s debut initiatives Moving Sweden and Wild Card, will be celebrating their 5^th anniversary while the overall state of Swedish film will be debated by SVT’s Anna Croneman and Lena Glaser, NonStop Entertainment’s Jakob Abrahamsson, filmmaker/intimacy coordinator Marta Dauliute, journalists Karoline Eriksson and Hynek Pallas.

Among streamers, heavyweight players from SkyShowtime (Monty Sarhan, Kai Finke), Warner Bros.Discovery (Ragnhild Thorbech, Axel Eriksson) and SVT (Agneta Perman, Charlotta Denward) will unveil their strategies and views on the entertainment paradigm shift. Other panels will focus on AI and piracy.

One of the most anticipated sessions, the works in progress will stage no less than 18 presentations of upcoming works, looking for co-financing or distribution.

The ‘New Projects in the Making comprise 12 Nordic projects:

• A New Kind of Wilderness, Norwegian documentary in production by Prix Europa 2021 winner Silje Evensmo Jacobsen (Faith Can Move Mountains), produced by A5Film.
• Berry Pickers, drama in post-production by Swedish-born Columbia University graduate Agnes Skonare Karlsson, produced by Pine.
• Djur, drama in development by actress-turned director Karin Franz Körlöf (The Wife), produced by B-Reel Films.
• Raptures, period film in production by Jon Blåhed, produced by Sweden’s Iris Film and Finland’s Rabbit Films.
• Fuckboi, anti-romcom in development by Matti Johansson (2023 Göteborg best short film nominee), produced by Vagel Studios.
• Halva Halva, family drama in post-production by Alexander Abdallah & Mustafa Al-Mashhadani, produced by Viaplay Studios and Malaika Film.
• Min bror Ted, documentary in post-production by Anna Widerberg and Fredrik Ydhag, produced by Fundament Film.
• Nipster, drama thriller in development by Sunna Eir Tangvik Kveum, produced by Carbs Film.
• Burn Oslo Burn, dark dramedy in development by Gustav Johansson, produced by Filmlance International.
• Paradise, romantic drama in financing stage by Emma Pål Brunzell (2021 Göteborg short film Dragon nominee), produced by B-Reel Films.
• The Dialogue Police, documentary in post-production directed and produced by Susanna Edwards (Guldbagge best doc nominee 2001).
• Virgo, horror coming-of-age in post-production by Jakob Ekvall, produced by Fox in the Snow.

The ‘New Voices of Swedish Cinema’ line-up includes five works in progress:

• Angels, drama in development by actress/director Åsa Kalmér (Lyckoviken), produced by Makeriet Film.
• Freed from Desire, drama in development by Alicia Hansen, produced by Prolaps.
• Hysterika, dark comedy by Amanda Adele Björk, produced by [sic] Film.
• Kingdom Hall, drama comedy in development by Lode Kuylenstierna, produced by Rio Pictures.
• Mecca of Spies, spy thriller by Arvid Unsgaard and Nathan Langenheim, looking for a producer.
• Stammen, drama thriller in early development by George Ivanov Öfverholm, produced by Northern Fable.

Meanwhile the Stockholm International Film Festival unspooling November 8-19 will be showcasing 130 films from 50 countries.

See the full programme here: www.stockholmfilmfestival.se.