Film i Väst is a regional film fund located on the Swedish west coast in Västra Götaland.
Its main headquarters are situated 70 km from Gothenburg, in Trollhattan, the leading film city in the country, affectionately referred to as Trollywood by local Swedes.
Film i Väst has directly contributed to the growth of the industry, the education of film workers,
and the development of new talents in the region. Now involved in 30-40 feature film co-productions each year, it is one of the most significant regional film funds in Europe and the most significant source of funding for films in Sweden, after the Swedish Film Institute. It acts as a co-producer, part owner and financier of feature, short and documentary films, drama for TV, and offers many additional resources for film production.
Film i Väst has participated in close to 400 feature film co-production, in addition to many TV dramas, shorts and documentaries. The facilities in Trollhättan includes production offices, one of the largest sound stages in Scandinavia, in addition to make up, costume and dressing rooms and an animation facility.
Film i Väst co-operate on long term basis with other public funds in Northern Europe.
Västra Götaland has a complete structure for film production.
Since Film i Västs inception Västra Götaland is now home to many film companies that include VFX, lighting, sound and picture edition, lighting and equipment rentals helping to establish Västra Götaland as the most prominent film region in Sweden.
Please visit our website:
www.filmivast.se
In production:
Tommy by Tarik Saleh
Min så kallade pappa by Ulf Malmros
Hundraåringen som klev ut genom fönstret och försvann by Felix Herngren
Sune on Roadtrip by Hannes Holm
Pojken med guldbyxorna by Ella Lemhagen
Sista chansen by Staffan Lindberg
Förvaret by Lisa Aschan
Turist by Ruben Östlund
Bamse och tjuvstaden by Jon Nohrstedt
Gondolen by Karin Fahlén
Hallå! Hallå! by Maria Blom
Greenland Time by Cathrine Linstrum
Someone You Love by Pernilla Fischer Christensen
Nymphomaniac by Lars von Trier
White God by Kornel Mundruczo
By Pass by Duane Hopkins
Everything Will be Fine by Wim Wenders
Petit by Anders Morgenthaller
The Prize Idiot by Hans Petter Moland
The Keeper of Lost Causes by Mikkel Norgaard
A Thousand Times Good Night by Erik Poppe
Dirk Ohm by Bobbie Peers
Salvation by Kristian Levring
Premiere:
The Hunt by Thomas Vinterberg
Only God Forgives by Nicolas Winding Refn
EGO by Lisa James Larsson
Så citroner gula by Teresa Fabik
Johan Falk - Kodnamn Lisa by Charlotta Brändström
Faro by Fredrik Edfeldt
En gång om året by Gorki Glaser Muller
The Fjallbacka Murders - The Hidden Child by Per Hanefjord
Känn ingen sorg by Måns Mårdlind and Björn Stein
Snabba Cash - Livet deluxe by Jens Jonsson
Monica Z - ett lingonris i ett cocktailglas by Per Fly
VI ÄR BÄST! by Lukas Moodysson
Hotell by Lisa Langseth
Mig äger ingen by Kjell-Åke Andersson
Gondolen by Karin Fahlén
Sune on Roadtrip by Hannes Holm
Hundraåringen som klev ut genom fönstret och försvann by Felix Herngren
Filth by Jon S Baird
Life's a Breeze by Lance Daly
Pioneer by Erik Skjodbjaerg
Ragnarök by Mikkel Braenne Sandermose
The Keeper of Lost Causes by Mikkel Norgaard
Diana by Liver Hirschbiegel
A Thousand Times Good Night by Erik Poppe
Heart of a Lion by Dome Karukoski
Dark Touch by Marina de Van
A Very Unsettled Summer by Anca Damian
Bluebird by Lance Edmands
The Weight of Elephants by Daniel Borgman
Film i Väst co-productions include partners from England, Scotland, Ireland, France, Germany, Spain, Romania, Bulgaria, Denmark, Norway and the US.
Well known international co-productions are:
The Woman in Black (UK), A Royal Affair (Denmark), Dancer in the Dark (Denmark), Dogville (Denmark), Manderlay (Denmark), The Director of it All (Denmark), Ma Salama Jamil (Denmark), Capitaine Achab (France), Les Grandes Personnes (France), Kisses (Ireland), The Investigator (Hungary), Antichrist (Denmark), If I Want to Whistle, I Whistle (Romania), The Killer Inside Me (UK/USA), Melancholia (Denmark) and In a Better World (Denmark), Love is all You Need (Denmark)
Other internationally well known Swedish co-productions are:
Fucking Åmål (Show Me Love), Jalla! Jalla!, Together, Lilya 4-ever, Kopps, Daybreak, Dalecarlians, Zozo, Heaven´s Heart, Involuntary, The Girl With The Dragon Tatoo and Easy Money.
