Göteborg Film Fest Champions New Nordic Talent, Addresses Colonialism With Screenings of ‘Godland’ and ‘Empire’

 The Gothenburg Film Festival, taking place from 27th January to 2nd January 5, welcomes familiar faces for its 46th edition. But Joseph Klengard, industry director for the film festival and Nordic His Film His Market, says they are still looking for new talent. “We want to be the place to discover new Nordic talent,” he tells Variety.

“This year has been a good year for projects in development, while the work-in-progress section has welcomed newcomers to established directors like Eric Poppe [who launched ‘Quisling’] and ‘Sons of We’ll see people like Ullah Salim, who came out with Eternal after Denmark.

Oscar-winner Alicia Vikander also introduces a new wave of directors, Alicia Vikander Film Lab 2022.

“When she became an Honorary Fellow of the Sten A. Olson Foundation for Research and Culture, her reaction was, ‘Let’s do something with this money.’ says artistic director Jonas Holmberg.

“This year is the year of the ‘Nepo Babies’ and we need to pioneer the field of filmmaking. Every step in this direction is not only important for democracy, but important for the arts. Eskil Vogt’s work competed for the title of best Nordic film.

However, the Nordic countries are also more open about their role in colonial history, assuring Holmberg and citing Ole Gievers’ “Eros Itne — Let the Rivers Flow”, “Godland”, Fredericke It refers to Aspoc’s historical drama “Empire”.The slaves who were concentrated in the Danish West Indies.

“Previously, Norsemen did not consider themselves guilty [of cheating].” Now artists are starting to think about these issues,” he says.

Tsar Amir Ebrahimi, star of ‘Holy Spider’ and head of the Nordic competition’s jury, addresses the current situation in Iran and leads a demonstration in support of detainees. The festival continues to defend Ukraine, with directors

Antonio Lukić and Eva Zisyasivili returning from their stay in Gothenburg with a focus section on the Homecoming concept.

“The idea came from our experience of having these filmmakers in our city, in our offices, and in our lives.

“Many of our most popular stories is about people going home and reliving it. Who Stayed” and LLC Ideas. Banks’ Mystery of Alchemsky, set in 1901.

Gothenburg’s 10th Nostradamus report will be presented at the Marche du Film in Cannes in May, but the team is still trying to predict future trends. His TV drama, which focuses on continuous storytelling across borders, features his vision and invites Joseph Fares to discuss his narrative explorations in games and movies.

Fares Jalla! is also the founder and creative director of Hazelight Studios.

“We started looking to the future of the industry more than ten years ago. From Gabriela Pichler’s Painkiller to Finnish Dance Brothers, the Nordic Film Market and TV Dramas show more than 40 series. Vision program manager Shea Edstrom says.”

But there is always room for surprises this year, courtesy of Gothenburg’s new honorary president, Ruben Östlund. He “guides” the audience during a special screening of “Triangle of Sorrow”.

Östlund says. The most unique ‘selling point’ of movie theaters, I think most people would agree, is to be with them. It changes the way we process images because later someone might ask what we are thinking.We have to think about what we are looking at.

“The problem is that film culture varies greatly around the world. In Sweden, audiences are more passive. We don’t express our feelings, help movies we like, and criticize movies we don’t like.

“Sometimes audiences have to adapt to a movie in order for it to be successful. They attend shows and events. It doesn’t mean you have to be a fan, but you have to face it.”

Originally published at https://businessdor.com on January 27, 2023.