Swedish Film Institute
International Department
Box 27126
visiting address: Borgvägen 1-5
102 52 Stockholm
Sweden
| Phone: | +46 8- 665 1139 |
| Fax: | +46 8- 661 1820 |
| Mail: | pia.lundberg@sfi.se |
| Web: | www.sfi.se |
Director
International Department:
Pia Lundberg
Associate Director
Feature films:
Gunnar Almér
EFP Representative:
Pia Lundberg
Documentary films:
Sara Yamashita Rüster
Short films:
Andreas Fock
Project Manager:
Petter Mattsson
Associate Project Manager:
Andrea Reuter
Swedish Film Institute
The Swedish Film Institute (Svenska Filminstitutet), established in 1963, is a foundation whose operations are regulated by an agreement between the state on one side, and the film- and television industry on the other. The Institute is financed by grants from the state as well as by a levy on cinema tickets. The funding agreement is based on the principle that those who exhibit films should contribute to the financing of new Swedish films.
The main tasks of the Swedish Film Institute are:
to support the production of Swedish quality films
to promote the import, distribution and exhibition of quality films
to preserve films and materials of interest to cinematic history
to promote Swedish cinematic culture internationally
The Swedish Film Institute promotes Swedish cinema internationally through the International Department which handles all festival matters, international relations/organisations and presentation of Swedish film weeks. The International Department also publishes information material for the international market including the magazine Swedish Film.
The Institute sometimes cooperates internationally with the Institutes of other Nordic countries under the umbrella Scandinavian Films.
Scandinavian Films, the umbrella organisation of the 5 Nordic Film Institutions, was one of the 10 founding members of EFP. The Swedish Film Institute became an individual EFP member in 1998.
"In a global film climate where the position of quality films is getting more and more uncertain, organisations like European Film Promotion are increasingly important. EFP is a good platform, not only to promote Swedish film and talent, but also to increase the status of European cinema worldwide.” Pia Lundberg
