Swedish Film Institute

Entrance to the building of the Swedish Film Institute in Östermalm, Stockholm

The 140 metre long studio and office building—Kaknästornet is seen in the background

The Swedish Film Institute (Swedish: Svenska Filminstitutet) was founded in 1963 to support and develop the Swedish film industry. The institute is housed in the Filmhuset building located in Gärdet, Östermalm in Stockholm. The building, completed in 1970, was designed by architect Peter Celsing.

The Swedish Film Institute supports Swedish filmmaking and allocates grants for production, distribution and public showing of Swedish films in Sweden. It also promotes Swedish cinema internationally. Furthermore, the Institute organises the annual Guldbagge awards. The Swedish Film Database is published by the institute.

Through the Swedish Film Agreement, between the Swedish state and the film and media industry, the Government of Sweden, the TV companies which are party to the agreement, and Sweden's cinema owners jointly fund the Film Institute and thus, indirectly, Swedish filmmaking. The current agreement runs from January 1, 2006, until December 31, 2012.

The building also contains a large film archive and two theatres, named after Victor Sjöström and Mauritz Stiller, which regularly arrange screenings of classic films.

Managing directors

• 1963–1970 Harry Schein (1924–2006)
• 1970–1972 Bo Jonsson (b. 1938)
• 1972–1978 Harry Schein (1924–2006)
• 1978–1982 Jörn Donner (b. 1933)
• 1982–1989 Klas Olofsson
• 1989–1994 Ingrid Edström (b. 1931)
• 1994–1998 Lars Engqvist (b. 1945)
• 1998–1999 Hans Ottosson
• 1999–2006 Åse Kleveland (b. 1949)
• 2006–2010 Cissi Elwin Frenkel (b. 1965)
• 2010–2011 Bengt Toll
• 2011– Anna Serner

Chairmen of the Board

• 1963–1967 Krister Wickman (1924–93)
• 1967–1970 Roland Pålsson
• 1970–1978 Harry Schein (1924–2006)
• 1978–1981 Per Ahlmark (b. 1939)
• 1981–1984 Bert Levin
• 1984–1992 Hans Löwbeer (1923–2004)
• 1992–1999 Åke Ahrsjö (b. 1929)
• 1999–2005 Lisa Söderberg
• 2005–2011 Håkan Tidlund
• 2012– Göran K Johansson

See also

• Trollywood
• Finnish Film Foundation
• American Film Institute

External links

• The Swedish Film Institute