Film i Väst, studio and office in Trollhättan.
Film i Väst is a regional film fund located on the Swedish west coast in Västra Götaland. It’s main headquarters are situated 70km from Gothenberg in Trollhättan, the country’s leading film city, affectionately referred to by local Swedes as Trollywood.
Film i Väst has directly contributed to the growth of the industry, the education of film workers, and the development of new talent 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.
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.
Well known international co-productions are:
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) and In a Better World (Denmark).
Film i Väst co-operate on long term basis with other public funds in Northern Europe. The office of Cine Regio, Europe’s film regions common association, is located in Västra Götaland.
Västra Götaland has a complete structure for film production.
