Film i Väst is a regional production centre and a public regional film fund. Film i Väst invest in film- and TV-drama productions in Region Västra Götaland (West Sweden). Film i Väst is one of the most successful regional film funds in Europe. Around 200 feature films have been co-produced since 1997.
Internationally well known Swedish co-productions are:
Fucking Åmål (Show Me Love), Jalla! Jalla!, Together, Lilya 4-ever, Kops, Daybreak, Dalecarlians, Zozo, Heaven´s Heart and Involuntary.
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) and The Investigator (Hungary).
Film i Väst has managed to build stable long term relationships with interesting production companies and film directors. Famous directors like Lukas Moodysson and Lars von Trier continues to come back to the region.
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.