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(From left: Pål Giørtz, Satu Rasila, Rolf Börjlind and Markus Pyhältö)

Teddy Bear wins Sundance

Danish director Mads Matthiessen won the World Cinema Directing Award at the Sundance Film Festival last night. Congratulations!

She Monkeys win Guldbagge Award

The prestigious Swedish film award Guldbaggen went to Lisa Aschan and Josefine Adolfsson for Best Screenplay (Apflickorna, "She Monkeys"). A modern western in the Swedish style....

'Gøteborg' is Danish for Gothenburg

- nice to know considering that this year's Göteborg International Film Festival will have a special section devoted to Danish feature and documentary films. From January 27th.

Relaunch

www.nordicwritersguild.com now in English and only in English - don't forget to follow us on Facebook as well!

Dramafronten: restoring the story - and the playwright telling it

Dramafronten, a new Danish initiative aims to put the story back on centre stage. The launch took place Saturday 26th of November in Pumpehuset, Copenhagen showcasing eight playwrights, seven 15-minute pieces, and just one central word: ’FRONT’.

Khemiri and the lustful lines

Swedish novelist and playwright Jonas Hassen Khemiri received the prestigious Henning Mankell Scholarship today.

Millenium wins again

Swedish Television's version of the best-selling Millennium trilogy by Stieg Larsson won an international Emmy Award last night.

European Film Awards with more than just a touch of Scandinavia

Half of the nominated films for the European Film Award 2011 are Scandinavian. And they could't be more different.

Sweden wins Nordic Council Film Prize

The Winner of the Nordic Film Prize 2011 to be announced Monday!

The winner of Scandinavia's most prestigious film prize will be announced this Monday. Academy Award-winning actress Dame Helen Mirren is this year's Honorary Chairman of the jury.