*FRESH FROM SWEDEN, APRIL 2005

New Faces of Swedish Cinema + Spotlight on Lukas Moodysson

The Film Society of Lincoln Center's Walter Reade Theater, in collaboration with the Swedish Film Institute and with support from the Consulate General of Sweden in New York, presents a week-long showcase of contemporary Swedish film.

The showcase spotlights the work of Lukas Moodysson, who burst onto the international film scene in 1998 and has since become known for powerful and empathic interpretations of humanity in all its forms, including unflinching looks at issues such as child trafficking and pornography.
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Maria Blom and Kristina Humle: Debut Filmmakers On the Rise

Maria Blom and Kristina Humle are two talented women directors whose debut films have made a significant mark on Swedish film in recent months.
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Josef Fares and Peter Dalle: Two Big Names in Swedish Comedy

Josef Fares, the youngest student ever accepted to the Director's Program at Dramatiska Institutet in Stockholm, and actor-director Peter Dalle are two of Sweden's most successful and beloved comedy directors.
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Swedish Short Films

An amazing amount of short films are produced in Sweden at the moment a sure sign of vitality and creativity in the film community.
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Lukas Moodysson

Maria Blom & Kristina Humle

Josef Fares & Peter Dalle

Swedish Short Films


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Top photo: Lukas Moodysson, courtesy of the Swedish Film Institute