Swedish Film Institute
The Swedish Film Institute (Swedish: Svenska Filminstitutet) (SFI) is a statutory body located in Stockholm, Sweden that supports the Swedish film industry. Founded in 1963, the institute is responsible for administering the annual Guldbagge Awards, and for managing the Swedish Film Database. Notable CEOs of the institute include founder-director Harry Schein (1963–1970 and 1972–1978) and Anna Serner (2011–2021). Serner is known for creating an initiative which aimed for gender parity in the film industry. Since mid-April 2024 the CEO is Anna Croneman.
Not to be confused with Swedish Film Academy.Description[edit]
The institute is a statutory body governed by the Film Bill, and fully funded by the Swedish Government through the Ministry of Culture.[3][7]
Filmhuset[edit]
The institute is housed in the Filmhuset ("House of Film")[3] located in Gärdet, Östermalm, in Stockholm. The building, completed in 1970, was designed in Brutalist style by architect Peter Celsing, and built between 1968 and 1971. It was designed to resemble a camera, with an exposed concrete façade resembling filmstrips. It underwent a major renovation in 2008, creating open-plan offices. The building is listed as "code blue", the highest ranking in terms of cultural and historical value of buildings by the Stockholm City Museum (Stadsmuseet Stockholm).[8]
Filmhuset houses a large archive, containing books and magazines on film.[9]
It also contains two theatres, Bio Victor and Bio Mauritz, named after Victor Sjöström and Mauritz Stiller, which are available for hire.[10] The movie club Cinemateket uses the theatres to screen a wide program of masterpieces, cult rarities, world cinema, and classics of cinema.[9]
Filmhuset is also the main venue for the Stockholm Industry Days of the annual Stockholm International Film Festival. Here, works-in-progress are presented, and master classes and seminars are held.[11]
Films supported by SFI include:[1]