The Swedish Film Institute has officially announced its production funding slate that was decided on in March and April 2018. Among the selected projects are the upcoming biopic 438 Days [+lee también:
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After debuting in the American market with his first US-produced film, Beast of Burden, Swedish director Jesper Ganslandt (Jimmie [+lee también:
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The script, which is an adaptation of the journalists’ book of the same name, was written by Peter Birro, and the lead roles are played by Gustaf Skarsgård and Matias Varela. Budgeted at SEK 43 million (€ 4.1 million), the film has received SEK 10 million (€956,000) and is being produced by Sandra Harms and Karl Fredrik Ulfung for Miso Film Sverige AB. It is slated to be released in August 2019.

The shoot for the Nordic co-production Out Stealing Horses, written and directed by Hans Petter Moland, is already under way (see the news). Starring Stellan Skårsgard, Bjørn Floberg and Anders Baasmo Christiansen, the film adaptation of Per Petterson’s award-winning novel of the same name has received support of SEK 1.3 million (€124,000) for Swedish co-producer Lizette Jonjic, of Zentropa Sweden.

Victor Lindgren’s debut feature, The Umpromised Land [+lee también:
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The final feature-length fiction project is the new animated film by Christian Ryltenius, who recently adapted for the big screen the stories about Sweden's most popular comic-book character, Bamse the bear. Now, with Pelle Svanslös (Peter-No-Tail), he is adapting another classic about the titular cat. The new film based on the adventures of the feline, which always take place in the city of Uppsala, has been written by Johan Bogaeus and has received a grant of SEK 9 million (€860,000). It is being produced by Jon Nohrstedt and Gila Bergqvist for SF Studios Production.

Finally, four documentaries received the support of the Swedish Film Institute: Josefin & Florin [+lee también:
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