PLAY wins Nordic Council Film Price 2012

2012-10-09 Elisabeth Schabus 0_check, Cinema 0
Swedish writer/director Ruben Östlund (Photo: Patrik Osterberg)

The Swedish film PLAY by director and writer Ruben Östlund and producer Erik Hemmendorff ( see our review here ) has won the 2012 Nordic Council Film award. The jury there is made up of members of all five Nordic countries, and it’s the second time in a row that a Swedish film has won. “A very worthy winner”, says Anna Serner, CEO of the Swedish Film Institute ( Ristrettofacts concurs … :))

Oct. 31 the prize – 350,000 DKK (450 000 USD) – will be handed over in Helsinki.

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I see, I like, I write ... mostly about cinema and actors, but also about politics or economy. In English, auf Deutsch, på svenska. This ORF trained news journalist (TV, radio), who has also worked in corporate publishing for international brands and written/edited tons of magazines, has become a blogger out of passion.
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