Film i Väst

Film i Väst (English: "Film in West") is a film company located in Trollhättan, Sweden, nicknamed "Trollywood"), founded in 1992 ^[1] by the Älvsborg County Council.^[2] Lars von Trier used its facilities in his movies, such as Dogville and Manderlay. Film i Väst became known early on under the nickname Trollywood (from Trollhättan + Hollywood). Since its inception, Film i Väst has co-produced a total of more than 1,000 Swedish and international feature films, TV dramas, documentaries and short films.^[3]

Film i Väst facilities in Trollhättan

Walk of Fame

 

Star awarded to Nicole Kidman for her work in Dogville

Trollhättan has a small Walk of Fame, featuring stars of the movie industry who worked in Film i Väst productions.

Selected productions

• Fucking Åmål (1998) (known as Show Me Love in English-speaking countries)
• Under solen (1998)
• Noll tolerans (1999)
• Tsatsiki, morsan och polisen (1999)
• Dancer in the Dark (2000)
• Den bästa sommaren (2000)
• Det nya landet (2000)
• Jalla! Jalla! (2000)
• Tillsammans (2000)
• Livvakterna (2001)
• Tsatsiki - vänner för alltid (2001)
• Alla älskar Alice (2002)
• Bäst i Sverige! (2002)
• Lilja 4-ever (2002)
• Den tredje vågen (2003)
• Dogville (2003)
• Hannah med H (2003)
• Kopps (2003)
• Miffo (2003)
• Smala Sussie (2003)
• Tillfällig fru sökes (2003)
• Danslärarens återkomst (2004)
• Masjävlar (2004)
• Kim Novak badade aldrig i Genesarets sjö (2005)
• Tjenare kungen (2005)
• Zozo (2005)
• Storm (2006)
• Involuntary (2008) (Swedish title: De ofrivilliga)
• Antichrist (2009)
• Snabba Cash (2009)
• Cornelis (2010)
• In a Better World (2010) (Danish title: Hævnen)
• Fallet (2017)
• The Girl in the Spider's Web (2018)
• Tumbbad (2018)

References

1. Tomas Lisinski (29 May 1997). "Trollywood: Sveriges nya filmverkstäder. Satsning i fyrstadsområdet kan ge nya jobb" (in Swedish). Dagens nyheter. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
2. Thord Eriksson (4 March 2001). "Svenska drömfabriker: Film och såpa skulle ge lycka åt alla" (in Swedish). Dagens nyheter. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
3. . 2011-05-30. Archived from the original on 30 May 2011. Retrieved 2022-07-26.

External links

• Official homepage

Coordinates: 58°16′26″N 12°16′46″E / 58.27389°N 12.27944°E / 58.27389; 12.27944