Swedish film wave in Venice

Swedish film wave in Venice

It will be much from Sweden at the film festival in Venice. Lukas Moodysson is competing with his new "Lilja 4-ever" against Lena Endre in "Music for Weddings and Funerals". In the main competition we will see Rebecka Liljeberg and Bear's Kiss. Swedish short film with Jonas Karlsson can also win a price.
Lukas Moodyssons "Lilja 4-ever" will have its Swedish premiere on August 23 and then compete at the Venice festival that starts on August 29. It will be a part of the section "Upstream" where we can also see Norwegian Unni Straumes "Music for Weddings and Funerals". Lena Endre has the leading part and will play against Goran Bregovic and Rebecka Hemse.

Half a million in prize money

In that section we will also find Steven Soderberghs new film "Full Frontal" with Julia Roberts among others. The film that wins Upstream receive 500 000 kronor. In addition to that the jury will also hand out two other prizes.
In the main competition of the Golden Lion, Sergei Bodrovs "Bear's Kiss" with Rebecka Liljeberg and Joachim Krol, shot on location in Uddevalla, will take part. Other competitors are "The Road to Perdition" with Tom Hanks and Paul Newman, "The Hours" with Nicole Kidman, Julianne Moore and Meryl Streep, plus "Frida" by Julie Taymor with Salma Hayek. Audrey Tautou ("Amelie from Montmartre") has the leading part in Stephen Frears "Dirty pretty things" and Catherine Denevue and William Hurt in "Au plus près de paradis".

Jonas Karlsson competes

Other directors in the main competition are Doris Dörrie, Takeshi Kitano, Patrice Leconte, Agnieszka Holland and Peter Mullan.
Swedish short film "Tempo" with Jonas Karlsson and Tova Magnusson-Norling is in competition, directed by Per Carleson.
The film festival in Venice is running from August 29 until September 8.