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Film I Väst

Film i Väst (English: "Film in West") is a film company located in Trollhättan, Sweden, nicknamed "Trollywood"), founded in 1992 by the Älvsborg County Council. 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.

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

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. ^ "Film i Väst-Om oss/Kontakt". 2011-05-30. Archived from the original on 30 May 2011. Retrieved 2022-07-26.

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