Swedish niche film specialist Klubb Super 8 and its global streaming platform sister company Cultpix have launched a restoration initiative to “preserve the diverse cinematic heritage that has shaped Swedish cinema across all genres.”
Swedish cinema and restoration efforts in the country are in focus at the Lumière Festival’s International Classic Film Market (Mifc) this year.
Collaborating with leading international institutions, Klubb Super 8 has undertaken extensive restoration work on a range of films under its rights.
It is working with the British Film Institute (BFI) on the revered classic “Champagne Rose is Dead” (1970) and the Swedish Film Institute (Sfi) on such cinematic treasures as “Anita – Swedish Nymphet” (1973), starring Christina Lindberg and Stellan Skarsgård; “The Lustful Vicar” (1970); “The Language of Love” (1969) and “Terror in the Midnight Sun” (1959).
The Sfi is likewise providing vital assistance to Klubb Super 8 on the restorations of three films by renowned Swedish actor and director Per Oscarsson,...
Swedish cinema and restoration efforts in the country are in focus at the Lumière Festival’s International Classic Film Market (Mifc) this year.
Collaborating with leading international institutions, Klubb Super 8 has undertaken extensive restoration work on a range of films under its rights.
It is working with the British Film Institute (BFI) on the revered classic “Champagne Rose is Dead” (1970) and the Swedish Film Institute (Sfi) on such cinematic treasures as “Anita – Swedish Nymphet” (1973), starring Christina Lindberg and Stellan Skarsgård; “The Lustful Vicar” (1970); “The Language of Love” (1969) and “Terror in the Midnight Sun” (1959).
The Sfi is likewise providing vital assistance to Klubb Super 8 on the restorations of three films by renowned Swedish actor and director Per Oscarsson,...
- 10/21/2023
- by Ed Meza
- Variety Film + TV
The European Genre Film Foundation (Egff), aimed at restoring and raising awareness of classic genre films in Europe and globally, launched at Cannes on Tuesday.
The non-profit organization, headquartered in Stockholm, will work with film libraries, archives, rights holders, academics, film festivals and other institutions. It is modelled on Martin Scorsese’s Film Foundation and the American Genre Film Archive (Agfa) in the U.S.
Among the first projects of the Egff will be an academic study of historic female genre film makers in Europe and raising funds for a 4K film scanner set-up dedicated to digitizing and restoring genre films and related material that is languishing in archives. The Egff will also be arranging symposiums, workshops and film screenings.
In its next phase the Egff will begin consultations with European film archives, public institutions and rights holders about developing a plan and workflow for identifying, rescuing, scanning and making...
The non-profit organization, headquartered in Stockholm, will work with film libraries, archives, rights holders, academics, film festivals and other institutions. It is modelled on Martin Scorsese’s Film Foundation and the American Genre Film Archive (Agfa) in the U.S.
Among the first projects of the Egff will be an academic study of historic female genre film makers in Europe and raising funds for a 4K film scanner set-up dedicated to digitizing and restoring genre films and related material that is languishing in archives. The Egff will also be arranging symposiums, workshops and film screenings.
In its next phase the Egff will begin consultations with European film archives, public institutions and rights holders about developing a plan and workflow for identifying, rescuing, scanning and making...
- 5/24/2022
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Edith Carlmar's The Wayward Girl (1960) is exclusively showing on Mubi starting December 16, 2020.Illustration by Ruth Gwily.Edith Carlmar’s The Wayward Girl, a 1959 tale of young lovers on the run, revealed one of cinema’s great stars to the world—Liv Ullmann. But it would also spell the end of Carlmar’s career in feature filmmaking. Norway’s prolific first woman director, Carlmar made ten features in the decade between 1949 and 1959, from comedies and social-issue dramas to what came to be considered the country’s first noir with her debut Death Is a Caress. Alongside her husband Otto, Carlmar would establish Carlmar Film A/S, producing movies that, not unlike her contemporary Ida Lupino, tackled sensational subject matter—abortion, unwed pregnancies, substance abuse, and juvenile delinquency—with warmth and empathy. Above all, Carlmar was a popular filmmaker: hardworking, mercenary, and with a good eye for the scandalous issues of...
- 12/21/2020
- MUBI
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