Scandinavian Studies: Film Institutes, Production Companies, Filmmakers, and Other Resources

The Danish Film Institute is the national film foundation in Denmark. It works to promote Danish film and cinema culture. The Institute makes around 50 films a year (feature films, documentaries, and shorts). Use this website to find current information about the Danish film industry, Denmark's auteur filmmakers, and Danish film history. Material in Danish and English.

The Finnish Film Foundation is the national foundation in Finland that supports the Finnish film industry from conception to distribution of films. This website provides information about current films, statistics about film attendance, and some recent historical information about Finnish films. Material in Finnish, Swedish, and English.

Film in Iceland is the Icelandic Film Commission, run by Promote Iceland, as an incentive to get filmmakers to come to Iceland and make their films there. Not necessarily Iceland-centric in the material found here, but a good resource to learn about the Icelandic film industry more generally. Material in English.

The website of the Norwegian Film Institute, the national executive body for the Norwegian film industry. In addition to reporting current news about Norwegian films, it offers many .pdfs with statistics, catalogs of Norwegian films, as well as information about the history of Norwegian cinema. Material in Norwegian and English.

The website of Sweden's Film Institute, which works to promote film production, distribution, and screening of Swedish films. This website provides information about current films, research about film, and a wealth of other information. Material in Swedish and English.

Maipo Film is one of Norway's newer, but highly influential film companies. Its website is available in English and has a list of the films it has produced since its founding in 2000. Material in Norwegian and English.

Zentropa is a Danish production company founded by Lars von Trier and Peter Aalbæk. Look to this website for information about its more than 100 Danish feature films, documentaries, shorts, and TV-series. Material in Danish and English.

Solar Films is one of Finland's largest film producers. This website is a great source of synopses, stills, and other information about the films produced by Solar Films. Material in Finnish and English.

The lifestyle section of Denmark's official country page has a lot of information about Danish film. You can find links here about important directors and films, as well as current news about cinema in Denmark. A useful up-to-date introductory source to Danish film. Material in English.

This website is the product of a 2003 law in Iceland, stipulating government involvement in the Icelandic film industry. Material found here is centered on promoting Icelandic film internationally, including recent industry news, films in production, and older Icelandic films. The historical material about the Icelandic film industry comes with a digital (updated) version of Peter Cowie's book on Icelandic film. Definitely the most up-to-date material about Icelandic film. Material in English.

A version of Peter Cowie's book on Icelandic film, made available for download on the web. Material in English.

The go-to online resource for information about Ingmar Bergman's life, films, plays, and television productions. Material available in Swedish and English

Project aiming to promote and disseminate the history of female film workers in the Nordic countries. Material in English.

The Swedish Film Institute's film database, with information about Swedish films (feature length, shorts, documentaries, tv-films) and foreign films with Swedish premieres. Material in Swedish and English.

Information and clips about Swedish film history from the 1890s to 2010. Summary in English, materials in Swedish.