Anna Serner | |
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 Anna Serner at the 2013 Guldbagge Awards. | |
| Born | October 11, 1964 |
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Occupation | legal professional, public speaker and CEO |
| Known for | CEO of the Swedish Film Institute |
Anna Serner, born 11 October 1964 in Stockholm, [1] is a Swedish legal professional, public speaker and former CEO of the Swedish Film Institute.
Born in 1964, Anna Serner is the CEO of the Swedish Film Institute. She took up the post on October 1, 2011. Her previous position was as Managing Director of the Swedish Media Publishers' Association (Tidningsutgivarna), where she was active in public debate on freedom of speech and the media's role in society. [2] For two years prior to this she ran her own marketing communications consultancy business, and was also CEO of the Advertising Association of Sweden (Reklamförbundet) from 1998 to 2006. [3] With a degree in law, Anna has a wide experience of board level appointments, including Stockholm University of the Arts, [4] Polarbröd, [5] Berghs School of Communication, Folkoperan, [6] Fanzingo [7] and the Anna Lindh Academy [8] She has also served as an expert on various Swedish government commissions, including one on copyright (2010). In addition, she undertook a two-year course in practical filmmaking at the Stockholm School of Film as well as film studies at Stockholm University. [9]
Over the past 20 years Anna has also given lectures and spoken widely on law, advertising, creativity and management. [10]
In October 2011 she succeeded Cissi Elwin as CEO of the Swedish Film Institute. [11] [12]
29 juni 2018 Serner hosted the popular Sveriges Radio radio show Sommar i P1. [1]
Serner's tenure as CEO of the Swedish Film Institute (SFI) have been marked by her notable work for gender equality in the film industry. An outspoken feminist, Serner is a frequent keynote speaker and panelist on this topic.
In 2016 Anna Serner presented the initiative 5050x2020 at the Cannes Film Festival, aiming to raise international awareness regarding the issue of gender equality in film production, based on Sweden's prominent position. The year after, SFI and WIFT Nordic presented "50/50 by 2020 – Global Reach", a seminar at the Cannes Film Market focusing on how the work on equality is proceeding outside of Sweden.
In 2018, with support from the Cannes Film Festival, the Swedish Film Institute arranged "Take Two: Next moves for #MeToo". [13] Together with the then Swedish Minister for Culture and Democracy Alice Bah Kuhnke and the French Minister of Culture Françoise Nyssen, Anna Serner hosted an event concerning the work against sexual harassment and the misuse of power against women, with focus on the film industry. [14] With a total of five Ministers of Culture from different countries attending, the event marked a shift at an international level for equality in the film industry. [15] The same year, in co-operation with the Berlin International Film Festival, the seminar "Closing the Gap" was arranged. Anna Serner sat on a panel with representatives from WIFT Germany and WIFT Nordic to discuss how quality will be ensured through rewarding equality and diversity at the financing stage. [16]
On April 23, 2021, Anna Serner announced that she would be stepping down in October 2021. [17] After ten years of serving as CEO of the Swedish Film Institute, she is the Swedish film Institute's second longest serving CEO. Only the institute´s founder Harry Schein served as CEO for longer (1963-1970, 1972-1978). [18] On November 12, 2021, Anette Novak was appointed Serner’s successor, [19] with Mathias Rosengren (Head of the Film Heritage department at the Swedish Film Institute) serving as acting CEO during the interim period. [20]
Anna Serner is the daughter of the legal professional Uncas Serner and dentist May Hoffmann-Serner. [21]
Ylva Anna Maria Lindh, was a Swedish lawyer and Social Democratic politician who was a Member of the Riksdag for Södermanland County until her assassination during her third term in office. Four days before a referendum on replacing the Swedish krona with the euro as currency, Lindh was stabbed by Mijailo Mijailović on September 10, 2003 at the NK department store in central Stockholm; she died the next morning at Karolinska University Hospital. Anna Lindh had been seen as a likely candidate to succeed Göran Persson as Social Democratic party leader. Her greatest commitment was to international cooperation and solidarity, as well as to environmental issues. She worked on these issues throughout her career, serving as Environment Minister from 1994 to 1998, and then as Foreign Minister for the last five years of her life.
Medborgarplatsen is a large city square located near the center of the island of Södermalm in Stockholm, Sweden. The square is often colloquially referred to as "Medis".
The Swedish Film Institute was founded in 1963 to support and develop the Swedish film industry. The institute is housed in the Filmhuset building located in Gärdet, Östermalm in Stockholm. The building, completed in 1970, was designed by architect Peter Celsing.
One Summer of Happiness is a 1951 Swedish film by director Arne Mattsson, based on the 1949 novel Sommardansen by Per Olof Ekström. It was the first Swedish film to win the Golden Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival. It was also nominated for the Palme d'Or at the 1952 Cannes Film Festival. Today, the film is mainly known for its nude scenes, which caused much controversy at the time and, together with Ingmar Bergman's Summer with Monika (1953), spread the image of Swedish "free love" around the world.
Sunes Summer is a Swedish comedy film which was released to cinemas in Sweden on 25 December 1993, directed by Stephan Apelgren. It is based on the chapter book with the same name, the eighth in the book series about Sune, written by Anders Jacobsson and Sören Olsson. At the 29th Guldbagge Awards, Peter Haber was nominated for the Best Actor award. It also won a shared first-prize during the Italiafiction festival in Salerno in July 1994.
Ella Elisabet Lemhagen is a Swedish film director and screenwriter. In 2012 she received the honorary award, Gullspira, for her outstanding work in youth culture on the Guldbagge Award.
The 49th Guldbagge Awards ceremony, presented by the Swedish Film Institute, honored the best Swedish films of 2013 and took place January 20, 2014, at Cirkus in Stockholm. During the ceremony, the jury presented Guldbagge Awards in 19 categories. The ceremony was televised in the Sweden by SVT, with actress and comedian Sissela Kyle hosting the show for the third time. The ceremony also celebrated the prize's 50th anniversary.
Anna Margareta Erlandsson is a Swedish short film creator, designer, illustrator and animator. In 2004 she won the award for Best short film at Guldbaggegalan, for the animated movie Glenn, the Great Runner, for which she also received the Public choice award at Goteborg International Film Festival.
Katarina Margareta Spång, more known under the name Mimmi Spång, is a Swedish film producer and production manager. She has been involved with and produced several films, notably the Swedish productions Sebbe and Call Girl.
Karin Swanström was a Swedish actress, producer and director.
Events from the year 2003 in Sweden
The Guldbagge for Best Screenplay is a Swedish film award presented annually by the Swedish Film Institute (SFI) as part of the Guldbagge Awards to screenwriters working in the Swedish motion picture industry.
The Guldbagge for Best Original Score is a Swedish film award presented annually by the Swedish Film Institute (SFI) as part of the Guldbagge Awards to film composers working in the Swedish motion picture industry.
The Guldbagge for Best Cinematography is a Swedish film award presented annually by the Swedish Film Institute (SFI) as part of the Guldbagge Awards to cinematographers working in the Swedish motion picture industry.
The Guldbagge for Best Art Direction is a Swedish film award presented annually by the Swedish Film Institute (SFI) as part of the Guldbagge Awards to art directors working in the Swedish motion picture industry.
The Guldbagge for Best Costume Design is a Swedish film award presented annually by the Swedish Film Institute (SFI) as part of the Guldbagge Awards to costume designers working in the Swedish motion picture industry.
5050x2020 is a hashtag used to campaign for gender parity in the film industry. The campaign was launched by the Swedish Film Institute at the Cannes Film Festival in 2016.
The Guldbagge for Best Makeup and Hair is a Swedish film award presented annually by the Swedish Film Institute (SFI) as part of the Guldbagge Awards to make-up artists working in the Swedish motion picture industry.
Ellen Tejle is a campaigner for awareness of women's representation in film. She has been included in the BBC's list of 100 inspiring and influential women from around the world for 2018.
Margit Ingeborg Rosengren (1901–1952) was a leading Swedish operetta singer in the first half of the 20th century. After studying voice and drama, she was invited by the theatre magnate Albert Ranft to perform at Stockholm's Oscarsteatern. She made her début there in 1920 as the page Pueblo in the operetta Don César de Bazan. She subsequently performed in the Vasa and Odeon theatres and as a guest at the Royal Swedish Opera until her retirement in 1941. She also took part in revues and had a few film roles.