Maria Gripe, born Maja Stina Walter, was a Swedish author of books for children and young adults, which were often written in magical and mystical tone. She has written almost forty books, with many of her characters presented in short series of three or four books. For her lasting contribution to children's literature, she received the Hans Christian Andersen Medal for Writing in 1974.
In the Presence of a Clown is a television film by Ingmar Bergman, recorded for Swedish television in 1997 with Bergman as a director. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section of the 1998 Cannes Film Festival. It tells the story of a professor named Carl, who has been found guilty of attempted murder and sentenced to treatment in a mental ward. In the hospital he befriends a man named Osvald, and they attempt to make and promote a film.
Timeless Departure is the debut full-length studio album by the Swedish melodic death metal band Skyfire, released on 12 March 2001 by Hammerheart Records. Common themes on the album include death, mysticism, and armageddon.
Amorosa is a 1986 Swedish film starring Stina Ekblad and Erland Josephson and directed by Mai Zetterling. The story, an adaptation of the life of writer Agnes von Krusenstjerna (Ekblad), details her sexually charged and often turbulent relationship with David Sprengel (Josephson). At the 22nd Guldbagge Awards, Ekblad won the award for Best Actress and Josephson won the award for Best Actor.
Anita Björk was a Swedish actress.
The Swedish Olympic Committee (SOC; is the Swedish National Olympic Committee. The Swedish Olympic Committee organize the Swedish participation in the Olympics, choose the participants and run a support program for swedish elite athletes called "Topp och Talang".
Rapport till himlen is a 1994 Swedish mini series directed by Ulf Malmros and starring Johan Widerberg and Lina Englund.
Beck – Öga för öga is a 1998 Swedish police film about Martin Beck, directed by Kjell Sundvall.
A Guy and a Gal is a 1975 Swedish comedy film directed by Lasse Hallström, in his feature film directorial debut. It was the most popular film in Sweden in 1975 with receipts of 9,439,000 Swedish krona in the first six months of release.
Lena Teresia Hansson is a Swedish actress. She was born in Stockholm and began acting at Vår teater, a children's theatre. She studied at Swedish National Academy of Mime and Acting in Stockholm. Hansson is in a relationship with fellow Swedish actor Peter Haber. At the 24th Guldbagge Awards she won the award for Best Actress for her role in Lethal Film.
Murder at the Savoy is a Swedish/German film from 1993, based on the 1970 book Murder at the Savoy.
Anna Cecilia Björk is a Swedish actress. Now she works at the Royal Dramatic Theatre.
Siv Marianne Ahrne is a Swedish film director and screenwriter. She has directed ten films between 1970 and 1997. Her 1976 film Near and Far Away won the award for Best Director at the 13th Guldbagge Awards. Her 1978 film The Walls of Freedom was entered into the 11th Moscow International Film Festival. According to film historian Gwendolyn Audrey Foster, Ahrne was one of the first women to make documentary films in Sweden, and Foster noted that Ahrne's films have received little attention in the United States.
The Cats is a 1965 Swedish drama film directed by Henning Carlsen. Eva Dahlbeck received the award for Best Actress at the 2nd Guldbagge Awards.
Fröken Frimans krig is a Swedish drama television series that first aired on SVT in December 2013 for three episodes during the Christmas and New Years weekend. Sissela Kyle plays women's rights advocate Dagmar Friman, a fictitious version of Anna Whitlock, who in 1905 founded the consumer cooperative Svenska hem. The series is written by Pernilla Oljelund, and is based partly on the book Svenska Hem – en passionerad affär (2005) by Monika Björk and Eva Kaijser. Following the success of the series, the book was re-released in 2013 under the name Svenska Hem – Den sanna historien om Fröken Frimans krig. Fröken Frimans krig is directed by Mikael Hellström and produced by Maria Nordenberg. A second season aired in December 2015, again for the Christmas and New Years weekend, with three more episodes. A third season aired in December 2016, and the fourth season aired in December 2017, with three more episodes each.
Per "Gerhard" Hoberstorfer is a Swedish actor, singer and dancer.
The Lady in Black is a 1958 Swedish mystery thriller film directed by Arne Mattsson. It was shot at the Centrumateljéerna Studios in Stockholm with sets designed by the art director Bibi Lindström. The film is the first film in director Arne Mattsson's Hillman-series of five thriller films, all containing a colour in the title: The Lady in Black (1958), Mannequin in Red (1958), Rider in Blue (1959), The Lady in White (1962), and The Yellow Car (1963).
Quicksand is a Swedish psychology-crime drama television series, based on the 2016 novel of the same name by Malin Persson Giolito. The first season, consisting of six episodes, was released on 5 April 2019 on Netflix and is its first Swedish-language series. The series stars Hanna Ardéhn, Felix Sandman, William Spetz, Ella Rappich, David Dencik, Reuben Sallmander, Maria Sundbom, Rebecka Hemse, Arvid Sand, Helena af Sandeberg and Anna Björk.
Lena Anderson is a Swedish children's book illustrator and author.
The Girl in the Rain is a 1955 Swedish drama film directed by Alf Kjellin and starring Marianne Bengtsson, Kjellin, Annika Tretow and Gunnel Lindblom. It was shot at the Centrumateljéerna Studios in Stockholm. The film's sets were designed by the art director Nils Nilsson.
