Swedish Film Database

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The editors of the Swedish film database in December 2009 Sfdbstaff.jpg
The editors of the Swedish film database in December 2009

The Swedish Film Database (Swedish : Svensk filmdatabas) is an Internet database about Swedish films, published by the Swedish Film Institute. [1] [2] It contains information about all Swedish films from 1897 onwards and foreign films that had cinema premiere in Sweden. [2] It also provides many biographies of actors, directors, producers etc. who participated in Swedish films over the years. It is created with the support of the Bank of Sweden Tercentenary Foundation. The database comprises about 62,000 films (17,000 Swedish films) and 265,000 people. [2]

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References

  1. "Ny svensk filmdatabas på nätet" [New Swedish movie database online]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 8 October 2003. Archived from the original on 25 January 2012. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
  2. 1 2 3 "About the Swedish Film Database". Swedish Film Database. Archived from the original on 27 October 2011. Retrieved 5 November 2011.