Göteborg International Film Festival will be highly noticeable during the Cannes festival 2009: Nordic Film Market celebrates ten with the most heartful beach party at the Croisette, the film fund celebrates ten with "fund film" Min Ye screening in the official programme and festival director Marit Kapla will be one of five members in the jury of Un Certain Regard. In a few days it is once again time for the most important film festival in the world. This time with the festival d...

Director Roy Andersson will be the new Honorary President of Göteborg International Film Festival and successor of Ingmar Bergman. Roy Andersson will participate during the upcoming festival with a collection of his short films.Roy Andersson is well known all over the world for his feature films You the Living, Songs from the Second Floor, Giliap and A Swedish Love Story. With his strong integrity, profound engagement in questions of democracy and society, and with his daring and innovative tak...

After six successful years with the Göteborg International Film Festival Svante Hjertén is moving on to other assignments leaving his position as the festival’s CEO. New CEO of the Göteborg International Film Festival will be Åsa Larsson, with a background in journalism, she has worked with the festival since 1994. - Ever since I started volunteering for the festival as a student I’m hooked. The films, the guests, all the events surrounding the festival and the fantastic audience makes G...