A warm welcome to Swedish Radio’s seminar on Tuesday 24 November at Väven in Umeå.
Film criticism in Sweden is facing economic and structural challenges. Space in traditional media is shrinking, while algorithms favour short-form content on social media. The Swedish film industry is in crisis, and the number of drama productions is declining. What impact does this have on the public conversation about film?
What role does the traditional film review play today? What kind of film criticism do Swedish film lovers want, and are the right films being reviewed? Is it even possible to keep up when we have gone from “new films this weekend” to countless premieres every week across streaming platforms, cinemas and television?
The seminar is part of Umeå Filmfestival and opens with a conversation between moderator Erik Blix and author and cultural critic Po Tidholm. The seminar will be in swedish.
This will be followed by a panel discussion featuring:
Julia Finnsiö, film critic at SvD and board member of the Swedish Film Critics Association
Joakim Silverdal, reporter and film critic at Kulturnytt, Sveriges Radio
Lars Böhlin, film critic at Västerbottens-Kuriren
Wanda Bendjelloul, cultural journalist, author and film critic on TV4 Nyhetsmorgon
Opening remarks by Cilla Benkö, CEO of Sveriges Radio.
LISTEN TO THE SEMINAR ONLINE OR JOIN US IN PERSON
Please note that the number of seats available at the venue is limited and must be booked in advance. Please bring valid ID for entry. Your booking is personal and cannot be transferred to another person.
The seminar will be streamed live under “Other broadcasts” in the channel tab of the Sveriges Radio app. It will also be available as a podcast afterwards under “Sveriges Radio-frukost”.
