Offering unique insights into the writing and production of television drama series such as
The Killing and Borgen, produced by DR, the Danish Broadcasting Corporation, Novrup …

As comments from cultural historian Tytti Soila and political economist Lucie Tunkrova
illustrate, the centrality of nature for Nordic film culture cannot be underestimated. For …

'Stories and images are among the principal means by which human society has always
transmitted its values and beliefs, from generation to generation and community to …

Focusing on Sweden, this article departs from the proposition that film production and the
film industry are governed by institutional arrangements that produce and reproduce gender …

Various trends, both technological and economic in nature, have led to a shift in the
financing and production of serial television fiction (principally television drama and episodic …

Abstract Since 2000, the Swedish Film Institute has been tasked with increasing gender
equality by distributing commissioner support more equally between women and men. While …

From The Artist to The White Ribbon, from Oscar to Palme d'Or-winning productions,
European filmmaking is more prominent, world-wide, than ever before. This book identifies …

This paper analyses the film industry as a social phenomenon through the lens of revised
modernisation theory. Revised modernisation theory implies that economic development …

Gender quotas have been a crucial part of Swedish film policy since 2006 and have resulted
in an increasing number of films with women directors, producers and screenwriters …

Research on film and television in Europe tends to adopt a nation state framework, despite
the fundamental changes brought about by increased globalization and collaboration as …