AB Svensk Filmindustri or Svensk Filmindustri (SF) is a Swedish film production film production company, distributor (both Swedish and international) and movie theatre chain, currently owned by the Bonnier Group. It was established on December 27, 1919.
It produced most of the films made by Ingmar Bergman, as well as a long list of films by other Swedish filmmakers. The majority of film adaptations of the works by children's author Astrid Lindgren have been produced by SF.
SF also distributes foreign films in the Nordic countries and has deals with New Line Cinema, Spyglass Entertainment and Revolution Studios in the United States.
SF lost litigation with the Isis Theater of Aspen, Colorado and has transferred the American rights to the works of Ingmar Bergman.[1]
In 1997 SF and the Isis Theater had made an agreement to turn the Isis Theater into a multiplex with assistance of SF's partner Resort Theaters of America. When RTA became bankrupt in 2007, SF accused Isis of not having given correct information regarding the limitations of the premises which lead to litigation. In addition, the contract in question was invalid according to Swedish law. The Isis Theater sued SF and was awarded $8.9 million by a Colorado Judge. When SF refused to accept the court verdict, the Isis Theater was awarded the American rights to those of Ingmar Bergman films controlled by Svensk Filmindustri. SF still disputes the verdict and have tried to reach an agreement with Isis, although the latter, reportedly, are uninterested in solving the issue. Isis has created Swedish Classic Films to make those films available in the US.
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See also
- Filmstaden
- SF Anytime
- Isis Theater
References
- ^ "Isis inherits Ingmar Bergman catalog", Variety, 16 January 2009
Further reading
- New York Times: American Rights to Swedish Film
- Rocky Mountain News: Aspen theater wins rights to Ingmar Bergman film catalog
- SF i tvist om sin filmkatalog i USA
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