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Metropia (film)
''Metropia'' is a 2009 English-language adult animated science fiction film directed by Tarik Saleh. The screenplay was written by Fredrik Edin, Stig Larsson, and Tarik Saleh after a story by Tarik Saleh, Fredrik Edin and Martin Hultman. The film uses a technique where photographs have been altered and heavily stylized in a computer program, and then animated. The visual style is inspired by the works of Terry Gilliam, Roy Andersson and Yuri Norstein.Skawonius, Betty (2008-01-20)Storebror styr dig i Metropia (in Swedish). ''Dagens Nyheter''. Retrieved on 2009-05-30. ''Metropia'' was co-produced by Atmo Media Network and Lars von Trier's Danish production company Zentropa Entertainments, premiered at the 66th Venice International Film Festival, and opened in Sweden on 27 November 2009. Plot In a future Europe the world is running out of oil. A gigantic underground network is created by joining all the undergrounds together beneath Europe. Roger (Vincent Gallo), from a suburb of St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tarik Saleh
Tarik Saleh (; born 28 January 1972) is a Swedish television producer, animator, publisher, journalist, and film director. He was born in Stockholm to a Swedish mother and an Egyptian father. He is most known for his Cairo-trilogy starring Fares Fares: '' The Nile Hilton Incident'' (2017), ''Boy from Heaven'' (2022) and ''Eagles of the Republic'' (2025). Career In the late 1980s and early 1990s, he was one of Sweden's most prominent graffiti artists, including co-creating '' Fascinate''. He has also worked as a TV host for Sveriges Television and is one of the founders of production company Atmo. Saleh first feature film, the Englis-language animated film '' Metropia'' (2009), had its world premiere at the 66th Venice International Film Festival. His 2017's '' The Nile Hilton Incident'' was awarded World Cinema Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival, and went to win numerous awards including Best Film at the 53rd Guldbagge Awards. In 2022, he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuri Norstein
Yuri Borisovich Norstein (; born 15 September 1941) is a Soviet and Russian animator best known for his animated shorts ''Hedgehog in the Fog'' and ''Tale of Tales (1979 film), Tale of Tales''. Since 1981, he has been working on a feature film called ''The Overcoat (animated film), The Overcoat'', based on the short story by Nikolai Gogol of the same name. According to ''The Washington Post'', "he is considered by many to be not just the best animator of his era, but the best of all time". Life and career Childhood and early life Yuri Norstein was born to a Jews, Jewish family in the village of Andreyevka, Pachelmsky District, Penza Oblast, during his parents' World War II evacuation. He grew up in the Maryina Roshcha District of Moscow. After studying at an art school, Norstein initially found work at a furniture factory. Then he finished a two-year animation course and found employment at studio Soyuzmultfilm in 1961. The first film that he participated in as an animator was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Council Of Europe
The Council of Europe (CoE; , CdE) is an international organisation with the goal of upholding human rights, democracy and the Law in Europe, rule of law in Europe. Founded in 1949, it is Europe's oldest intergovernmental organisation, representing 46 member states from Europe, with a population of approximately 675 million ; it operates with an annual ordinary budget of approximately 500 million euros. The organisation is distinct from the European Union (EU), although people sometimes confuse the two organisations – partly because the EU has adopted the original Flag of Europe, European flag, designed for the Council of Europe in 1955, as well as the Anthem of Europe, European anthem. No country has ever joined the EU without first belonging to the Council of Europe. The Council of Europe is an official United Nations General Assembly observers, United Nations observer. Unlike the EU, the Council of Europe cannot make binding laws; however, the council has produced a numbe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Film I Väst
Film i Väst (English: "Film in West") is a film company located in Trollhättan, Sweden, nicknamed "Trollywood"), founded in 1992 by the Älvsborg County Council. Lars von Trier used its facilities in his movies, such as ''Dogville'' and '' Manderlay''. Film i Väst became known early on under the nickname Trollywood (from Trollhättan + Hollywood). Since its inception, Film i Väst has co-produced a total of more than 1,000 Swedish and international feature films, TV dramas, documentaries and short films. Walk of Fame Trollhättan Trollhättan () is the 23rd-largest city in Sweden, the seat of Trollhättan Municipality, Västra Götaland County. It is situated by Göta älv, near the lake Vänern, and has a population of approximately 50,000 in the city proper. It is loc ... has a small Walk of Fame, featuring stars of the movie industry who worked in ''Film i Väst'' productions. Selected productions References External linksOfficial homepage 1992 establis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indiana Neidell
Indiana Richard Alexander Neidell (born 28 September 1967) is an American-Swedish documentarian, historian, actor, voice actor, musician and YouTube personality, best known for presenting the video series, ''The Great War'' on '' The Great War Channel'' which documented World War I in real time using modern research, various secondary sources and archival footage. A similar project, ''World War Two'' (about World War II), began in September 2018 and another one, called ''The Korean War'', in June 2024. Neidell is also a writer and actor with credits that include '' Metropia'' and numerous commercials in Europe, as well as video game voice-acting. Early life and education Neidell was born in Pennsylvania to Norman Neidell and Joy Ray. His family moved to Houston when he was nine months old. Neidell attended St. John's School, graduating in 1985. He studied history at Wesleyan University for four years. As a teenager, he worked at a grocery store. During an episode of ''World Wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lotta Bromé
Charlotta "Lotta" Bromé (born 18 December 1964) is a Swedish radio and television presenter and host. She has been a Christmas Eve host at SVT, won the show '' På spåret'' and hosted various shows for Sveriges Radio. Early life Bromé was born in Skövde, Sweden. When she was ten years old, she travelled to different retirement homes and played the piano. Her mother is a famous revue artist in Skara, while her sister sings in a jazz band. Career Bromé has been a member of a pop band along with Anna Lena Brundin, and they have also written lyrics for singers such as Shirley Clamp. She has also done voice acting in the film '' Metropia'' along with Juliette Lewis and Stellan Skarsgård in 2009. Bromé started her career in radio as a presenter at Radio Skaraborg. Lotta Bromé worked for many years on Sveriges Radio as a presenter for shows like ''Sommartoppen'', ''Efter tre'', ''På gränsen'' and ''Klang & Co''. She has also presented the sports news in the show ''Radiospo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fares Fares
Fares Fares (; ; born 29 April 1973) is a Swedish actor, producer, and director. He is known for his collaborations with director Tarik Saleh, as well as his roles in notable shows such as Chernobyl (miniseries), ''Chernobyl'' ''and The Wheel of Time (TV series), The Wheel of Time''. Fares has received various accolades, including a Guldbagge Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role and two Robert Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Robert Awards for Best Actor in a Supporting Role. Early life Fares was born on 29 April 1973 in Beirut, Lebanon to a family of Assyrian people, Assyrian origin. His younger brother is director Josef Fares, and he has four sisters. In 1987, when Fares was 14 years old, his family moved to Sweden, residing in Örebro. They moved to escape the Lebanese Civil War and chose Sweden because they had relatives who had already lived there. Fares says he learned Swedish within three months of living in Sweden. From the age of 15, Fares acted in a local ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shanti Roney
Shanti Grau Roney (born 24 November 1970) is a Swedish actor. While his film credits include nearly twenty movies, most of these have been limited to a domestic or Scandinavian release. One notable exception is Lukas Moodysson's film ''Together'' (2000) which gathered acclaim at film festivals worldwide. In television, he had a prominent role in the popular series '' Tusenbröder'' while also featuring in the Danish series ''The Eagle'' which won an International Emmy Award in 2005. In 2011, Roney had a leading role in Crime Drama ''Arne Dahl''. Shanti Roney is brother to Nunu and Marimba Roney. Filmography * '' Together 99 (Tillsammans 99)'', 2023 - Klasse * '' So Damn Easy Going '' (2022) * '' Tove'' (2020) as Atos Wirtanen * ''Quicksand'' (2019) * Stockholm (2018) as Olof Palme * Pojken med guldbyxorna (2014) as Torkel *''Nymphomaniac'' (2013) *''Arne Dahl'' (2011) as Paul Hjelm (10 episodes) *'' Oldboys'' (2009) as Engberg *'' Metropia'' as (voice) Karl *'' Applause'' (20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sofia Helin
Sofia Margareta Götschenhjelm-Helin is a Swedish actress. She was nominated for a Guldbagge Awards, Guldbagge Award for her role in ''Dalecarlians (film), Dalecarlians'', and stars as Saga Norén in the Danish/Swedish co-produced TV series ''The Bridge (2011 TV series), The Bridge'' (Danish: Broen; Swedish: Bron). Early life and education Sofia Margareta Helin was born on 25 April 1972 in Hovsta in Örebro, Närke. Her father was a salesman and her mother a nurse. When she was 10 days old, her grandmother and her six-year-old brother had a car accident; her grandmother survived, but her brother was killed. She grew up in Linghem, Sweden, Linghem, near Linköping. From 1994 to 1996, she went to Calle Flygares theatre school and graduated from the Stockholm Theatre Academy in 2001. Career Helin played the leading role of Chief Inspector Klara in the film ''At Point Blank (film), At Point Blank'' (''Rånarna'') in 2003. In 2004, she took the leading role of Mia in the Swedish co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stockholm
Stockholm (; ) is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, most populous city of Sweden, as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in the Nordic countries. Approximately 1 million people live in the Stockholm Municipality, municipality, with 1.6 million in the Stockholm urban area, urban area, and 2.5 million in the Metropolitan Stockholm, metropolitan area. The city stretches across fourteen islands where Mälaren, Lake Mälaren flows into the Baltic Sea. Outside the city to the east, and along the coast, is the island chain of the Stockholm archipelago. The area has been settled since the Stone Age, in the 6th millennium BC, and was founded as a city in 1252 by Swedish statesman Birger Jarl. The city serves as the county seat of Stockholm County. Stockholm is the cultural, media, political, and economic centre of Sweden. The Stockholm region alone accounts for over a third of the country's Gros ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rapid Transit
Rapid transit or mass rapid transit (MRT) or heavy rail, commonly referred to as metro, is a type of high-capacity public transport that is generally built in urban areas. A grade separation, grade separated rapid transit line below ground surface through a tunnel can be regionally called a subway, tube, metro or underground. They are sometimes grade-separated on elevated railways, in which case some are referred to as el trains – short for "elevated" – or skytrains. Rapid transit systems are usually electric railway, electric railways, that unlike buses or trams operate on an exclusive right-of-way (transportation), right-of-way, which cannot be accessed by pedestrians or other vehicles. Modern services on rapid transit systems are provided on designated lines between metro station, stations typically using electric multiple units on railway tracks. Some systems use rubber-tyred metro, guided rubber tires, magnetic levitation (''maglev''), or monorail. The stations typica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
66th Venice International Film Festival
The 66th annual Venice International Film Festival, was held from 2 to 12 September 2009, at Venice Lido in Italy. Taiwanese filmmaker Ang Lee was the jury president for the main competition. Italian actress Maria Grazia Cucinotta was the Host of the opening and closing ceremonies. The Golden Lion was awarded to ''Lebanon'' by Samuel Maoz. The festival opened with '' Baarìa'' by Giuseppe Tornatore, and the closed with '' Chengdu, I Love You'' by Fruit Chan and Cui Jian. Juries Main competition (''Venezia 66'') * Ang Lee, Taiwanese filmmaker and producer - Jury President * Sergei Bodrov, Russian filmmaker and producer * Sandrine Bonnaire, French actress and filmmaker * Liliana Cavani, Italian filmmaker * Joe Dante, American director, producer, editor and actor * Anurag Kashyap, Indian director, writer, producer and actor * Luciano Ligabue, Italian director, writer and singer-songwriter ''Orizzonti'' * Pere Portabella, Spanish politician, director, and producer - Jury ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
