'A HOUSE MADE OF SPLINTERS' AND 'BOY FROM HEAVEN' ADVANCE IN OSCARS RACE

On December 21 it was announced that two FCFR productions were added to the shortlists for the 95th Academy Awards.

A House Made of Splinters is directed by Simon Lereng Wilmont and produced by Monica Hellström for Final Cut for Real, and it is one of 15 films shortlisted in the Feature Documentary category.

Boy From Heaven (US title: Cairo Conspiracy) is directed by Tarik Saleh, and is produced by Kristina Åberg and Fredrik Zander for Atmo (Sweden), and Monica Hellström and Signe Byrge Sørensen are co-producing for Final Cut for Real. Boy From Heaven was chosen as Sweden’s entry for Best International Feature, and is now one of the 15 shortlisted international feature films - a list that also includes Denmark’s entry, Ali Abassi’s Holy Spider.

We are very happy and proud that the films have be added to these shortlists. The final nominations will be announced on Tuesday, January 24, 2023.

Click here to see the full shortlist announcement.

'BOY FROM HEAVEN' NOMINATED FOR 7 GULDBAGGE AWARDS

Yesterday the nominations for the Swedish Guldbagge Awards were announced, and we are delighted that Tarek Saleh’s Boy From Heaven received an impressive total of 7 nominations!

The film is nominated in the following categories:

Best Film
Best Director - Tarik Saleh
Best Actor in a Leading Role - Tawfeek Barhom
Best Actor in a Supporting Role - Fares Fares
Best Script - Tarik Saleh
Best Editing - Theis Schmidt
Best Costume Design - Denise Östholm 

Boy From Heaven is produced by Kristina Åberg and Fredrik Zander for Atmo (SE) and is coproduced by Monica Hellström and Signe Byrge Sørensen for Final Cut for Real.

The Guldbagge Awards are the leading Swedish film awards, and are presented by the Swedish Film Institute for outstanding contributions to Swedish film over the past year. The awards ceremony will take place in Stockholm on January 23.

Click here to see the full list of nominees