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Welcome to FilmCentrum Väst's website
Background
The FilmCentrum association was established in 1968 as a mean to strengthen the position of the "free cinematographers" in various cities in Sweden. The task of the association is to support active, independent filmmakers and represent the interest of its members in the ongoing debate on temporary culture. FilmCentrum is a Non Governmental Organization and its various branches in Sweden have around 500 members today. The national association of FilmCentrum located in Stockholm has as its main task the distribution of films and documentaries to schools and institutions. On behalf of finding a media to distribute the documentaries, short- and noncommercial film made by its members, FilmCentrum founded Folkets Bio in 1973. Today there are Folkets Bio cinemas in most of the largest cities in Sweden.
FilmCentrum Väst In the different districts of FilmCentrum, placed in different cities in Sweden from Malmö in the southern parts to Umeå in the northern, one of the main activities is the various courses offered to NGO´s and to the public. Most districts also have equipment for production, education and rental. FilmCentrum Väst, with its center in Göteborg, has a TV studio connected to the Open Channel from which you can transmit live programs. We also have equipment for digital filming and editing. The members of FilmCentrum Väst was part of starting up the Gothenburg Film festival during the seventies, a film festival which today is biggest in the Nordic countries as well as the official Swedish Film festival. FilmCentrum Väst was also part of starting the Open Channel of Gothenburg.
Education and information
FilmCentrum Väst has established a broad activity of media courses for both the young and for minority groups, as well as for schools and elderly. We are part of the cultural life in Göteborg and arrange seminars concerning among others the regional politics of film and TV.
FilmCentrum Väst also strives to create work opportunities for film workers. We have a large register of people working in the film area and those who are looking for collaborators can turn to us to get in touch with professional and competent film workers.
Projects managed by FilmCentrum Väst
YEFF! Yeff (Young Europen Film Forum for cultural diversity) is an annual European youth film forum held in alternating European cities. Young people from all over Europe is asked to produce film on Cultural Diversity and to present their work at the film forum. A network of European organisations, there among FilmCentrum Väst, will encourage young people to learn how to represent their own individual realities and to present their visions to a broader audience. YEFF! 2009, will be planned during the period 5th of july untill 25th of july in Sweden.
ARF- Antiracist Filmdays- now in Gothenburg! ARF concists of filmseminars in which we combine showing of film productions dealing with segregation, racism and social exclusion with discussions led by journalists, filmmakers and others.