November 19-20, Swedish Film Festival: Migration To And From Sweden
Admission to the festival is free! Welcome!
This weekend festival will feature four Swedish world-renowned films on the theme of global migration, supported by a discussion with distinguished panelists and a reception with a taste of Sweden. Please join us for a two-day journey, exploring issues that cross borders in more than one sense, such as social integration, cultural differences and national identity in a globalized world, seen from Swedish and international perspectives.
The panel discussion will feature the following panelists:
• Gabriella Augustsson - Public Diplomacy, Press and Communication Counselor, Embassy of Sweden, Washington D.C.
• Anders Burman – Founder, Viking Limousine
• Carroll Ekberg -Assistant Director, Office of Contract and Grant. University of California San Diego
• Anne-Charlotte Harvey – PhD, Scandinavian immigrant culture historian and performer
• John Kanni - Founder, Swedish Royal Bakery
• Jonas Kittmark – Film producer
• Maria Montazami – Known from the television series “Swedish Hollywood Wives”
• Agneta Nilsson – Founder, Swedish Women’s Educational Association (SWEA)
Location: San Diego State University, Arts & Letters, Wiik Auditorium, (AL201). Driving and Parking information can be found below.
Swedish Film Festival Program
Saturday November 19th
1:00 PM Film: The Emigrants
4:15 PM Reception - RSVP Requested
5:00 PM Panel Discussion
5:45 PM Film: Good Evening Mr. Wallenberg
Sunday November 20th
1:00 PM Film: The New Land
4:00 PM Intermission
4:30 PM Film: Zozo
Amission is FREE. However, your RSVP for the
Saturday reception is requested by Saturday
November 19 by phone (858) 271 1573 or at
tradesd@consulateofsweden.org.
For further information, please contact us by phone or email (details above).
This event is brought to you by Swedish Center San Diego in cooperation with the Consulate of Sweden in San Diego and is sponsored by the Swedish Council of America.
About The Films:
The Emigrants - 1:00 PM, Saturday November 19
Director Jan Troell’s now classic film which premiered in 1971 and is based on Vilhelm Moberg’s epoch-making novels about Karl-Oskar and Kristina, who emigrated in 1850 from Småland in Sweden to the promised land of Minnesota. The Emigrants launched the careers of Max von Sydow and Liv Ullman, and later became the basis for the musical Kristina från Duvemåla by Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Anderson.
Good Evening Mr Wallenberg - 5:45 PM, Saturday November 19
Stellan Skarsgård portrays Raoul Wallenberg, Swedish diplomat, businessman and humanitarian who successfully rescued thousands of Jews from the Holocaust in Nazi-occupied Hungary during World War II by allowing them passage into Sweden. The film, which was directed by Kjell Grede and premiered in 1990, is based on real events. It is a gripping depiction of human compassion and the necessity for migration during times of war.
The New Land - 1:00 PM, Sunday November 20th
In The New Land (1972), director Jan Troell’s famous sequel to The Emigrants (1971), we continue to follow the fates of Karl-Oskar and Kristina as they establish their lives in Minnesota in the mid-19th century. They struggle with the harsh conditions of the new land in an effort to build a better life for themselves and their family. As they work hard to realize their dreams, adversity hits them when the Civil War erupts.
Zozo - 4:30 PM, Sunday November 20th
Director Josef Fares, himself an immigrant in Sweden, tells the story of Zozo, a young arabic boy, who emigrates from Lebanon to Sweden. Zozo lives a fairly normal life in war-struck Beirut, but is eventually affected by the war and finds that his only choice is to emigrate. His destination becomes Sweden, a country which is completely foreign to him. Zozo (2005) gives us an insightful illustration of the physical and emotional journey that characterizes the migration of a young refugee.
Driving and parking instructions
From Highway 8 East:
-Exit College Ave
-Stay in the right most lane; follow signs to College South
-Turn RIGHT at the first light - onto Canyon (CYN) CREST
-Follow road as it curves to the left and eventually travels up a long hill
-Turn RIGHT at the stop sign at the top of the hill
-Turn RIGHT into Parking Lot W (half of the lot is under construction)
-Purchase a parking permit from the yellow kiosk in the lot.
-Enter the parking the garage and go up to the 4th floor
-Walk across bridge to campus, stay to the left side of building
-Go upstairs and out to paved road
-Turn left down street to Arts and Letters Building, Wiik Auditorium
is located in room 201.
-Visitors may also park inside the parking structure on the lower
levels of provided they purchase a permit at the kiosk outside.
- The route from the parking structure to the Wiik Auditorium will be marked with blue and yellow balloons.
Click on the image below for a larger map of the area.
June 27, Midsummer celebration
Posted May 21, 2011
On June 27, Swedish Center hosts a Midsummer celebration at House of Sweden in Balboa Park. We will dress a Midsummer pole, sing songs and much more.
The celebrations starts at 10:00 am.
Free breakfast for everybody who volonteer to prepare the event with start at 8:00 am.
June 6, the Swedish national day
Posted May 21, 2011
On June 6 at 5:00 pm, Swedish Center will host a lawn program to celebrate the Swedish National Day at House of Sweden in Balboa Park. If you want to experience how the national day should be celebrated, this is a day you cannot miss.
A swedish spotlight at newport beach film festival
Posted April 14, 2011
On May 3, the Newport Beach Film Festival screens the Swedish movie Simple simon with start at 7:45 pm. A Swedish after party will follow immediately after the movie.
Where: Fashion Island, Newport Beach, CA
www.newportbeachfilmfest.com
$35/person-Price for film and aJer party
To get a 5 dollar discount, use this link.
Valborg celebration
Posted April 6, 2011
Swedish Center and SACC host a Valborg celebration at Mission Point in Mission Bay on April 30, with start at 4:00 pm. Bring your friends and family to experience a Swedish traditional celebration with games, barbecue, performances, and a bonfire.
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Celia Linde Concert
Posted April 1, 2011
Celia Linde belongs to the elite of international guitarists. She has through her career toured the world and performed in major concert halls in New York, Washington, London among others. Now she will perform her guitar magic in a captivating performance here in San Diego!
Where: Rhapsody Hall, San Diego State University
When: April 20, at 7:00 pm
Free Admission
SCREENING OF the karlsson brothers
Posted April 1, 2011
Sunday, April 17, 7.00 pm, in Hall of Nations at Balboa Park, Swedish Center hosts a movie screening of the comedy, the Karlsson Brothers
The recommended age is from 13 years and older .
SCREENING OF BECK, BURIED ALIVE
Posted March 3, 2011
Sunday, March 13, 7.30 pm, in Hall of Nations at Balboa Park, Swedish Center hosts a movie screening of the latest movie of the Beck series, Beck - Buried Alive.
The recommended age is from 15 years and older .
SCREENING OF SIMPLE SIMON
Posted February 1, 2011
On Sunday, February 13, 7 pm, in Hall of Nations at Balboa Park, Swedish Center hosts a movie screening of the Swedish submisson for the Oscar nominations, Simple Simon. The movie is directed by Andreas Öhman and written by Jonathan Sjöberg and Andreas Öhman. The movie has received fantastic reviews and is Bill Skarsgård's first major movie, which has to be seen.
The recommended age is from 7 years and older.
Swedish Film Weekend
Posted November 15, 2010
The Swedish Center screened three movies in one weekend, starting on Friday, November 12 with the film Maria Larsson's Eviga Ögonblick (Everlasting Moments). On Sunday, November 14, the Swedish comedy Tillsammans (Together) was screened, followed by a discussion by FIlm Professor Mark Freeman. The third and last film to be shown was the award winning vampire movie Let the Right One in (Låt den Rätte Komma in) from 2009.
screening of snabba cash
Posted October 25, 2010
The Swedish Center San Diego screened the Swedish thriller Snabba Cash (English title: Easy Money), in Hall of Nations, Balboa Park, on Sunday October 24.
screening of farsan
Posted September 27, 2010
The Swedish Center San Diego screened the Swedish comedy Farsan (English title: Balls), in Hall of Nations, Balboa Park, on Sunday September 26.
Screening of Beck 25 - I stormens öga
Posted May 23, 2010
The Swedish Center San Diego screened the 25th movie in the series about police detectives Martin Beck and Gunvald Larsson, Beck 25: I stormens öga (In the Eye of the Storm), in Hall of Nations, Balboa Park, on Sunday May 23.
Screening of Bröllopsfotografen
Posted April 28, 2010
The Swedish Center San Diego screened the comedy Bröllopsfotografen (English title: The Wedding Photographer) in Hall of Nations, Balboa Park, on April 25.
Screening of Luftslottet som sprängdes
Posted March 31, 2010
The Swedish Center San Diego screened the third and last movie in Stieg Larsson's Millennium Trilogy; Luftslottet som sprängdes (English title: The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest) in the Wiik Auditorium at SDSU on Sunday, March 28.
Screening of Sommaren med Göran
Posted March 1, 2010
The Swedish Center screened the popular romantic comedy ‘Sommaren med Göran’ (English title: A Midsummer Night's Party) at Hall of Nations, Balboa Park, on February 28. The movie was well received by the 90 people showing up.
Swedish Center celebrated Swedish-American of the Year with an Arctic Mystery
Posted Feb 1, 2010
On January 31 well over 130 people attended an event hosted by the Swedish Center and SDSU Office of International Programs. The occasion for the event was to celebrate Anne-Charlotte Harvey's award as Swedish-American of the Year by the Vasa Order of America. The movie Flight of the Eagle was screened and scenes from the play Fade to White were performed. Both the play and the movie are based upon the Swedish polar explorer S. A. Andrée, who was trying to reach the North Pole by hydrogen balloon. Afterwards a festive reception was held. Appetizers and beverages were provided together with traditional Swedish princess cake. The Swedish Center would like to thank everybody who enjoyed the afternoon with us.
