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{{Short description|Swedish film production company, distributor and movie theatre chain}}
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{{Infobox company
| name = SF Studios
| name = Svensk Filmindustri Studios
| logo = SFS logo primary v red.png
| logo = Svensk Filmindustri Studios Logo.svg
| logo_size = 75px
| logo_size = 200px
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| trade_name = SF Studios
| former_name = Svensk Filmindustri (1919-2017)
| former_name = Svensk Filmindustri (1919–2017)
| type = Limited company
| type = [[Subsidiary]]
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| predecessor = AB Svenska Biografteatern<br />Filmindustri AB Skandia
| predecessor = AB Svenska Biografteatern<br />Filmindustri AB Skandia
| successor =
| successor =
| foundation = {{Start date and age|1919|12|27|df=yes}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://svenskfilmindustri.se/om-sf/om-sf/ |title=Om SF |publisher=AB Svensk Filmindustri |language=Swedish |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/64OhJGOAt?url=http://svenskfilmindustri.se/om-sf/om-sf/ |archivedate=2 January 2012 |url-status=live |accessdate=2 January 2012 }}</ref> by merger (as Svensk Filmindustri)
| foundation = {{Start date and age|1919|12|27|df=yes}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://svenskfilmindustri.se/om-sf/om-sf/ |title=Om SF |publisher=AB Svensk Filmindustri |language=sv |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120502192754/http://svenskfilmindustri.se/om-sf/om-sf/ |archive-date=2 May 2012 |url-status=live |access-date=2 January 2012 }}</ref> by merger (as Svensk Filmindustri)
| founder =
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| location_city = [[Stockholm]]
| location_city = [[Stockholm]]
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| locations =
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| area_served = Worldwide
| area_served = Worldwide
| key_people = Michael Porseryd {{small|(CEO)}}
| key_people = Iréne Lindblad {{small|(CEO)}}
| industry = Film
| industry = Film, television
| products = Motion pictures, TV-series
| products = Motion pictures, television series
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| homepage = {{URL|http://sfstudios.se/}}
| homepage = {{URL|https://sfstudios.se/}}
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[[Image:Filmstaden Solna Sweden.jpg|thumb|right|238px|The gate to SF's headquarters at [[Filmstaden]] in [[Solna Municipality|Solna]] outside of [[Stockholm]]]]
[[Image:Filmstaden Solna Sweden.jpg|thumb|right|238px|The gate to SF's headquarters at [[Filmstaden]] in [[Solna Municipality|Solna]] outside of [[Stockholm]]]]
'''SF Studios''' is a [[Sweden|Swedish]] [[film production]] company, distributor (both [[Sweden|Swedish]] and international) and [[movie theater|movie theatre chain]] based in [[Stockholm]], Sweden and owned by the [[Bonnier Group]]. The largest film studio in Sweden,<ref>{{cite book|title=Consuming Media: Communication, Shopping and Everyday Life|last1=Fornas|first1=Johan|last2=Becker|first2=Karin|last3=Bjurstrom|first3=Erling|last4=Ganetz|first4=Hillevi|page=160|publisher=Berg Publishers |year=2007}}</ref> it was established on 27 December 1919 as '''[[Aktiebolag|Aktiebolaget]] Svensk Filmindustri''' ('''AB Svensk Filmindustri''') or '''Svensk Filmindustri''' ('''SF'''), and adopted its current name in 2016.
'''SF Studios''' (or '''Svensk Filmindustri Studios''') is a Swedish film and television production and distribution company (both [[Sweden|Swedish]] and international) with headquarters in [[Stockholm]] and local offices in [[Oslo]], [[Copenhagen]], [[Helsinki]] and [[London]]. The studio is owned by Nordic media conglomerate, the [[Bonnier Group]]. The largest film studio in Sweden,<ref>{{cite book|title=Consuming Media: Communication, Shopping and Everyday Life|last1=Fornas|first1=Johan|last2=Becker|first2=Karin|last3=Bjurstrom|first3=Erling|last4=Ganetz|first4=Hillevi|page=160|publisher=Berg Publishers |year=2007}}</ref> it was established on 27 December 1919 as '''[[Aktiebolag]]et Svensk Filmindustri''' ('''AB Svensk Filmindustri''') or '''Svensk Filmindustri''' ('''SF'''), and adopted its current name in 2016.


==Overview==
==History==
From 1942 to 1961 [[Carl-Anders Dymling]] was the company's President. In 1946 the melodrama ''[[Sunshine Follows Rain]]'' was released, earning the studio's largest profit of the [[sound era]].<ref>''Nordic National Cinemas''. p.188</ref> SF produced most of the films made by [[Ingmar Bergman]], as well as a long list of films by other [[Sweden|Swedish]] filmmakers. The majority of film adaptations of the works by [[Children's literature|children's author]] [[Astrid Lindgren]] have been produced by SF.
SF Studios was founded in 1919 through a merger between AB Svenska Biografteatern and Skandia Filmbyrå AB. From 1942 to 1961, [[Carl-Anders Dymling]] was the company's president. In 1946, the melodrama ''[[Sunshine Follows Rain]]'' was released, earning the studio's largest profit of the [[sound era]].<ref>''Nordic National Cinemas''. p.188</ref> SF produced most of the films made by [[Ingmar Bergman]], as well as a long list of films by other filmmakers such as [[Mauritz Stiller]], [[Victor Sjöström]], [[Carl Theodor Dreyer]], [[Bo Widerberg]], [[Lasse Hallström]] and [[Bille August]]. The majority of film adaptations of the works by [[Children's literature|children's author]] [[Astrid Lindgren]] have been produced by SF.


More recently, SF Studios has produced the Academy Award-nominated film ''[[A Man Called Ove (film)|A Man Called Ove]]''. The studio produces film and tv-series and has production divisions in Sweden, Denmark, Norway and since 2017 in the United Kingdom. In 2020, SF Studios released its first international film production ''[[Horizon Line]]''.
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SF also distributes foreign films in the [[Nordic countries]] and has deals with [[Warner Bros.]], [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]] and [[STX Entertainment]] in the United States and [[StudioCanal]] in France.


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SF also distributes foreign films in the [[Nordic countries]] and has deals with [[Warner Bros.]], [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]], [[Sony Pictures]] and [[STX Entertainment]] in the United States and [[StudioCanal]] in France.
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SF was owned by {{ill|Hufvudstaden AB|sv|Hufvudstaden}} from 1970 until 1973, when it was sold to the newspaper firm [[Dagens Nyheter]]. Since 1983 SF has been owned by the [[Bonnier Group]]. In 2013, 60% of the cinema division of SF, [[SF Bio]], was sold to the private equity firm [[Ratos]], and since 2017 SF Bio has been owned by [[AMC Theatres]].


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SF was owned by {{ill|Hufvudstaden AB|sv|Hufvudstaden}} from 1970 until 1973, when it was sold to the newspaper firm [[Dagens Nyheter]]. Since 1983, SF has been owned by the [[Bonnier Group]]. In 1998, SF was divided into two separate companies, the production and distribution company AB Svensk Filmindustri and the cinema chain SF Bio (later [[Filmstaden (cinema chain)|Filmstaden]])

In 2020, SF started distributing [[Warner Bros. Home Entertainment]]'s titles in Scandinavia after their deal with [[20th Century Home Entertainment]] expired, and signed agreements with [[Universal Pictures Home Entertainment]] and [[Sony Pictures Home Entertainment]] to handle titles across the Nordic and Baltic regions.<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Keslassy|first1=Elsa|date=2020-11-16|title=SF Studios Signs Distribution Deal With Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (EXCLUSIVE)|url=https://variety.com/2020/film/global/sf-studios-universal-pictures-home-entertainment-1234832203/|access-date=2021-11-09|website=Variety|language=en-US}}</ref> A year later, they signed a deal with [[Paramount Home Entertainment]] to distribute their releases in Scandinavia.

In mid-2022, SF Studios signed a deal with [[Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment]] for physical distribution of their titles in Scandinavia.
==See also==
==See also==
*[[Filmstaden]]
*[[Filmstaden (cinema chain)|Filmstaden]]
*[[SF Anytime]]
*[[SF Anytime]]
*[[SF Bio]]
*[[SF Bio]]
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==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


==Bibliography==
==Bibliography==
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==External links==
==External links==
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* {{official website|http://sfstudios.se/}}
* {{official website|https://sfstudios.se/}}
* [http://www.sf.se/ SF Bio.se]
* [http://www.sf.se/ SF Bio.se]
* [http://www.sfinternational.se/ SF International Sales]
* [http://www.sfinternational.se/ SF International Sales]


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Latest revision as of 10:47, 30 March 2024

Not to be confused with the Finnish quiz show SF-studio.
Svensk Filmindustri Studios
SF Studios
FormerlySvensk Filmindustri (1919–2017)
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryFilm, television
PredecessorAB Svenska Biografteatern
Filmindustri AB Skandia
Founded27 December 1919; 104 years ago (1919-12-27)[1] by merger (as Svensk Filmindustri)
Headquarters
Stockholm
,
Sweden
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Iréne Lindblad (CEO)
ProductsMotion pictures, television series
OwnerBonnier Group
ParentBonnier Entertainment
Websitesfstudios.se
The gate to SF's headquarters at Filmstaden in Solna outside of Stockholm

SF Studios (or Svensk Filmindustri Studios) is a Swedish film and television production and distribution company (both Swedish and international) with headquarters in Stockholm and local offices in Oslo, Copenhagen, Helsinki and London. The studio is owned by Nordic media conglomerate, the Bonnier Group. The largest film studio in Sweden,[2] it was established on 27 December 1919 as Aktiebolaget Svensk Filmindustri (AB Svensk Filmindustri) or Svensk Filmindustri (SF), and adopted its current name in 2016.

History[edit]

SF Studios was founded in 1919 through a merger between AB Svenska Biografteatern and Skandia Filmbyrå AB. From 1942 to 1961, Carl-Anders Dymling was the company's president. In 1946, the melodrama Sunshine Follows Rain was released, earning the studio's largest profit of the sound era.[3] SF produced most of the films made by Ingmar Bergman, as well as a long list of films by other filmmakers such as Mauritz Stiller, Victor Sjöström, Carl Theodor Dreyer, Bo Widerberg, Lasse Hallström and Bille August. The majority of film adaptations of the works by children's author Astrid Lindgren have been produced by SF.

More recently, SF Studios has produced the Academy Award-nominated film A Man Called Ove. The studio produces film and tv-series and has production divisions in Sweden, Denmark, Norway and since 2017 in the United Kingdom. In 2020, SF Studios released its first international film production Horizon Line.

SF also distributes foreign films in the Nordic countries and has deals with Warner Bros., Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Sony Pictures and STX Entertainment in the United States and StudioCanal in France.

SF was owned by Hufvudstaden AB [sv] from 1970 until 1973, when it was sold to the newspaper firm Dagens Nyheter. Since 1983, SF has been owned by the Bonnier Group. In 1998, SF was divided into two separate companies, the production and distribution company AB Svensk Filmindustri and the cinema chain SF Bio (later Filmstaden)

In 2020, SF started distributing Warner Bros. Home Entertainment's titles in Scandinavia after their deal with 20th Century Home Entertainment expired, and signed agreements with Universal Pictures Home Entertainment and Sony Pictures Home Entertainment to handle titles across the Nordic and Baltic regions.[4] A year later, they signed a deal with Paramount Home Entertainment to distribute their releases in Scandinavia.

In mid-2022, SF Studios signed a deal with Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment for physical distribution of their titles in Scandinavia.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Om SF" (in Swedish). AB Svensk Filmindustri. Archived from the original on 2 May 2012. Retrieved 2 January 2012.
  2. ^ Fornas, Johan; Becker, Karin; Bjurstrom, Erling; Ganetz, Hillevi (2007). Consuming Media: Communication, Shopping and Everyday Life. Berg Publishers. p. 160.
  3. ^ Nordic National Cinemas. p.188
  4. ^ Keslassy, Elsa (2020-11-16). "SF Studios Signs Distribution Deal With Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2021-11-09.

Bibliography[edit]

  • Gunnar Iverson, Astrid Soderbergh Widding & Tytti Soila. Nordic National Cinemas. Routledge, 2005.

Further reading[edit]

External links[edit]

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