IFB funded film ‘Prinsessa’ picks up three nominations at the esteemed Swedish Guldbagge Awards
PRINSESSA, an Irish-Swedish co-production written and directed by Teresa Fabik, picked up three nominations for the Guldbagge Awards, Sweden's national film awards due to take place at the end of this month. The film has been nominated in the categories for Best Film, Best Director and Best Screenplay.PRINSESSA, a contemporary comedy tells the story of 18 year-old Maja who dreams of becoming an actress, so that she can be the centre of attention and people will see past her overweight exterior. Erika, an aspiring documentary filmmaker, sees an opportunity to create tragicomic entertainment at Maja's expense. Maja agrees to be in Erika's film but, as filming progresses, Maja realises she is being used. It then dawns on her that Erika needs her subject as much as Maja needs Erika's camera and Maja will eventually take centre-stage, on her own terms.
The film was co-produced by Morgan Bushe for Fastnet Films (Ireland) with funding from the Irish Film Board and produced through Breidablick Film Production in Sweden.
Awarded annually since 1964, the Guldbagge (Golden Beetle) is the name of the Swedish Film Institute's awards for achievement during the previous year.
The awards ceremony will be held on the 25th January at Cirkus in Stockholm. Swedish Television (SVT) will be broadcasting the event live.