Gothenburg Film Studios is growing

2012-01-09 13:47

Spanning over 10,000 square meters Gothenburg Film Studios have gathered 45 film related companies. The cluster grows rapidly and attracts both Swedish and international production companies to Lindholmen.

Gothenburg Film Studios is working actively to contribute to the development and growth of the Scandinavian film industry. 45 film-related companies have created a film production complex at Lindholmen Science Park that attracts production companies to place their films in the region.

- We have created a meeting place for the film industry. We are both a natural meeting place and an organization that drives business development, says project leader Anna Abelius.

Gothenburg Film Studios started in 2009 and has already built a stable base for the film industry in Gothenburg. The cluster offers opportunities for companies to manage and launch ideas and also attract high quality productions to Lindholmen. Gothenburg Film Studios offers everything a movie production need, from script to finished movie.

- This year we have increased the number of companies by 50 percent, says Anna Abelius. We have both one-man companies and larger, more established, companies. During productions we have several hundred extra employees working here.

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Gothenburg Film Studios president Paul Blomgren was one of the up-and-comer at the Gothenburg Post's list of Gothenburg's most powerful people. Blomgren was one of fifteen people that Gothenburg Post named "the next generation in power."

Gothenburg Film Studios is part of the growing media cluster Media Arena at Lindholmen Science Park.

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