Ingmar Bergman Award
CountrySweden
Presented byIngmar Bergman
Swedish Film Institute
Reward(s)Bronze plaque and money
First awarded1978
Last awarded2007
WebsiteOfficial website

The Ingmar Bergman Award was a Swedish film award, distributed between 1978 and 2007. It was instituted by legendary Swedish film director Ingmar Bergman, as a complement to the Guldbagge Awards.[1] The jury consisted of Ingmar Bergman and the CEO of the Swedish Film Institute.[1] The recipients were awarded a bronze plaque, depicting Bergman's face, and a sum of money.[1] The award was first presented at the 14th Guldbagge Awards, and continued until Bergman's death in 2007.[2]

History

Ingmar Bergman established the prize to pay homage to those employees who are not considered at the Guldbagge Awards.

The award was primarily intended to honour achievements in Swedish film which had not otherwise been considered when the Guldbagge Awards were handed out.[2] As a filmmaker with extensive experience, Ingmar Bergman was aware of how filmmaking requires delicate cooperation between many different people.[1] He knew how important each specialty is to the finished result, and that a film is never better than the weakest link in that complex teamwork.[1] Bergman never forgot the often overlooked categories of film workers.[1] The goal of the award was to pay attention to all the professions which rarely received attention.[1]

The jury was comprised Ingmar Bergman himself and the CEO of the Swedish Film Institute.[2] It was first awarded at the 14th Guldbagge Awards, and was handed out to the film editor Wic Kjellin, by the departing CEO of the Swedish Film Institute, Harry Schein.[1] From this ceremony through the 42nd Guldbagge Awards, the award was presented annually, except for the years 1984, 1989 and 1990. The Award soon covered the entire filmmaking process, as the prize has gone to everything from script students at the Swedish Institute of Dramatic Art, to the legendary projectionist, Henry Nyberg, in 1986.[1]

The award has also been presented to other types of filmmakers: screenwriters, costume designers, makeup artists, script girls, studio managers, production managers, lighting directors and cameramen.[1] Only five performers won the award; among them are Lena Olin, Gunnar Björnstrand and Mikael Persbrandt.[1]

The award

The award consisted of a sum of money (SEK 60,000 at the end) and a bronze plaque with the Bergmans face in relief, made by the Finnish sculptor Eila Hiltunen.[1] The plaque shows Bergman shyly lowering the gaze.[1] Bergman's vote was the decisive vote when selecting the winner, and he also wrote the often very spiritual justification; the CEO of the Swedish Film Institute presented the award at the ceremony.[1]

Recipients

Year Recipient Profession Notes Award
1977/1978 Wic Kjellin[3] Film editor — Plaque and money
1978/1979 Lars Karlsson[4] Cameraman — Plaque and money
1979/1980 Lena Olin[5] Actress — Plaque and money
1980/1981 Lasse Åberg Actor "for his performance in Sällskapsresan."[6] Plaque and money
1981/1982 Gustav Roger[7] Studio manager — Plaque and money
1982/1983 Gunnar Björnstrand[8] Actor — Plaque and money
1984 — — No award —
1985 Kerstin Eriksdotter Script girl "for the editing of Dansaren."[9] Plaque and money
1986 Henry Nyberg[10] Projectionist — Plaque and money
1987 Ulf Berggren[11] Film importer — Plaque and money
Inger Pehrsson[12] Fashion designer — Plaque and money
1988 Lars-Owe Carlberg *[13] Production leader — Plaque and money
1989 — — No award —
1990 — — No award —
1991 Inga Adolfsson Film restorer "for the loving care of the cinematography sources"[14] Plaque and money
Georg af Klercker *[15] Director — Plaque and money
1992 Gunnar Fischer[16] Cinematographer — Plaque and money
1993 Jannike Åhlund[17] Journalist and film critic — Plaque and money
1994 Richard Hobert[18] Screenwriter and director — Plaque and money
1995 Rune Waldekranz[19] Film producer — Plaque and money
1996 Nils Melander[20] Light setter — Plaque and money
1997 Agneta Fagerström-Olsson[21] Director, producer and screenwriter — Plaque and money
Peter Birro[22] Screenwriter — Plaque and money
1998 Cilla Drott[23] Makeup artist — Plaque and money
1999 Torun Lian[24] Playwright and film director — Plaque and money
2000 Antonia Pyk[25] Scripts student at the Swedish Institute of Dramatic Art — Plaque and money
Daniel Karlsson[26] Scripts student at the Swedish Institute of Dramatic Art — Plaque and money
Erik Ahrnbom[27] Scripts student the Swedish Institute of Dramatic Art — Plaque and money
Josefine Broman[28] Scripts student at the Swedish Institute of Dramatic Art — Plaque and money
Linn Gottfridsson[29] Scripts student at the Swedish Institute of Dramatic Art — Plaque and money
Mårten Klingberg[30] Scripts student at the Swedish Institute of Dramatic Art — Plaque and money
2001 Reza Parsa Director "for his performance in Meeting Evil."[31] Plaque and money
2002 Vilgot Sjöman[32] Director — Plaque and money
2003 Klaus Härö[33] Director — Plaque and money
2004 Mikael Persbrandt[34] Actor — Plaque and money
2005 Åse Kleveland[35] Singer and politician — Plaque and money
2006 Angela Kovács[36] Actress — Plaque and money

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Furberg, Kjell. "Det ska helst röra sig om livet, sagan, glädjen, döden och kärleken" (in Swedish). The Swedish Film Database. Archived from the original on March 11, 2014. Retrieved March 29, 2014.
  2. ^ a b c "Related awards" (in Swedish). The Swedish Film Database. Retrieved March 20, 2014.
  3. ^ "Wic Kjellin". The Swedish Film Database. Retrieved March 25, 2014.
  4. ^ "Lars Karlsson". The Swedish Film Database. Retrieved March 25, 2014.
  5. ^ "Lena Olin". The Swedish Film Database. Archived from the original on March 24, 2014. Retrieved March 25, 2014.
  6. ^ "Lasse Åberg". The Swedish Film Database. Retrieved March 25, 2014.
  7. ^ "Gustav Roger". The Swedish Film Database. Retrieved March 25, 2014.
  8. ^ "Gunnar Björnstrand". The Swedish Film Database. Archived from the original on March 25, 2014. Retrieved March 25, 2014.
  9. ^ "Kerstin Eriksdotter". The Swedish Film Database. Retrieved March 25, 2014.
  10. ^ "Henry Nyberg". The Swedish Film Database. Retrieved March 25, 2014.
  11. ^ "Ulf Berggren". The Swedish Film Database. Retrieved March 25, 2014.
  12. ^ "Inger Pehrsson". The Swedish Film Database. Retrieved March 25, 2014.
  13. ^ "Lars-Owe Carlberg". The Swedish Film Database. Retrieved March 25, 2014.
  14. ^ "Inga Adolfsson". The Swedish Film Database. Retrieved March 29, 2014.
  15. ^ "Georg af Klercker". The Swedish Film Database. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 29, 2014.
  16. ^ "Gunnar Fischer". The Swedish Film Database. Retrieved March 29, 2014.
  17. ^ "Jannike Åhlund". The Swedish Film Database. Retrieved March 29, 2014.
  18. ^ "Richard Hobert". The Swedish Film Database. Retrieved March 29, 2014.
  19. ^ "Rune Waldekranz". The Swedish Film Database. Retrieved March 29, 2014.
  20. ^ "Rune Waldekranz". The Swedish Film Database. Retrieved March 29, 2014.
  21. ^ "Agneta Fagerström-Olsson". The Swedish Film Database. Retrieved March 29, 2014.
  22. ^ "Peter Birro". The Swedish Film Database. Retrieved March 29, 2014.
  23. ^ "Cilla Drott". The Swedish Film Database. Retrieved March 29, 2014.
  24. ^ "Torun Lian". The Swedish Film Database. Retrieved March 29, 2014.
  25. ^ "Antonia Pyk". The Swedish Film Database. Retrieved March 29, 2014.
  26. ^ "Daniel Karlsson". The Swedish Film Database. Retrieved March 29, 2014.
  27. ^ "Erik Ahrnbom". The Swedish Film Database. Retrieved March 29, 2014.
  28. ^ "Josefine Broman". The Swedish Film Database. Retrieved March 29, 2014.
  29. ^ "Linn Gottfridsson". The Swedish Film Database. Retrieved March 29, 2014.
  30. ^ "Mårten Klingberg". The Swedish Film Database. Retrieved March 29, 2014.
  31. ^ "Reza Parsa". The Swedish Film Database. Retrieved March 29, 2014.
  32. ^ "Vilgot Sjöman". The Swedish Film Database. Retrieved March 29, 2014.
  33. ^ "Klaus Härö". The Swedish Film Database. Retrieved March 29, 2014.
  34. ^ "Mikael Persbrandt". The Swedish Film Database. Retrieved March 29, 2014.
  35. ^ "Åse Kleveland". The Swedish Film Database. Retrieved March 29, 2014.
  36. ^ "Angela Kovács". The Swedish Film Database. Retrieved March 29, 2014.

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