Värmlands Filmförbund
Encyclopedia
Värmlands Filmförbund is a movie organization in the Provinces of Värmland
in Sweden
. It was founded 1975 by Erik Fast and Kjell Bergström.
In 1978 they started a short film festival
, named Filmörnen
(the Golden Eagle-Film festival), named after the eagle that exist in the coat of arms of Värmland.
Värmland
' is a historical province or landskap in the west of middle Sweden. It borders Västergötland, Dalsland, Dalarna, Västmanland and Närke. It is also bounded by Norway in the west. Latin name versions are Vermelandia and Wermelandia. Although the province's land originally was Götaland, the...
in Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
. It was founded 1975 by Erik Fast and Kjell Bergström.
In 1978 they started a short film festival
Film festival
A film festival is an organised, extended presentation of films in one or more movie theaters or screening venues, usually in a single locality. More and more often film festivals show part of their films to the public by adding outdoor movie screenings...
, named Filmörnen
Filmörnen
Filmörnen is a Swedish short films festival held annually in September by Värmlands Filmförbund. The festival was founded in 1978 by Erik Fasth and Kjell Bergström...
(the Golden Eagle-Film festival), named after the eagle that exist in the coat of arms of Värmland.