We are excited to be presenting a Swedish Spotlight at this year´s Newport Beach Film Festival focusing on modern Swedish films. This year the Swedish Spotlight will be screening Jens Jonsson´s The King of Ping Pong that won the World Cinema: Dramatic Competition section at Sundance Film Festival in January 2008. The screening will be followed by a reception and cocktail party.
Other Swedish films include Suddenly starring Mikael Nykvist and Sunstorm starring Izabella Scorupco. For full program and tickets please go to: Newport Beach Film Festival
SCHEDULE:Monday, April 28th at 7:45 p.mSun Storm by Leif Lindblom, starring Izabella Scorupco. Tuesday, April 29th at 4:30 p.m.Suddenly by Johan Brisinger, starring Mikael Nykvist. Tuesday, April 29th at 5:00 p.m.The Seekers by Frank Megna Tuesday, April 29th at 7:30 p.m.The King of Ping Pong by Jens JonssonSWEA film Scholarship recipient Lotta Lättström will also be showing her short film before the feature film.Also a short length feature Welcome Back by Jonas Embring, will be premiering Sunday, April 27th and Tuesday April 29th. To read the press release click here