Filmstaden

{{Short description|Film studio in Solna, Sweden}} {{expand Swedish|topic=struct|Filmstaden|date=July 2012}} thumb|250 px|Filmstaden main gate (2008) thumb|250 px|Filmstaden main gate (c.1925) {{for|the Swedish cinema chain|Filmstaden (cinema chain)}}

'''Filmstaden''' was a film studio situated in Råsunda, Solna Municipality in Stockholm, Sweden.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.visitstockholm.com/the-film-guide-to-stockholm/filmstaden-rasunda/|title = Filmstaden Råsunda |website= visitstockholm.com |access-date=May 1, 2020}}</ref>

==History== Filmstaden was once one of the most modern film studios in Europe. It was built in 1919–1920 based on designs by Swedish architect Ebbe Crone (1885-1960). It was owned and operated by SF Studios (''Svensk Filmindustri''), the main Swedish film producer at the time. Some 400 movies have been created at Filmstaden. The first movie to be filmed at Filmstaden was ''The Phantom Carriage'' (''Körkarlen''. 1921) by director Victor Sjöström.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://gamlagoteborg.se/2018/12/15/ebbe-crone/ |title = Ebbe Crone|website= Det gamla Göteborg| date=15 December 2018 |access-date=May 1, 2020}}</ref> Practically all Swedish actors and film directors of the 20th century had some connection with Filmstaden. In 1969, Svensk Filmindustri left Filmstaden and the studios were used by small film producers, production of television dramas and the ''Riksteatern'' Theatre. One of the last major films to partly have been filmed at Filmstaden was ''The Emigrants'' (''Utvandrarna''. 1971) directed by Jan Troell.<ref> {{cite web|url= http://www.svenskfilmdatabas.se/en/Item/?type=person&itemid=66627|title = Jan Troell|website= Swedish Film Database |access-date=May 1, 2020}}</ref> Most of the buildings were quite well preserved until the beginning of the 21st century, when Filmstaden had to make way for a housing development. However, some buildings have been renovated and SF Studios has moved its headquarters back into a former studio building.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://sfstudios.se/Om-oss/|title = Our History In Brief - Svensk Filmindustr |website= SF Studios |access-date=May 1, 2020}}</ref>

==References== {{reflist}} {{commonscat|Filmstaden}} ==Other sources == *Birkeland, Anders (2000) ''Filmstaden 1919-2000 '' (Stockholm: Streiffert) {{ISBN|91-7886-217-5}}

==External links== *[http://filmstadenskultur.se/ Filmstaden website] *[https://sfstudios.se/ SF Studios website] {{coord|59|22|01|N|17|58|54|E|display=title}}

Category:Swedish film studios Category:Buildings and structures in Stockholm Category:1920 establishments in Sweden