The latest news

World Premiere for ISBLINK at the International Film Festival Rotterdam

December 21, 2023

Isblink will have its World Premiere at the International Film Festival Rotterdam where it takes part in the Short & Mid-length section. The festival takes place between 25 January and 4 February 2024. Just a couple of days later, Isblink will celebrate its Swedish Premiere at the Göteborg Film Festival as part of Startsladden.

Directed by: Olga Krüssenberg
Produced by: Sisyfos Film Production
Distributor: Filmform

MOTHERLAND is selected for this year’s European Film Awards

August 30, 2023

Motherland is among the 14 feature-length documentaries selected for this year's European Film Awards. The nominations will be announced on 7 November and the award ceremony will be held on 9 December.

Directed by: Alexander Mihalkovich and Hanna Badziaka
Produced by: Sisyfos Film Production, Folk Film and Voka Films
Distributor: Lucky Dogs
Sales: Lightdox
Promotion: Alphapanda, Kathleen McInnis

MOTHERLAND wins DOX:AWARD at CPH:DOX 2023

March 24, 2023

Jury statement reads:
“This was such a cinematic and meaningful film that took its time unfolding the complexity of living within an oppressive and unjust system. It poses questions about the idea of an individual choice within a cornered society. The title of the film is a way to give back the power to the women who are at the forefront of this fight.".

Huge congratulations to the debutant directors Hanna Badziaka and Alexander Mihalkovich! Thank you so much to everyone who has helped us to make their vision a reality!

Directed by: Alexander Mihalkovich and Hanna Badziaka
Produced by: Sisyfos Film Production, Folk Film and Voka Films
Distributor: Lucky Dogs
Sales: Lightdox
Promotion: Alphapanda, Kathleen McInnis

HOW TO SAVE A DEAD FRIEND wins Tempo Documentary Award

March 11, 2023

How To Save A Dead Friend by Marusya Syroechkovskaya has won the Tempo Documentary Award.

Directed by: Marusya Syroechkovskaya
Produced by: Sisyfos Film Production (Sweden)
Co-produced by: Folk Film, Les Films du Tambour de Soie, Marusya Syroechkovskaya, Lyon Capitale TV, Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg in collaboration with ARTE
World Sales: Lightdox

World premiere for MOTHERLAND at CPH:DOX

February 15, 2023

We are very proud to share with you that the World Premiere of Motherland by Alexander Mihalkovich and Hanna Badziaka will take place at CPH:DOX 2023. In this brave documentary we'll give you a unique insight into the military system’s initiation - the cruel abuse that turns boys into soldiers and is the very mechanism of fear and violence Belarus uses to control its populace. A must see film about the region.

Directed by: Alexander Mihalkovich and Hanna Badziaka
Produced by: Sisyfos Film Production, Folk Film and Voka Films
Distributor: Lucky Dogs
Sales: Lightdox
Promotion: Alphapanda, Kathleen McInnis

Fever Ray’s new video KANDY out now!

January 31, 2023

We are excited to share the brand new Fever Ray music video for their latest single Kandy

Directed by: Martin Falck
Produced by: Ashley Smith / Sisyfos Film Production

Check it out here!

BUTTERFLY VISION wins Cineuropa Award

January 30, 2023

Butterfly Vision won the Cineuropa Award at Trieste Film Festival - Alpe Adria Cinema! We are grateful for the recognition and we are happy to be able to share our difficult but inspiring story at such an important venue as the Trieste Film Festival.

Directed by: Maksym Nakonechnyi
Produced by: Tabor Production
Co-produced by: Masterfilm, 4Film, Sisyfos Film Production

THE SCARS OF ALI BOULALA nominated for Swedish Academy Award

December 15, 2022

We are beyond excited that The Scars of Ali Boulala has been nominated for a Swedish Academy Award! On January 23rd it will compete for a Guldbagge for Best Documentary Film.

Directed by: Max Eriksson

HOW TO SAVE A DEAD FRIEND wins DOC NYC International Competition Grand Jury Prize

November 19, 2022

The motivation of the jury:
“For the International Competition prize, we recognize How to Save a Dead Friend as a truly exceptional film. Marusya Syroechkovskaya’s first-person tale of punk love in Putin's Russia shines an urgent spotlight on a forsaken generation condemned to a seemingly endless cycle of drug addiction, mental health crisis, and suicide by the repressive structures of the regime. This fiercely candid and moving portrait of two lost individuals who, caught in a spiral of depression, found themselves in each other, begins as a straightforward memoir of a tragic relationship and soon blossoms into an expansive, archival mosaic of Russia's restive and stifled youth.”
2022 Jurors Edo Choi (Associate Curator of Film, Museum of the Moving Image), Sarah Colvin (Manager, Acquisitions and Business Affairs, NEON), Jonathan Schaerf (Head of Documentaries & Strategic Partnerships, Propagate).

Directed by: Marusya Syroechkovskaya
Produced by: Sisyfos Film Production (Sweden)
Co-produced by: Folk Film, Les Films du Tambour de Soie, Marusya Syroechkovskaya, Lyon Capitale TV, Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg in collaboration with ARTE
World Sales: Lightdox

Fever Ray’s new video WHAT THEY CALL US out now!

October 5, 2022

We are honored to be a part of the video for Fever Ray's new single What They Call Us!

Directed by: Martin Falck
Produced by: Ashley J. Smith/ Sisyfos Film Production

Check it out here!

HOW TO SAVE A DEAD FRIEND and THE LONGEST WAIT go to IDFA

September 29, 2022

We are so happy to announce that we will have two films at IDFA this year! The Longest Wait, directed by Lisa Meyer will be in IDFA Competition for Youth Documentary. How to Save a Dead Friend, directed by Marusya Syroechkovskaya will be screened as a part of Best of Fests. See you in Amsterdam between the 9th and 20th of November!

HOW TO SAVE A DEAD FRIEND selected for the European Film Award

August 30, 2022

How to Save a Dead Friend, directed by Marusya Syroechkovskaya, is among the 13 documentaries selected for the 35th edition of the European Film Award. The nomination will be announced on 8 November and the award ceremony will be held on 10 December in Reykjavík.

Directed by: Marusya Syroechkovskaya
Produced by: Sisyfos Film Production (Sweden)
Co-produced by: Folk Film, Les Films du Tambour de Soie, Marusya Syroechkovskaya, Lyon Capitale TV, Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg in collaboration with ARTE
World Sales: Lightdox

Three Sisyfos productions at Nordisk Panorama 2022

August 10, 2022

Three of our most recent productions have been nominated at Nordisk Panorama 2022! How to Save a Dead Friend will be in competition for the Best Nordic Documentary, The Scars of Ali Boulala will be in competition in the New Nordic Voice category and The Longest Wait will be part of the program Young Nordic. We can't wait to share these films with you. Come and meet us in Malmö from 22 to 27 September!

World premiere for BUTTERFLY VISION at Cannes

April 25, 2022

The world premiere of our co-production Butterfly Vision directed by Maksym Nakonechnyi will take place at Festival de Cannes in Un Certain Regard competition! We are happy to present our film at the time of war at the most important film festival in the world! Meet us for the screenings on May 25th, 26th, and 27th in Cannes!

Directed by: Maksym Nakonechnyi
Produced by: Tabor Production
Co-produced by: Masterfilm, 4Film, Sisyfos Film Production

Marusya and Kimi go to Cannes!

April 19, 2022

Bang! Right after receiving the Special Mention at Visions du Réel, How to Save a Dead Friend by Marusya Syroechkovskaya is among L'ACID selected films this year in Cannes!

Directed by: Marusya Syroechkovskaya
Produced by: Sisyfos Film Production
Co-produced by: Folk Film, Les Films du Tambour de Soie, Marusya Syroechkovskaya, Lyon Capitale TV, Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg in collaboration with ARTE
World sales: Lightdox

World Premiere for HOW TO SAVE A DEAD FRIEND at Visions du Reel

April 12, 2022

Captured on 8 different cameras alongside cutting-edge VOSIS image sonification technology, Marusya Syroechkovskaya’s debut chronicles a decade-long love story caught in the undertow of an oppressive regime. This is a film that feels more important than ever to share. Come along to support if you're in the area!

A Sisyfos Film Production, Folk Film, Filmsdu TambourdeSoie, Docs Vostok collaboration.
Produced by: Ksenia Gapchenko, Mario Adamson, Anita Norfolk, Alexandre Cornu
Edited by: Qutaiba Barhamji
Sales Agent: Lightdox
Marketing: See-Through Films
PR Strategy: Kathleen McInnis
Impact Production: Think-Film Impact Production
Social Media Strategy: Alphapanda

THE SCARS OF ALI BOULALA wins Tempo Documentary Award

March 12, 2022

The motivation of the jury:
Bra dokumentärfilm kan få oss att se välkända personer och händelser med nya ögon. Men bra dokumentärfilm kan också ge oss tillträde till platser och sammanhang vi knappt visste fanns. Årets vinnare är en sådan film. Det är en film om vänskap och galenskap. Om livet som bokstavligen en enda lång fest. Om den stora tomheten när festen abrupt tar slut. Och om hur kort avståndet kan vara mellan eufori och totalt jävla mörker. Det är en film om besatthet. Att leva och andas sitt enda intresse. Att uthärda smärtan på vägen mot målet att bli bäst. Och att faktiskt bli bäst. Det är också en film om grabbighet. Skitjobbig, enerverande och dödlig grabbighet. Det är en film att gråta och skratta till. Kanske till och med inspireras. Eventuellt. Lite grann.

Directed by: Max Eriksson
Produced by: Sisyfos Film Production
Co-produced by: Folk Film

THE LONGEST WAIT has its world premiere at Tempo Documentary Festival!

March 8, 2022

Short synopsis:
Thelma and Sahlina have just been granted permission to hunt on their own without adult supervision. The weekends they hunt together they create their own free space away from parents, giving them a taste of upcoming adult life.

Directed by : Lisa Meyer
Produced by: Sisyfos Film
Co-produced by: SVT, Film i Väst