About Filmlance

Filmlance is one of Sweden’s largest independent production companies, since the establishment in 1988 Filmlance has produced high-end television and feature films. The filmography includes more than 70 titles of major motion pictures, animated children’s films, TV films, TV series and short films.

Many of Filmlance’s productions have received awards and attracted a great deal of attention at film festivals around the world. The production volume is two to three feature films and two to three TV drama projects per year.

Filmlance has emphasized youth and children’s films from the very beginning, and has produced films such as Winter Bay, A Witch in the Family, The Children of Luna, An Island in the Sea and The Ketchup effect. For several years they have produced Laban the Little Ghost in conjunction with the well-known PennFilm Studios – a completely Swedish collaboration for the youngest children. They have also been highly successful with Laban the Little Ghost throughout the Nordic region and will be launching the show in several other European countries. In 2009 Filmlance was awarded a special prize by the BUFF Film Festival for our work with youth and children’s films.

Filmlance currently has 20 employees and is part of Metronome Film & Television. Metronome Film & Television has been part of the Shine Group since April 2009.