Eskilstuna

Göteborg

Gothenburg

Iggesund

Lidköping

Lund

Malmö

Norrköping

Örebro

Stockholm

Umeå

Uppsala

Västerås

Växjö

The 49th edition of the festival is titles _Focus: Truth_ and highlights how truth is depicted, shaped, manipulated and questioned, on film and in the world around us.

All screenings between January 23 and February 1 at the festival's main cinema Draken are included in Cineville – including the opening film, the closing film and the Nordic Competition – see list of films below.

**The screenings at Draken will have 10 seats reserved _only_ for Cineville subscribers. But even after these 10 reserved tickets are sold out, Cineville members can continue to pick up a ticket for each screening, subject to availability.**

**Tickets for the screenings can be collected on the same day from the Biograf Draken box office upon presentation and registration of the Cineville card. In addition, you will receive a Festival Pass (value 60 SEK) absolutely free when you pick up your first ticket!**

The reserved tickets, and the opportunity to pick up Cineville tickets for the day's screenings at Draken, will be available directly when the box office opens and it is first come, first served. [See opening hours and accessibility info for Draken.](https://www.cinevillebio.se/en-GB/cinemas/biograf-draken-goteborg-film-festival)

In all applicable Cineville cinemas in Sweden, you can also see the opening film and all other screenings from the Göteborg Film Festival with your Cineville card!


2026 års festival, den 49:e i ordningen, har rubriken _Focus: Truth_ och belyser hur sanning skildras, formas, manipuleras och ifrågasätts, på film och i världen omkring oss.

Alla visningar mellan 23 januari och 1 februari på festivalens huvudbiograf Draken ingår i Cineville –  inklusive invigningsfilmen, avslutningsfilmen och Nordic Competition – se lista på filmer nedan.

**Visningarna på Draken kommer att ha 10 st reserverade platser _bara_ för Cineville-abonnenter. Men även efter att dessa 10 reserverade biljetter är slut, kan Cinevillare fortsätta att hämta ut en biljett till varje visning i mån av plats.**

**Biljetter till visningarna kan hämtas ut samma dag från Drakens biljettkassa mot uppvisande och registrering av Cinevillekortet. Dessutom får du ett Festivalpass (värde 60 kr) alldeles gratis som Cinevillare vid uthämtningen av din första biljett!**

De reserverade biljetterna, och möjligheten att hämta ut Cineville-biljetter till dagens visningar på Draken, blir alltså tillgängliga direkt vid biljettkassans öppnande och det är först till kvarn som gäller. [Info om öppettider och tillgänglighet på Draken hittar du här.](https://www.cinevillebio.se/sv-SE/biografer/biograf-draken-goteborg-film-festival)

I alla tillämpliga Cineville-biografer i Sverige kan man dessutom se invigningsfilmen och alla andra visningar från Göteborg Film Festival precis som vanligt med sitt Cinevillekort! 


Se alla visningar på Biograf Draken med ditt Cinevillekort!

Upplev Nordens största filmfest med ditt Cinevillekort!

Göteborg Film Festival

Experience the largest film festival in the Nordic region with your Cineville card!

English title: **The Quiet Beekeeper**
A deeply personal feature film that explores questions
about the various forms of love, the course of nature, and
the cycle of life. The narrative unfolds through the eyes of
a beekeeper who reflects on himself and his surround-
ings upon being diagnosed with deadly cancer. Of
course, the film also delves into the world of bees and
life within a bee colony.

English title: **The Quiet Beekeeper**
An exploration of love, nature, and the cycles of life through the eyes of a father and daughter longing for connection.

Biodlaren

English title: **Memories in Clay: A Film About Lisa Larson**
Lisa Larson is one of Sweden’s most beloved ceramicists, known for her round, playful animal and child figures. But when director Emilia Ekman Larson digs up her grandmother’s 30-year-old discarded sculptures, she can’t help but wonder why they look so sorrowful.

Farmors leriga händer – en film om Lisa Larson

In the wake of the devastating war against the RDA and the loss of their eldest son, Jake Sully and Neytiri face a new threat on Pandora: the Ash People, a violent and power-hungry Na’vi tribe led by the ruthless Varang. Jake’s family must fight for their survival and the future of Pandora in a conflict that pushes them to their emotional and physical limits.

Jake and Neytiri's family grapples with grief after Neteyam's death, encountering a new, aggressive Na'vi tribe, the Ash People, who are led by the fiery Varang, as the conflict on Pandora escalates and a new moral focus emerges.

Avatar: Fire and Ash

When Mary finds herself in a public scandal and the family faces financial trouble, the household grapples with the threat of social disgrace. The Crawleys must embrace change with the next generation leading Downton Abbey into the future.

Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale

Here, the latest arthouse films from around the world are shown together with special screenings, short film premieres and other audience-interactive screenings. Zita is a place to meet for many of Stockholm's smaller film festivals and other cultural initiatives.

Zita has been part of Folkets Bio since 1993 and is Stockholm's oldest still active cinema, opened in 1913. Zita currently has three screens with 140, 45 and 30 seats respectively. Inside the cinema there is also a restaurant that serves food and drinks.

Zita Folkets Bio is one of the few cinemas in central Stockholm that are part of the Europa Cinemas network. 

The cinema also has a bar & restaurant, cinema snacks, a DVD shop and film literature.

See website for accessibility services and opening hours.

Zita Folkets Bio

A vibrant cultural center and a place for Swedish arthouse film, social debate and unique meetings

**Reflexen is closed for the summer and will reopen September 21.**

Welcome to Reflexen – the friendly quality cinema in Kärrtorp. We work as a non-profit with commitment and love for cinema. Here you can enjoy current films from all over the world with a focus on Europe. 

Cinema Reflexen in Kärrtorp has been run as a non-profit by the Cultural Association Biograf Reflexen since 1977. Our aim is to be Stockholm's nicest quality cinema, with screenings for adults as well as children and young people. The operations are made possible by support from the Skarpnäck district administration, the City of Stockholm and the Swedish Film Institute. Reflexen is also a member of Europa Cinemas. 

The cinema provides a small selection of sweets and drinks. 

The box office opens 30 minutes before the screening. There is free seating in he theatre, which offers 196 seats, 23 of which are love seats. 

Cineville tickets can be pre-booked on our website and picked up at the box office no later than 15 minutes before the screening.  

Purchased tickets are non-refundable. Screenings start at the scheduled time. No admission after the start of the screening.

See website for accessibility services and opening hours.

Biograf Reflexen

The friendly neighbourhood cinema in Kärrtorp

Lund's coziest cinema for quality films has recently opened two new lounges and a bistro with catering, and can now offer films on four screens simultaneously, seven days a week.

The cinema was opened under the name Reflex in 1936 and was taken over by Folkets Bio Lund in 1994 under the name Kino.

In 2000, the cinema was rebuilt into two lounges with 201 and 52 seats respectively, and on March 15, 2025, two new lounges with 18 and 10 seats respectively and a large foyer were opened in the converted bank premises on the corner facing Stortorget in Lund with a new entrance at Kyrkogatan 1. There is also a restaurant, bar, foyer bar and event stage.

The daily repertoire includes films from all over the world, with premieres of new films every week. In addition, Kino offers several events such as screenings with q&a, film classics, director visits, film series and festivals. We also show live opera, ballet and theatre from the world's leading stages.

Cineville tickets can be picked up at the box office no earlier than 90 minutes before the screening.

See website for accessibility services and opening hours.

Kino

Four screens, bistro and bar. In the heart of Lund.

Bio Bristol is a classic cinema that opened on New Year's Eve 1939. The cinema is run entirely non-profit by cinema enthusiasts.

Bio Bristol is a member of the Europa Cinemas network of quality cinemas.

The cinema also has a kiosk and on certain nights the bar is open.

See website for accessibility services and opening hours.

Bio Bristol

Your local neighborhood cinema showing quality films in a spacious theatre with comfortable chairs and great sound

Since 2007, Klarabiografen has been a natural meeting place for film lovers in Kulturhuset. Here you can enjoy current films, timeless classics and immersive film series. We show music and art documentaries, welcome exciting film festivals and invite the very youngest to magical film moments with Knattebio. 

In addition: magnificent operas, theatre productions, ballet and concerts from the world's leading stages – broadcast live or recorded in absolute top quality.

Opposite Klarabiografen is Teaterbaren, which serves everything you could possibly want to enjoy in the dark of the cinema. Coffee, snacks or why not a glass of wine, everything purchased in the Teaterbaren can be brought into the cinema during the film screening. All seats in the cinema are equipped with a fold-down small table and holder for a glass or a cup.

Cineville tickets can be picked up at the box office no earlier than 90 minutes before screening.

See website for accessibility services and opening hours.

Klarabiografen

In our beautiful salon with original details from the opening in 1940, new and old meet. At Roy you will find a unique selection of repertoire films, classics, festivals, performing arts, Sing Along and other immersive events.

At Bio Roy, the Cineville card is valid for all regular screenings (everything except performing arts, screenings where food is included in the ticket price and rentals where an external organizer decides what applies). Starting 90 minutes before the screening, you can pick up a ticket by presenting the Cineville card at the box office.

To book tickets with the Cineville Card we ask you to email your requests to the box office at info@bioroy.se. General terms and conditions apply, maximum 3 active bookings and only the films you see on our Cineville page. Starting 90 minutes before the screening, you can pick up your ticket by presenting your Cineville Card at the box office.

See website for accessibility services and opening hours.

Bio Roy

Hagabion was founded in October 1974 on Skolgatan in Haga. In 1981, the business moved to Viktoriahuset on Linnégatan 21, where it is still located today. The cinema is run by members of the non-profit association Folkets Bio Göteborg and shows films 50 weeks a year in 3 cinemas. The focus is on children's films, documentaries and arthouse films from all over the world, as well as film screenings with subsequent conversations with directors and invited guests. 

Adjacent to the cinema is also Hagabion's Café.

See website for accessibility services and opening hours.

Hagabion

The neighborhood cinema in the middle of town!

Capitol is a classic, cozy cinema with daily screenings and a varied selection of films. A free-standing cinema from 1941 with two theatres: a large classic theatre with red chairs and curtains and a small cozy one.

For tickets with the Cineville card, you can either come directly to the box office or make a reservation via our website and then pick up the ticket at the box office no later than 15 minutes before the start of the film upon presentation of the Cineville card. 

See website for accessibility services and opening hours.

Capitol

A classic, cozy cinema with daily screenings and a varied selection of films

Biograf Panora is a meeting place for film lovers in the heart of Möllevången. With us you can experience stories from all over the world that provoke thought, give meaning and shed light on our times. In addition to film screenings, we also arrange film talks, premiere events, director visits, thematic film series, festivals and exhibitions. At Panora you will also find Juniora – the children's own cinema. 

Panora moved into Friisgatan in 2015 and is run by Folkets Bio Malmö – a non-profit association that has worked to spread quality films to all Malmö residents since 1973. We work a lot with various collaborations and rentals and are open to new ones.

The cinema also has an art gallery and a kiosk with snacks for sale.

See website for accessibility services and opening hours.

Panora

A meeting place for film lovers in the heart of Möllevången

Södran is the cinema where everything started for the Folkets Bio Lund association.

Södran Cinema was opened on September 25, 1987 and is Folkets Bio's first permanent screening venue in Lund. The cinema has about 50 seats and is located in the Mejeriet cultural center at Stora Södergatan 64. 

Södran shows films on Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays during the spring and autumn seasons, with a break over the Christmas holidays and during the summer months. The cinema is run entirely by volunteers and the box office opens 15 minutes before the start of each performance.

See website for accessibility services and opening hours.

Södran

The charming neighborhood cinema at Mejeriet

Bio Skandia is a newly re-opened cinema in the heart of Stockholm. The cinema was first opened in 1923 and was designed by Gunnar Asplund – a world-class cultural environment with imaginative design. 

Bio Skandia offers a wide program of films, concerts, stand-up and other cultural events.

We also serve a wide range of snacks, drinks and beer.

We show films Thursday to Sunday all year round. Our screenings have free seating, so be here on time if you have a favourite seat. Don't worry though, our theatre has 532 seats so there are plenty of really good seats!

See website for accessibility services and opening hours.

Bio Skandia

Hot premieres and timeless masterpieces, in a historic venue at the best address!

Cnema

Elektra Bio

Bio Aspen

Fyrisbiografen 

Biocafé Tellus

Zita Folkets Bio (Panoramica)

Klarabiografen (Panoramica)

Bio Bristol (Panoramica)

Bio Aspen (Cinema Queer)

CinemAfrica (olika biografer)

Fyrisbiografen (Uppsala Kortfilmfestival)

Klarabiografen (Monsters of Film)

Reginateatern (Uppsala Kortfilmfestival)

Slottsbiografen (Uppsala Kortfilmfestival)

Folkets Bio Umeå

Skärisbiografen

Lidköpings Folkets Hus

Iggesunds Folkets Hus 

Folkets Hus Kallhäll

Bio Roxy

Rio (kommande biograf)

Bio Roxy (Light till Dark)

Cnema (Flimmer)

Palladium (från 6 februari 2026)

Bio Aftonstjärnan

Angereds Bio (från 22 januari 2026)

Draken is the heart of the Göteborg Film Festival. Between January 23 and February 1, more than 30 films will be shown here – including the opening and closing films and the Nordic Competition – and all of them are included in your Cineville card!

At Draken, with 699 seats, you will find the biggest premieres and the festival’s box office. In addition, the cinema is located directly next to Hotel Draken, where evening programs are held throughout the festival.

The magnificent hall has a vaulted ceiling with walls completely covered in mahogany. In front of the large screen hangs the beautiful curtain with its stylized dragon ship, designed by Gunnar Erik Ström.

**Opening hours:** 
The festival box office at Draken opens at the start of the festival. 
January 23 12:00 – 21:00
January 24 – February 1 09:00 – 21:00

**Accessibility:** 
Cinema Draken is accessible by elevator via Hotel Draken and has a large restroom and wheelchair spaces. Wheelchair spaces need to be booked in advance, while you also arrange for help from the staff when you go in (apart from that, there is free seating). If you have only a slight difficulty walking, you can take the elevator up and walk a few steps up to the hall. There is no hearing loop and none of the shows are audio-interpreted.

Biograf Draken (Göteborg Film Festival)

Draken at Järntorget is the heart of Göteborg Film Festival, which runs January 23 to February 1.

Films

English title: **The NeverEnding Story**
A troubled boy dives into a wondrous fantasy world through the pages of a mysterious book.

Den oändliga historien

English title: **Raptures**
Rakel is a strict Christian believer living in the far north of 1930s Sweden. When her husband forms a sectarian movement, with directions straight from God, she has no choice but to join the increasingly explicit cult.

Rörelser

English title: **The Nun – 25 Years in a Convent**
Marta comes from a deeply devout Catholic family, they are nine siblings. After high school, she entered the strictest of all monastic orders, the Carmelite Order. Marta lives according to monastic rules that were instituted in the Middle Ages, she lives a life of prayer and silence, and never leaves the monastery. Seven times a year, she receives visits from her family; they meet in a visiting room separated by bars. 

Today, Marta is 45 years old and has lived her entire adult life in the convent. The siblings have chosen different paths in life, they live in very different places in the world. The film follows a family across three generations, who have all chosen to live with God at the center. A film about faith and existential questions. 

Filmmaker Maud Nycander began filming Marta and her family in 1996. The first film, *The Nun* (2007), won the Prix Italia and the Swedish Film Award Guldbaggen. 

English title: **The Nun – 25 Years in a Convent**
After high school, Marta she entered the strictest of all monastic orders, the Carmelite Order. Today, she is 45 years old and has lived her entire adult life in the convent. Filmmaker Maud Nycander follows up on her Prix Italia-winning doc *The Nun*.

Nunnan – 25 år i kloster 

Sisters Nora and Agnes reunite with their estranged father, the charismatic Gustav, a once-renowned director who offers stage actress Nora a role in what he hopes will be his comeback film. When Nora turns it down, she soon discovers he has given her part to an eager young Hollywood star. Suddenly, the two sisters must navigate their complicated relationship with their father – and deal with an American star dropped right into the middle of their complex family dynamics

Sisters Nora and Agnes reunite with their estranged father in an intimate exploration of family, memories, and the reconciliatory power of art.

Sentimental Value

English title: **Being Bo Widerberg**
The documentary chronicles Bo Widerberg’s journey from 1960s Malmö, where he worked as a writer and film critic, to his successes as a director in Stockholm and international adventures in Cannes and New York. The film also explores the personal costs of his artistic vision and how his pursuit of life and authenticity affected both himself and those around him.

English title: **Being Bo Widerberg**
A documentary that chronicles Bo Widerberg’s journey from 1960s Malmö, where he worked as a writer and film critic, to his successes as a director in Stockholm and international adventures in Cannes and New York.

I huvudet på Bo

English title: **Late Shift**
Floria, a dedicated nurse, tirelessly serves in an understaffed hospital ward. However, today her shift becomes a tense and urgent race against the clock.

Kvällspass

English title: **It Was Just an Accident**
Night driver Eghbal, en route with his pregnant wife, kills a dog. Stranded, he seeks help at Vahid’s garage, unaware his rescuer believes him to be the prison officer who tortured him. Convinced, Vahid abducts Eghbal to bury him alive, but doubts soon arise. To confirm Eghbal’s identity, Vahid enlists fellow victims. During their ride, they contemplate the morality of killing their captive and whether he actually is who they believe him to be.

English title: **It Was Just an Accident**
A small mishap triggers a chain reaction of ever-growing problems.

Det var bara en olycka

Egypt’s most adored actor, George Fahmy is pressured to star in a film commissioned by the highest authorities. He reluctantly accepts the role and finds himself thrown into the inner circle of power. Like a moth drawn to the flame he begins an affair with the mysterious wife of the general overseeing the film.

Egypt's most adored actor, George Fahmy, falls into disgrace with the authorities overnight. On the verge of losing everything, George is forced to accept an offer he can't refuse.

Eagles of the Republic

When their evil nemesis resurfaces after 16 years, a band of ex-revolutionaries reunite to rescue the daughter of one of their own.

One Battle After Another

English title: **Vermiglio**
Set in the small, mountainous village of Vermiglio during the waning days of WWII, a series of dramatic, consequential events unfold after the arrival of a taciturn Sicilian soldier, who hides out in town after deserting the army. While there, the soldier develops a romance with a provincial family’s eldest daughter.

English title: **Vermiglio**
1944, Vermiglio, a remote mountain village. The arrival of Pietro, a deserter, into the family of the local teacher, and his love for the teacher's eldest daughter, will change the course of everyone's life.

Vermiglio – en familjekrönika från alperna

English title: **Nouvelle Vague**
This is the story of Godard making *Breathless*, told in the style and spirit in which Godard made *Breathless*.

Nouvelle Vague – Den nya vågen

Two conspiracy-obsessed young men kidnap the high-powered CEO of a major company, convinced that she is an alien intent on destroying planet Earth.

Bugonia

English title: **100 Litres of Gold**
Two middle-aged sisters in a Finnish village promise to brew beer for a wedding but drink their entire batch. In a hilarious race against time, they struggle with hangovers while trying to make more beer and save their reputations.

100 liter guld

Something bad happened to Agnes. But life goes on… for everyone around her, at least.

Sorry, Baby

English title: **The Last Viking**
A bank robber released from jail must unlock his traumatised brother's memory to recover stolen loot.

Den siste vikingen

English title: **Let It Rain**
A grumpy widower's life changes when he finds himself at the center of an event that could bring rain to his drought-stricken village, altering his relationship with his daughter and the community.

Regnmannen

English title: **Bamse and the Secret of the Sea**
On a beautiful summer day, huge waves occur, washing
over the small town. What could be causing such strong
waves pushing boats offshore and pirates ending up in
treetops? Meanwhile, at preschool, Mini-Hopp practices
playing the violin. It just screeches, nobody thinks it
sounds nice. Everyone laughs. Feeling more alone than
ever, he walks to the beach to practice on his own. But
when he places the bow against the strings, the water
beneath the cliff starts to bubble, and something very big
rises from the sea.

English title: **Bamse and the Secret of the Sea**
Bamse and his good friends Little Hop and Shellback are back for another grand adventure, this time taking them to the ends of the sea.

Biodlaren

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