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Yes, now they shoot films in Ystad again.

Ystad Studios

is one of three film studios in Sweden where feature films are made – and Ystad is the biggest. 13 new Wallander films have been made here and sold to 16 countries. The first “Before the Frost,” has been seen by 4.5 million people in Germany.

Interest in Wallander has never been greater; close on 130 million people in over 20 countries are expected to see the Wallander films as they are released.

Wallander films are not the only success story, also “Mother of mine”- nominated for an Oscar, Jan Troell’s Everlasting moment, Frostbite – Sweden’s first vampire film, Hipp-hipp’s Morgan Pålsson, as well as the Danish films, Tills döden skiljer oss åt and Det som ingen vet, were shot at Ystads Studios.

Films are frequently shot on location in the streets and countryside around Ystad and the chances of seeing sets and actors are good.
 

A popular attraction is the guided tour of the studios and Cineteket. The industry also encourages the next generation of film makers with part-time senior high school and university courses.

It is easy to see that Ystad has become a film centre.

Biografteatern Scala

As one of the first towns in Sweden to have a cinema this is the second time that Ystad has been named in the same sentence as film. In fact we have Sweden’s oldest cinema, Biografteatern Scala built in 1910 it has been restored to its origin and equipped with the latest technology.