Nominated by the Swedish Film Institute and selected by an international jury of industry professionals, Swedish actor Bill Skarsgård has been chosen as one of the 10 upcoming actors and actresses in Europe to presented as the Shooting Star line-up 2012 during next year’s Berlin International Film Festival.
Bill Skarsgård in Behind Blue Skies. Photo: S/S Fladen Film AB
According to Swedish Film Institute’s Head of International Department Pia Lundberg EFP’s selection is both spot on and well-deserved:
– The Swedish Film Institute is delighted to have Bill Skarsgård represent Sweden as a Shooting Star at the Berlinale. Starting at an early age he has already acted in twelve films, and at the age of 21 he has become one of Sweden’s most recognized stars. In commercial as well as artistic films he has sensitively portrayed a wide variety of young men and has achieved national and international acclaim for his performances. A bright future seems guaranteed!
Born 1990, Bill Skarsgård is the son of actor Stellan Skarsgård and brother to actors Alexander Skarsgård and Gustaf Skarsgård. He started acting at the age of 10, starring in the thriller White Water Fury (Järngänget, 2000), later to move on to drama and comedies such as Simple Simon (I rymden finns inga känslor, 2010), which was selected as the Swedish Oscar contender for the Best Foreign Language Film nominations. He also starred in Behind Blue Skies (Himlen är oskyldigt blå, 2010), which was selected for Toronto International Film Festival.
This year Bill Skarsgård stars opposite last year’s Shooting Star, Alicia Vikander, in the poetic melodrama The Crown Jewels (Kronjuvelerna) directed by Ella Lemhagen. Also in 2011, he stars in the coming of age drama Simon and the Oaks (Simon och ekarna) by Lisa Ohlin, based upon the novel by Marianne Fredriksson.
Berlin International Film Festival will take place February 9-19th 2012