WG Film (former Westman & Gertten AB) is a Swedish production company that produces national and international documentaries. The company is located in Malmö and was founded in 1994 by documentary filmmaker Lars Westman and journalist Fredrik Gertten.
WG Film produces documentaries for broadcast and cinema. The early films of the company were often local stories with global relevance. With time, the films have become more and more international. Most notable films include PUSH (2019) about the global housing crisis, Bikes vs Cars (2015) on cycling and the car industry's control over city planning, Bananas!* (2009) on a conflict between the Dole Food Company and banana plantation workers in Nicaragua as well as its sequel Big Boys Gone Bananas!* (2012) on Dole Food's lawsuit against Gertten, WG Film and the films' producer Margarete Jangård.
The latest film produced by WG Film BREAKING SOCIAL (2023) explores global patterns of corruption and kleptocracy. The social contract theory is a central theme in the film and how this contract has been broken by the ultra rich and the powerful is examined, but also how a new social contract can be made. The film premiered at CPH:DOX in March 2023.
WG Film's movies have been shown at festivals such as Sundance Film Festival, South by Southwest and International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam.
Productions 2023 - Breaking Social https://www.breakingsocialfilm.com/ 2019 - Pushhttps://www.pushthefilm.com/ 2017 - Dead Donkeys Fear No Hyenas 2016 - Becoming Zlatan 2015 - Bikes vs Cars 2013 - Maria and Her Shadow 2012 - The Invisible Bicycle Helmet (short) 2012 - Big Boys Gone Bananas!* 2011 - Love Always, Carolyn 2010 - I Bought a Rain Forest 2009 - Bananas!* 2008 - The Leftovers 2007 - Milk Bar 2006 - Thin Ice 2006 - Belfast Girls 2005 - An Ordinary Family 2005 - The Socialist, the Architect and the Twisted Tower 2003 - Just a Piece of Steel 2003 - Love Boat 2002 - The Way Back - True Blue 2 2002 - Boogie Woogie Daddy 2001 - The Poetry General 2000 - Travel with Siluette 2000 - The Death of a Working Man's Newspaper 2000 - The Great Bridge 2000 - Walking on Water 1998 - True Blue 1998 - Samba Football 1995 - Malmö - Montevideo, my place in this world
Awards Push - Svenska arkitekters kritikerpris Winner Prix Italia Signis Special Award Shortlisted European Film Academy Award for Best Documentary32nd European Film Awards Politiken Audience Award - CPH:DOXhttps://urbaneye.ro/en/films/push/ Young Jury Reteena Award - Docs Barcelona Best Feature Award - San Francisco Green Film Festival Special Mention - Life After Oil Film Festival Justin Louis Award Best Documentary (Feature) - Freedom Film Fest Open Eyes Youth Jury Award - Nuremberg Human Right Film Festival Premio del Jurado Global Docs Jury Award - DocsMX
Bikes vs Cars - 2015 - UK Green Film Fest's Audience Award Audience Award 2015 - Docs Against Gravity Film Festival - Special Mention 2015 - Tempo Documentary Award - Honourable Mention 2015 - ciwem.org Green Ribbon Political Awards 2015 - San Francisco Green Film Festival - Best Featurehttps://www.autlookfilms.com/films/bikes-vs-cars
Big Boys Gone Bananas - 2010 - Sarasota Film Festival - Winner for Best Documentary 2012 - One World Film Festival - Winner of Audience Award and The Rudolf Vrba Jury Award 2012 - Hotdocs - Top Ten Audience Favourite 2012 - Sarasota fest annual Florida ceremony - Best Documentary MIFF Awards - Winner of Best Documentary and Best Film
Co-productions 2022 - Daughters 2019 - Jozi Gold 2014 - The Man Who Saved the World 2011 - Love Addict 2008 - Burma VJ 2008 - Final Image
References
External links WG Film Fredrik Gertten at the Internet Movie Database Fredrik Gertten at the Swedish Film Database