The Swedish Film City, where director legend Ingmar Bergman shot several films, is now considered part of Europe’s film heritage.
Now the European Film Academy has named Gamla Filmstaden part of the European film heritage.
It has previously happened with the Trevi Fountain from Fellini’s “La Dolce Vita”, the London bookshop seen in “Notting Hill” and the Ferris wheel in Vienna from “The Third Man”.
Gamla Filmstaden is a larger facility with film studios north of Stockholm, built in 1919, where many Swedish films were shot in the first half of the 20th century.
In the area, which had previously housed an ostrich farm, Bergman shot his debut film, and here Greta Garbo got her first role.
In total, over 500 films were shot in Gamla Filmstaden, which today is a separate, small district that houses film companies, studios, cinemas, offices and restaurants.
There are still some of the original buildings, and guided tours about Swedish film history are given.
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