History
Ingmar Bergman first came to Fårö on a stormy day in April 1960, reluctantly looking for a shooting location for Through a Glass Darkly. The visit made a deep impression. Since then, seven of Bergman’s films have been shot on Fårö. The island is also the place where Bergman lived and worked for long periods of his life. Ingmar Bergman is buried at the cemetary of the Fårö Church.
The Bergman Week was founded in 2004 by a group of local enthusiasts and organisations who created Fårö Filmcenter. When the center dissolved in the fall of 2005, the management was taken over by Fårö Future, Film on Gotland, Göteborg Film Festival, and Gotland University. Today, the Fårö Bergman Center Foundation is the main organizer of the week, and nowadays many of the events are presented in collaboration with The Bergman Estate and the Ingmar Bergman Foundation.
The Bergman Week is a celebration of Ingmar Bergman’s art, with films, guests, seminars, concerts and tours to filming locations on Fårö. Bergman’s abundant work is a constant source of inspiration to filmmakers all around the world and his themes are highly relevant in our century as well! The goal of the Bergman Week is to shed new light on his films and highlight the timeless themes reappearing throughout the body of his work.
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Bergman Week 2011
Sunday night, the eighth edition of the Bergman Week on Fårö wrapped with a sound installation on the theme of ”The Sounds of Bergman’s landscape” amongst the ”rauks” (huge lime stones) on the island. The arrangers were content with ticket sales having increased 20 percent from the previous year.
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Bergman Week 2008
On the eve of the Bergman Week 2008 on Fårö, a record result in terms of visitors and sales was noted by the Bergman Week organisers.
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Bergman Week 2007
Visitors came from all around the world, Sweden, France, USA, Russia, England, China, and Germany. The week also got great attention from the press this year, as well in Sweden as abroad!
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Bergman Week 2006
The third Bergman Week on Fårö was a great success! Ingmar Bergman participated on numerous occasions during the week and, with considerable enthusiasm and energy, contributed with personal commentaries in the discussions and talks about his work, as well as answered questions from the audience.
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Bergman Week 2005
The Bergman Week 2005 was inaugurated by Åse Kleveland, former president of the Swedish Film Institute. British director Peter Webber (Girl with a Pearl Earring) and Swedish actor Mikael Persbrandt were among the guests.
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The Bergman Week programme is released!
The Belgian filmmaking brothers Dardenne have become the modern fixtures of contemporary European cinema. Although their films are scarce in dialogue, their lyrical portrayals of people on the outskirts of society are unmistakably and uniquely dardennesque. It is with great pride and joy we welcome Jean-Pierre Dardenne and Luc Dardenne as our guests at this year’s edition of the Bergman Week – indeed their first visit to Sweden. Book your tickets here!
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Bergman Center receives 3 million SEK
Through 2012 to 2014, The Bergman Center on Fårö arranges Child and Childhood, a project financed by the Swedish Inheritance Fund and Beijerstiftelsen (The Beijer foundation).
The project consists of four building blocks: the Creative Workshop, the Drawing Room (exhibition), Theatre Construction and Learning. The activities are developed in collaboration with children, youths and teachers at Gotland’s pre-schools and schools.
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Sneak preview from the Bergman safari!
Visit the locations and discover one of Sweden’s most famed artistic talents in one of Sweden’s most distinctive landscapes. Go on a film safari to Ingmar Bergman’s Fårö! See a sneak preview of the safari below and book your tickets here: www.bergmancenter.se/en/book-bergman-experience/activities
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Record attendance at the summer’s Bergman Week!
Sunday night, the eighth edition of the Bergman Week on Fårö wrapped with a sound installation on the theme of ”The Sounds of Bergman’s landscape” amongst the ”rauks” (huge lime stones) on the island. The arrangers were content with ticket sales having increased 20 percent from the previous year.