Wilderness Films Wins

Södersten developing mini-series for Swedish TV 7/10/10 - Mikael Södersten has been named Dramaturg by SVT (Swedish TV) for a four-part mini-series dramatizing the life of Ingmar Bergman. Writer: Bestselling novelist Henning Mankell. Director: Oscar-nominated Susanne Bier. THE INITIATION to be produced by NEHST 6/1/10 - Larry Meistrich, producer of the Academy-Award winning SLING BLADE, will produce through Nehst Studios. Writer: Ravenal. Director: Södersten. See director's reel. THE INITIATION an IFP Emerging Narrative / Nicholl Pick 10/8/09 - About a vicious hazing in college sports, THE INITIATION placed in the top 2% of the Nicholl out of 5,664 scripts. Also one of 40 Emerging Narratives at IFP's Film Week. Writer: Ravenal

Swedish Film Wins

As Senior Script Advisor to the Swedish Film Institute, Mikael Södersten has worked on 25 films since 2006. Twelve have been produced, including recent winners at both Tribeca and Sundance. Read testimonials.

WINNER - Best Narrative Feature Tribeca Film Festival 2008		WINNER - World Cinema Grand Jury Prize Sundance Film Festival 2008
The documentary PRIZE OF THE POLE, directed by Staffan Julén, on which Södersten consulted closely, recently won two awards, while PATRIK, AGE 1.5 premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival.
Best Expedition Film – Explorer’s Club 2008 Amnesty Award – Copenhagen Dox Festival 2008		Official Selection Toronto International Film Festival 2009

Wilderness Films Productions

The Initiation a feature film inspired by a true story, is now in pre-production.

Debbi (2:30 min), an experimental short film about the perversion of power comments indirectly on current US foreigh policy.

The Other Woman has had over a dozen screenings internationally, including the Avignon Film Festival in France, the Befilm Underground Film Festival, and New Filmmakers in New York. It premiered at a special screening at the National Arts Club on March 6, 2007.

White Man’s Blues a short film that comments slyly on the Swedish male mind, has screened at the Fort Lauderdale Int'l Film Festival, the Queens Int'l Film Festival, and the New Filmmakers Best Short Films Series.