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 present the Shooting Star line-up 2012 during next year´s Berlin International Film Festival. European Film Promotion (EFP) is the organisation behind Shooting Stars, which has existed since 1998.
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 Istvan Günther Skarsgård is the son of actor Stellan Skarsgård and brother to actors Alexander Skarsgård and Gustaf Skarsgård. He started acting in the age of 10, starring in the thriller WHITE WATER FURY (2000), later to move on to drama and comedies such as SIMPLE SIMON (2010), which was selected as the Swedish Oscar contender for the Best Foreign Language Film nominations, and BEHIND BLUE SKIES (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 directed by Ella Lemhagen and produced by Thomas Michaelsson from Filmlance International AB. The feature premiered domestically this summer and will have its debut as TV series on national TV January 2nd 2012.
For more information about Shooting Stars click here.
Berlin International Film Festival will take place February 9-19th 2012