Broadcast from 1956 (except 1992–1994), Filmkrönikan was

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's longest-running

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. It was broadcast on

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History

Arne Weise Arne Georg Fredrik Weise (28 February 1930 – 25 September 2019) was a Swedish journalist and television personality, one of the presenters for Sveriges Television (SVT). He worked at Sveriges Radio from 1952 and started working for SVT in 197 ...

was the first host but was replaced after just 4 episodes by Gunnar Oldin. In 1963, Nils Petter Sundgren took over and would remain host for 28 years. In 1991, Sundgren was replaced by the duo of Ulrika Knutson and Sven Hugo Pehrsson. A year later the show was dropped, but it was revived in 1994 with Gunnar Rehlin as host. He was replaced in 1998 by John Carlsson and a trio of female critics including Helena von Zweigbergk, Jannike Åhlund, and Ulrika Knutson. In 2000 the faces of the show changed again, with Sara Wennerblom as host and Fredrik Sahlin as the main critic. In 2003,

Orvar Säfström Orvar Säfström (born 18 February 1974) is a Swedish musician and writer, and former film reviewer and video game journalist. He hosted '' Filmkrönikan'' on the Swedish television network SVT from 2003 to 2006. Before that, Säfström was empl ...

took over as host and sole critic. He was later joined by co-host/critic Emma Gray in 2004. Säfström stayed for 7 seasons. The show was revamped for the 2006/2007 season with Helena von Zweigbergk as the new main host. She left the position in the spring of 2007. The show was once again reworked, now with Andrea Reuter and Navid Modiri hosting. Both of these versions met with harsh criticism and dwindling ratings and the show was permanently canceled in 2008.

External links

Filmkrönikan website
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Filmkrönikan history
- on Sveriges Television's web
Filmkrönikan Forum
- Filmkrönikan viewer's forum on

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TVBLOGGEN.com
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