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Stream Close Up

Bringing you conversations with filmmakers, actors, and artists, the storytellers behind the stories. We cover the worlds of film, TV and music.Watching some great films as we dig into our coverage of the 36th Annual Stockholm International Film Festival."That"s a good question." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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s02e02 Jens Hultén

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2018/09/13

Actor Jens Hultén joins us as our guest on the latest episode of the Stream Close Up Podcast.Jens is well known for various roles in iconic Swedish detective classics including Johan Falk, Wallander, Beck and Hassel among othersHe has appeared in films as diverse as The 100 Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out The Window and Disappeared and Lilla Jönssonligan. And speaking of film, Jens may well be the only actor to have performed in both the James Bond and Mission Impossible franchises with his roles in

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56:02

s02e01 Susann Billberg-Rydholm

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2018/09/06

We are back with a new season of The Stream Close Up podcast. This week Brian meets producer Susann Billberg-Rydholm. If you don’t know her name, you almost certainly know her work. Among other feature films, Susann was responsible for producing the original Swedish version of Stig Larsson’s Millennium trilogy.Her most recent project is the runaway hit costume drama Vår Tid Är Nu / The Restaurant. Susann generously shares the story of her journey from New Zealand based Jillaroo to award winning

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s01e10 Catherine Walker

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2018/07/06

Irish actress Catherine Walker, currently starring in Rig 45, joins Brian to discuss the project and walk through her experiences in theatre, film and TV. Catherine’s story runs from the Gaiety Theatre in Dublin to the Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford-upon-Avon to a screen near you. No spoilers for Rig 45 fans! Host: Brian LaffanProducer: Jose Fernandez AlamedaTwitter: @streamcloseup Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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48:18

s01e09 Gary Lewis

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2018/06/27

Gary Lewis has worked with film directors Martin Scorsese, Ken Loach, Nicolas Winding Refn & Jon S. Baird among others. You may recognize him from his extensive TV career which includes key roles on Outlander, Retribution and The Level. He has starred opposite Daniel Day-Lewis in Gangs of New York and burst on to the worldwide scene when he was cast as the dad in the massive hit Billy Elliot. Gary joins Brian to discuss all of this, plus his latest project the Scandinavian noir thriller Rig

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35:08

s01e08 Liv Mjönes

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2018/05/16

On the latest episode of Stream Close Up actress Liv Mjönes joins Brian to share some breaking news regarding her new project Stockholm Requiem based on Kristina Ohlsson’s books where she will take on the leading role of Fredrika Bergman. As usual, they also go on deep dive discussing Liv’s origin story.Liv is the third guest from the hit series Advokaten to visit the podcast. They talk about that show plus her experience on Torpederna, a show that was brought back from the dead by popular demand,

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34:53

s01e07 Malin Buska

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2018/04/18

More for Advokaten fans. In for her Stream Close Up, Malin Buska. Malin is currently co-starring in Advokaten opposite recent podcast guest Alexander Karim. Malin burst on the scene via her role as Katrine in Björn Runge’s Happy End. Among other TV and film projects, she played the lead in the feature film the Girl King, a retake of the 1930’s classic that originally starred Greta Garbo. Listen in as Brian tries to learn a little more about Malin’s journey and her fascination with filmmaking.Host:

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51:19

s01e06 Alexander Karim

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2018/03/14

In for his Stream Close Up Alexander Karim. Alex is currently the co-staring in the Swedish-Danish drama Advokaten and has a background working with film and TV around the world. He tells Brian how he went from growing up in Helsingborg to Hollywood and back. He talks about his unusual "method" and the difference between working on American vs Scandinavian productions.Host: Brian LaffanProducer: Jose Fernandez Alameda@streamcloseup on Twitter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for

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s01e05 Peter Stormare

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2017/12/21

Peter Stormare is our guest this time. Peter joins Brian to discuss among other topics, working with the Cohen Brothers, his decision to leave the Royal Dramatic Theater, life as struggling actor in NYC and of course Season 2 of Swedish Dicks. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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1:15:55

s01e04 Erik Skjoldbjaerg

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2017/11/30

In this episode Brian goes deep with writer, creator, director Erik Skjoldbjaerg the man responsible for the hit series Occupied as well as films like Insomnia and Prozac Nation. Among other topics, they discuss Erik's process and how working in Scandinavia differs from his experience in Hollywood.Host: Brian LaffanProducer: Jose Fernandez Alameda@streamcloseup on Twitter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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s01e03 Benjamin “Beppe” Singer

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2017/11/07

In this episode Brian meets beloved children’s TV-host, Benjamin “Beppe” Singer. Beppe is fresh off of his win at the Kristallen Awards (Emmy/BAFTA) where his program The Great Experiment was named Best Children’s Program of 2017. It marks the first time ever that a streaming program, that is a show from a non-traditional broadcaster, has won the distinguished award. Beppe will tell us how he went from high school drop-out to the teacher of a nation and the unique responsibilities that go with that

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s01e02 - Dragomir "Gago" Mrsic

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2017/10/24

In this episode Brian meets actor, producer and elite athlete Dragomir “ Gago” Mrsic. Gago, is famous for his roles in films such as Snabba Cash (Easy Money) and Edge of Tomorrow among others, and infamous for his participation in the biggest bank heist in Swedish history. Gago joins us to talk about his career and his latest project the police drama Alex.Host: Brian LaffanProducer: Jose Fernandez@streamcloseup on twitter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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47:36

s01e01 - Amir Chamdin

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2017/10/06

Our guest musician and director Amir Chamdin. Amir will discuss his experience as the front man for the iconic hip hop group Infinite Mass and how it lead him to a career as a director working with music videos, commercials, feature films and most recently the TV series Hassel. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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