15/10/2026

MANTARAY FILM and LUCKY DOGS are joining forces to collaborate on the Nordic documentary FIRE, WATER, EARTH, AIR. Following several screenings in collaboration with Tempo Landet runt , the film continues its journey to cinemas!

The film is a Nordic co-production between Sweden, Norway, Denmark and the Faroe Islands, weaving together everyday life and personal stories from small communities across the four countries.

23/09/2026

Composer Katharina Nuttall has won the Camille Award for Best Original Score for a Feature Documentary for My Life as Siw, directed and produced by Stina Gardell. 

Katharina Nuttall is a composer, artist and music producer, and wrote an original score that accompanies Siw Malmkvist through memories, scenes and places from her life.

Mantaray Film founder and CEO Stina Gardell is the first producer in history to receive the Nordic Documentary Producer Award, newly established by Nordisk Panorama Film Festival.

Motivation
“With unique determination, tenacity and assurance, Stina Gardell has developed world class Swedish documentaries for years. With consistent artistic vision and penchant for tuning into what the audiences are interested in, she has created a strong signature brand. Stina has contributed immensely to the Swedish documentary field with films like I am Ingrid, The World’s Most Beautiful Boy and The Nun.”

Nordisk Panorama has nominated a singular outstanding producer from each Nordic country and Stina Gardell is the nominated from Sweden:

"With unique determination, tenacity and assurance, Stina Gardell has developed world class Swedish documentaries for years. With consistent artistic vision and penchant for tuning into what the audiences are interested in, she has created a strong signature brand. Stina has contributed immensely to the Swedish documentary field with films like I am Ingrid, The World's Most Beautiful Boy, The Nun, and Josefin & Florin."

The 2023 winner will be announced at the Awards Gala in Malmö, Sweden on 26 September.

And the winner of this years best Documentaryprogram is THE MOST BEAUTIFUL BOY IN THE WORLD. 

Present at Circus in Stockholm to receive this prestigious prize were producer Stina Gardell, the directors Kristina Lindström & Kristian Petri together with maincharachter Björn Andrésen and his friend Jessica Wennberg.

The Most Beautiful Boy in the World nominated "Best Documentary program" at 2022 years Kristallen Tv-Prize. The gala is held at Circus in Stockholm and broadcasted 1 september 20:00 in TV4.

Reda more about the film here

Maja Borgs film Passion will have it´s domestic release during Gothenburg Film Festival 2022 follwed by a further release through Swedish distributer Folkets Bio.

Read more about the film here.

The Swedish Academy Award Guldbaggegalan was held at Circus on Monday the 24th of January. Hanna Lejonqvist & Dino Jonsäter was awarded for "Best editing" of THE MOST BEAUTIFUL BOY IN THE WORLD. 

Mantaray Film THE MOST BEAUTIFUL BOY IN THE WORLD is nominated in 5 categories at this years Guldbagge Awards! Best Film, Best Documentary, Best Music, Best Editing, Best Sound Design! The 6th nomination is for the photography by Ellinor Hallin in Amanda Pesikans film The Choir.

Read more about the Awards and the nominated here

Our film THE MOST BEAUTIFUL BOY IN THE WORLD on the shortlist for this year's Arab Critics' Award for European Films!