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Thomas Vinterberg, Goteborg’s Artistic Director Pia Lundberg Address Controversial Remarks of Swedish Minister of Culture: ‘Fight Back’
‘Another Round’ director Thomas Vinterberg, Goteborg’s Artistic Director Pia Lundberg address controversial remarks of Swedish Minister of Culture.
Lundberg admitted she was “surprised” by the Minister’s statement during the opening ceremony Jan. 24, which made for a “tumultuous” start of the event. Everyone knows that,” she said before adding in a defiant tone that upset the festival audience: …”Sometimes you can get the impression that all politics should do is count up funds, and otherwise not ask any questions. To ensure that artistic freedom is protected,” she said, referring to a law that the Swedish government intends to introduce later this year to fight piracy and illegal downloading.
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