Bergman Week ( Swedish: Bergmanveckan) is an annual event organized by the Bergmancenter on the small island Fårö in Sweden. Ingmar Bergman moved to the island in the 1960s and the Bergman Week is a celebration of his artistry, with films, lectures and conversations. [1] [2] Guests in 2012 were among others Belgian directors Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne ( Dardenne brothers), author Peter Birro, director Suzanne Osten and opera singer Håkan Hagegård. [3] Guests at the Bergman Week 2011 were among others directors Andrey Zvyagintsev and István Szabó as well as Swedish authors Henning Mankell and Sara Stridsberg. [4] [5]
Several Swedish and international guests have visited the week through the years, among them Wim Wenders, [6] Kenneth Branagh, [7] Harriet Andersson, Bibi Andersson and Ang Lee. [8] [9] Guests of the Bergman Week 2010 were among others actress Liv Ullmann, playwright Jon Fosse and director Ariane Mnouchkine. [1] [10]