# Sweden’s Göteborg Film Festival to Debate the Fascination With Youth in a ‘Forever Young’ Focus

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/swedens-goteborg-film-festival-to-debate-the-fascination-with-youth-in-a-forever-young-focus/
- Published: 2026-11-06T10:11:21+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-06T10:23:04+00:00
- Original publisher: Variety
- Original article: https://variety.com/2026/film/global/goteborg-film-festival-forever-young-josef-kullengard-1236941128/
- Topics: Film

## Key points

- Göteborg’s 2027 focus will examine society’s obsession with youth.
- The programme includes three films about ageing, death and cultural memory.
- The festival’s 50th anniversary runs from 20 January to 6 February.

## Summary

Göteborg Film Festival has announced a “Forever Young” focus for its 2027 edition, exploring society’s fixation on youth, ageing and the pursuit of immortality through films and discussions. The theme coincides with the festival’s 50th anniversary, framing a milestone for the event around questions of what it means to grow older.

The announced films are Joshua Oppenheimer’s 23-minute short about a conference seeking to overcome ageing and death; Maria Martínez Bayona’s science-fiction comedy-drama, in which a 250-year-old artist chooses to die; and a documentary capturing a 1970 gathering of Harlem Renaissance figures. The festival runs from 20 January to 6 February 2027. Separately, its Head of Industry Josef Kullengård is leaving after this year’s edition to take up a role at Copenhagen’s CPH:DOX.

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