Aschan chases Stockholm Film Fund gold coin

LONDON -- "She Apes" director Lisa Aschan is one kind of five Swedish femme filmmakers shortlisted to win $750,000 in backing for his or her next feature in the new Stockholm Film Fund.The champion is going to be introduced November. 19 in the Stockholm Film Festival, which released the feminine-only fund with backing from telco Telia and also the Swedish Film Institute.The selected project is anticipated to shoot within the coming several weeks and anticipate to premiere at next year's Stockholm fest.The 4 runners-up will get around $40,000 in development gold coin.Aschan, whose debut pic "She Apes" won best film on the planet narrative competition only at that year's Tribeca fest, has pitched a horror project according to Johannes Anyuru and Aleksander Motturi's play "Forvaret" (Repository).Another challengers include Jane Magnusson's "Flickvannen" (Girlfriend), Wing-Yee Wu's "Invasion," Stina Bergman's "Karlek kan vanta" (Love Can Wait) and Sofia Norlin's "Omheten" (Tenderness).The fund, that has guaranteed finance because of its first 3 years, is supposed to back projects by female company directors who've made a maximum of two previous features. It's area of the SFI's official goal to make sure that 40% of Swedish films are written, directed or created by women.The winning film is going to be written by Non Stop Entertainment in Scandinavia and also the Baltic States. The 22nd Stockholm Film Festival happens November. 9-20. Contact the range newsroom at news@variety.com