Here are the films that have the chance to become Sweden's Oscars grant

In a press release, they explain that the purpose is to highlight the breadth and quality that exists among the films being made in Sweden.

"The fact that we first nominate three films means that we can focus on more of our fantastic films and put them together in a larger context," said Steffen Andersen-Møller, director of the Foreign Film Unit at the Swedish Film Institute and chair of the Oscar Committee, in a press release.

The three Swedish films nominated are Aniara, Quick and And then we danced.

The existential space bag Aniara is based on the book of the same name by the Nobel laureate in literature Harry Martinsson. The film is directed by Pella Kågerman and Hugo Lilja and had its world premiere at the Toronto 2018 Film Festival and premiered earlier this year at the Gothenburg Film Festival.

Mikael Håfströms Quick follows the story of the legal scandal surrounding Sture Bergwall, also known as Thomas Quick. David Dencik plays the title role and Jonas Karlsson plays the journalist Hannes Råstam. Other roles include Suzanne Reuter and Alba August.

The Swedish-Georgian production And then we danced is directed by Levan Akin and depicts Georgia's homophobic dance world with the young dancer Merab, played by Levan Gelbakhiani, at the center. The film has been acclaimed in Cannes and was awarded three times, among other things the grand prize, at the Odessa film festival.

Which of these three films that will be Sweden's final Oscars grant will be presented at Malmö Film Days on August 28