About the company
Meritis Film AB is a Swedish film production company founded in 2023, built on the strength of Setareh Lundgren’s 21 years of experience in the film industry. The company specialises in producing high-quality, internationally relevant films for cinema, television, and streaming platforms.
Meritis Film produces films with strong cinematic value and unique perspectives on our shared human experience.
About the founder
Setareh Lundgren is a Swedish film producer with Iranian roots, born in Shiraz in 1981 and based in Uppsala since 1984. Since 2001 she has been working in the film industry. Selected award-winning films she has produced include Four Wives and One Man (2007), The Queen and I (2008), and Son of the Mullah (2023). Driven by a deep curiosity for human behavior and bridge-building between continents, she founded Meritis Film AB in 2023, focusing on internationally impactful experiences for cinema, TV, and streaming platforms.
Selected Awards
Guldbagge Nomination 2024
Best Documentary
Film: Son of the Mullah Dir. Nahid Persson
Credit: Producer
Amnesty International Prize
Ljubljana Doc Film Festival 2023
Film: Be My Voice Dir. Nahid Persson
Credit: Producer
Audience Award 2021
All About Freedom Festival
Film: Be My Voice Dir. Nahid Persson
Credit: Producer
Honorable Mention 2008
Society for Visual Anthropology Film & Media Festival
Film: Four Wives - One Man Dir. Nahid Persson
Credits: Producer & Cinematographer
Guldbagge Nomination 2010
Best Documentary
Film: The Queen and I Dir. Nahid Persson
Credit: Producer
Rockies Award
Banff World Television Festival 2010
Film: The Queen and I Dir. Nahid Persson
Credit: Producer
Prix Italia: Signis Special Award 2009
Film: The Queen and I Dir. Nahid Persson
Credit: Producer
Crystal Awards 2009: Best Documentary
Film: The Queen and I Dir. Nahid Persson
Credit: Producer
Best Documentary Nomination
Sundance Film Festival 2009
Film: The Queen and I Dir. Nahid Persson
Credit: Producer
