Less than a week after its release, the Russo brothers’ adaptation of Simon Stålenhag’s narrative art book, has become the No. 1 film on Netflix worldwide, with more than 25.2 million views.

The Electric State follows a young woman (played by Millie Bobby Brown) who embarks on a perilous journey across the robot-ravaged US, accompanied by a mysterious toy robot and a roguish smuggler (Chris Pratt). Together, they’ll unravel a mechanical conspiracy at the center of the American heartland.

Set in a retro-futuristic past, this epic adventure from filmmakers Anthony and Joe Russo (Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Captain America: Civil War, Avengers: Infinity War, and Avengers: Endgame), written by Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely, follows Michelle (Millie Bobby Brown), an orphaned teenager journeying across the American West in search of her younger brother. Accompanying her is a mysterious robot and an eccentric drifter named Keats, played by Chris Pratt.

The film also features Ke Huy Quan, Jason Alexander, Woody Norman, Giancarlo Esposito and Stanley Tucci. Woody Harrelson, Anthony Mackie, Brian Cox, Jenny Slate, Hank Azaria, Colman Domingo and Alan Tudyk join the cast in voice roles.

The Ria Awards is initiated by the Swedish Film & TV Producers’ Association to promote the best creators in Swedish television.

Daniel Espinosa is nominated for Best Storyteller of the Year, for The Helicopter Heist. The series, produced by B-Reel, is also nominated for Best Scripted Program of the Year and Best Scripted Original Idea.

The 1 Minute Film Short Film Competition at Stockholm Film Festival Junior is one of Sweden’s largest short film competitions for children and young people between the ages of 6-19. Entries from all over the country have been submitted to the festival and amongst these, three winning films will be selected in this year’s edition of 1 Minute Film.

This year’s exciting jury for the competition consists of actor Erik Svedberg-Zelman, actor Philip Oros and screenwriter Lisa Ambjörn.

The winners will be presented during the Stockholm Film Festival Junior awards ceremony on Friday April 11.

Registration is still open for competition entries with a deadline of March 25.

Kristín Eiríksdóttir (b. 1981) is one of the most tone-setting and influential Icelandic authors of her generation. Her breakthrough novel A Fist or a Heart earned her the Icelandic Literature Prize and the Women’s Literature Prize, as well as a nomination for the Nordic Council Literature Prize. Her latest novel Tool similarly went on to receive prestigious accolades, including securing her second nomination for the Nordic Council Literature Prize.

Lova Lakso (b. 1986) is a Swedish author and social worker, with previous experience from working with unaccompanied refugee minors. Her critically acclaimed debut So Damn Cold was published in 2019, followed by the award-winning novel Do Not Pass Go in 2024. Rock-hard and delicate, it tells the story about an unexpected friendship in a disadvantaged neighborhood. Lova is known for her ability to portray the voices of the unheard.