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Lars Dahlquist, born in Malmö, Sweden, in 1950, began his career as a project leader at Linköping University, where he had studied. He managed a large teaching-aids project in collaboration with the Swedish Educational Broadcasting Company. At the same time, he trained as a teaching-material producer and educational consultant in film and TV at the Dramatic Institute in Stockholm and the EU film school in Ebeltoft.
As an independent producer, he created his first film for Swedish television in 1982. Following this, Dahlquist worked as a project employee at Swedish Television, holding roles such as FAD, production manager, and project manager until 1988. During this period, he notably contributed to the entertainment program and the sitcom Kurt Olsson, Fådda Blommor, which won the Rose d'Or of Montreux TV Prize, as well as the historical TV series Sparvöga. For the next ten years, Dahlquist served as a permanent drama producer for Swedish Television, focusing primarily on developing and producing numerous television dramas and series. He collaborated with directors including Bo Widerberg and Peter Schildt. Among his accolades during this time was an honorable mention at Prix Italia. In 1991/92, Dahlquist co-produced Colin Nutley’s feature film Änglagård alongside Lars Jönsson. The film was screened at the Cannes Film Festival, was Sweden’s official entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the Academy Awards, and received the Swedish Film Award, Guldbaggen, for best Swedish film that year. From 1997 to 2001, Dahlquist served as film commissioner for short films and documentaries at Film i Väst in Trollhättan. Between 2001 and 2012, he developed and chaired the Film Production Program at University West.
