I am Hanna Andersson, a film director and 1st AD with a knack for getting to the heart of a story. I have directed fifteen shorts and documentaries that have been shown at festivals and on SVT, and I run my own freelance company producing, filming, editing and doing still photography for artistic and commercial projects. My clients include SKH, Greenpeace, Settings, the Stockholm School of Economics, several theatres and private individuals. As a screenwriter I have written feature and short film scripts with support from SFI and the Swedish Arts Council. I enjoy archival research and have contributed as a writer and script editor to the UR series Jetzt Grammatik; I also work as a lecturer in film directing and acting at SKH and other theatre academies across Europe, supervising graduation films and on-set work as 1 AD for projects like Young Royals, Top Dog and Alla utom vi.

Hanna Andersson

I am Hanna Andersson, a film director and 1st AD with a knack for getting to the heart of a story. I have directed fifteen shorts and documentaries that have been shown at festivals and on SVT, and I run my own freelance company producing, filming, editing and doing still photography for artistic and commercial projects. My clients include SKH, Greenpeace, Settings, the Stockholm School of Economics, several theatres and private individuals. As a screenwriter I have written feature and short film scripts with support from SFI and the Swedish Arts Council. I enjoy archival research and have contributed as a writer and script editor to the UR series Jetzt Grammatik; I also work as a lecturer in film directing and acting at SKH and other theatre academies across Europe, supervising graduation films and on-set work as 1 AD for projects like Young Royals, Top Dog and Alla utom vi.

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I am Hanna Andersson, a film director and 1st AD with a knack for getting to the heart of a story. I have directed fifteen shorts and documentaries that have been shown at festivals and on SVT, and I run my own freelance company producing, filming, editing and doing still photography for artistic and commercial projects. My clients include SKH, Greenpeace, Settings, the Stockholm School of Economics, several theatres and private individuals.

As a screenwriter I have written feature and short film scripts with support from SFI and the Swedish Arts Council. I enjoy archival research and have contributed as a writer and script editor to the UR series Jetzt Grammatik; I also work as a lecturer in film directing and acting at SKH and other theatre academies across Europe, supervising graduation films and on-set work as 1 AD for projects like Young Royals, Top Dog and Alla utom vi.

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Language

Swedish
Fluent
English
Advanced
German
Advanced
Italian
Intermediate
French
Intermediate

Work Experience

Director, producer, still photographer, freelance at Self-employed / Freelance (own company)
January 1, 2025 - January 1, 2025
Directed fifteen shorts and documentaries shown at festivals and on SVT; produced, filmed, edited and did still photography for artistic and commercial projects; clients include SKH, Greenpeace, Settings, Stockholm School of Economics, theatres and private individuals.
Screenwriter, editor, literary critic, freelance at Self-employed / Freelance
January 1, 2025 - January 1, 2025
Wrote feature and short film scripts with support from SFI and the Swedish Arts Council; conducted extensive archival research; contributed to the UR series Jetzt Grammatik; worked as a literary critic for Sydsvenska Dagbladet.
Lecturer in film directing & film acting at Stockholm University of the Arts (SKH) and partner theatre academies
January 1, 2025 - January 1, 2025
Lecturing on script analysis, rehearsal techniques and directing actors; developed courses; substitute teacher and director of studies; supervised graduation films during script development and filming.
1 AD, freelance at Self-employed / Freelance (on set)
January 1, 2025 - January 1, 2025
Planned and led on-set activities for feature films and TV series; productions include Young Royals, Top Dog and Alla utom vi; supported directors and producers with dramaturgical insights and problem-solving within production constraints.

Education

Directing, acting, script analysis at Two Lights Studio
January 1, 2005 - January 1, 2012
Script & Pitch script development at Torino Film Lab
January 1, 2008 - January 1, 2009
Bachelor's degree in feature film directing at Dramatiska institutet
January 1, 2001 - January 1, 2004
Master's degree in literature and film studies at Lund University
January 1, 1995 - January 1, 2000

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