Johan Brisinger is a Swedish film writer and director.
Johan Brisinger | |
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| Born | Stockholm, Sweden |
| Alma mater | University of Southern California |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, writer |
| Known for | Suddenly |
| Website | johanbrisinger |
The short film Passing Hearts, which Brisinger wrote and directed in 2004, was honoured with several awards at film festivals around the world, including the audience award at the Berlinale.[1] At the Chicago International Children's Film Festival, it came in second in the adult live action category.[2]
In 2006, Brisinger made his debut as a feature film writer and director with the drama Suddenly (Underbara älskade), starring Michael Nyqvist and Anastasious Soulis. It won the Peoples Choice Award at the Guldbagge Awards in 2007.[3]
His second feature, Among Us (Änglavakt), starring Nyqvist, Izabella Scorupco, and Tchéky Karyo was released in Sweden in March 2010.[4][5]
He directed two Nordic noir TV series based on crime novels by Anders Roslund and Borge Hellström: Box 21 (2020) and Cell 8 (2022). Both starred Leonard Terfelt and Mimosa Willamo as detectives Ewert Grens and Mariana Hermansson, respectively.[6][7][8] Box 21 was filmed in Bucharest and Stockholm,[9] while Cell 8 was filmed in Estonia.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Berlinale 2004 Awards" (PDF). Retrieved 24 January 2010.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "2004 CICFF Awards" (PDF). Chicago International Children's Film Festival. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 April 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2010.
- ^ "Suddenly". Swedish Film Institute. Archived from the original on 13 June 2011. Retrieved 24 January 2010.
- ^ "Among Us". dramasvecia.se. Archived from the original on 15 August 2011. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
- ^ "Among Us". sfinternational.se. Archived from the original on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
- ^ a b Morris, Anthony (20 July 2023). "Nordic Noir gets personal: director Johan Brisinger on murder mystery 'Cell 8'". SBS Television. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
- ^ Roslund & Hellström: Cell 8 at IMDb
- ^ Roslund & Hellström: Box 21 at IMDb
- ^ Blaga, Iulia (29 November 2019). "Swedish TV Series Based on Crime Bestsellers Shot in Romania". FilmNewEurope.com. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
