With nearly 30 years of experience, Andrea Östlund is a well-known director and screenwriter. Her background in the theater is probably one secret to her phenomenal way of working with actors and understanding the magic aspect of creating both great intense scenes, as she did with "30 degrees in February" and "Vår tid är nu," just to name two of Andrea's long list of directing success series.

Driven by the tragicomic aspects of human life, psychological credibility, and representation, Andrea always maintains a level of urgency in her work and is known for prioritizing acting and actors, as well as her loving depiction of human shortcomings seen through complex perspectives.

She moves gracefully between genres, themes, and productions, using her specific enthusiasm for the story, the people, the art, and the craftsmanship. Andrea believes that it's the details that carry the wholeness, which is one of the things she teaches in her pop-up workshops for film students as a senior lecturer in film directing at Valand, and what makes a great presence in workshops for theater students.

Andrea was also the force behind the iconic project "Rookie" that gave birth to movies like "Apflickorna." Without her eye and her groundbreaking idea to quote women as a pioneer and commissioning editor, many great films wouldn't be here today. 

Early 2024 Andrea directed a live-produced immersive film experience with five projectors, “Fragile Hope” together with the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra. The show will be shown world wide and premiere in London in The Royal Festival Hall the fall of 2024.

Andrea is currently developing a feature film with Zentropa Sweden, a comedy series with Klara Zimmegren and is studying conceptual theatre directing. She has also been involved in the Danish feature ”The Bastard" by Nikolaj Arcel as assistant director.

Agent: Elin Sandström Lundh

Selected works

The Bastard – feature (assistant director) - 2023
Lea - series (lead director) - 2022
Zebrarummet - series (director) - 2021
Rebecka Martinsson season 2 - series (director) - 2020
Vår tid är nu / The Restaurant season 2-3 - series (director) - 2018-2019
30 grader i februari / 30 degrees in February season 1-2 - series (director) - 2012-2016
Coacherna - mini-series (director) - 2012
Gynekologen i Askim - series (director) - 2011
Majken - short (director) - 2008
Scen 3: Daniel och Alex - short (writer/director) - 2008
Ellas lördag - (writer/director) - 2007
Katten från Rom / The cat from Rome - (writer) - 2007
Flickan som slutade ljuga - (writer/director) - 2004
Peptalk - (director) - 2004
Mellanrum - (director) - 2003
Kalle och bollhavet - (writer/director) - 2002

AWARDS & NOMINATIONS

Vår tid är nu / The Restaurant
Kristallen (Swedish Emmy) - Nominated for Best Actor (Mattias Nordkvist) and Best Actress (Josefin Neldén) - 2019
Kristallen (Swedish Emmy) - Winner of Best Television Drama - 2018
Kristallen (Swedish Emmy) - Winner of Best Actress (Hedda Stiernstedt) - 2018

30 grader i februari
Kristallen (Swedish Emmy) - Winner of Best Television Drama - 2012

Gynekologen i Askim
Kristallen (Swedish Emmy) - Nominated for Best Television Drama - 2011

Majken
7th Festival Signes de Nuit Paris France - Special mention – 2009
Almería en Corto Spain - Best Performance, Lena Granhagen – 2009
Befilm the Underground Film Festival, New York US -Second Prize in Narrative Category - 2009
Warsaw International Film Festival - Nominee for Best Short - 2009
Clermont Ferrand - Selected - 2009
Gothenburg Film Festival - Winner of The Audience Award – 2008
Nordic Panorama - Selected – 2008

Scen 3: Daniel och Alex
Startsladden - Competed - 2008
Shortfilm Corner in Cannes - Selected - 2008
Sao Paolo International Short Film Festival - Selected - 2008
Short Kinklai Litauen - Selected - 2008
Cork Film festival - Selected - 2008
Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival - Selected - 2008
Holebi Film Festival Belgium - Selected - 2008
Nashville Film Festival - Selected - 2008
InDpanda International Short Film Festival, Hong Kong - Selected - 2008
Molodist Kiev International Film Festival - Selected - 2008
Chicago LGBTQ+ International Film Festival - Selected - 2008
Thessaloniki International LGBTQ Film Festival - Selected - 2008