JENS ÖSTBERG

 
 

JENS ÖSTBERG has a background as a prominent choreographer, working with many prestigious dance companies around the world, such as the Netherlands Dance Theater and Cullberg Ballet. As a writer and director Jens prefers dark subject matter with a strong atmosphere and a slow burn intensity. Jens is an ’actor’s director’, always looking to create the strongest character work possible. A geek at heart and lover of smart genre filmmaking, he nevertheless sets out to tweak the genre rules.

His short film “Småvilt / Small Game”, a minimalist tale of two brothers, received an honorable mention at The Gothenburg International Film Festival, and his feature film debut “Flugparken / Blowfly Park”, an icy psychological thriller, was nominated for two Swedish Academy Awards, producing a win for lead actor Sverrir Gudnason.

An avid reader of screenplays, Jens is as dedicated to the craft of screenwriting as he is to bring a vision to life as a director. Currently, he’s working on several projects within the genres of supernatural, crime, and psychological horror, both as a screenwriter for other directors, as well as writing for himself to direct. One of the projects is “Taelghia” which is in development.

Agent: Elin Sandström Lundh

Selected works

Taelghia - series (writer/director) - 2023
Somna inte - feature (writer/director) - in development
Philip & Mona - series (writer/director) - 2019
Flugparken – feature (writer/director) - 2014
Småvilt – short (writer/director) - 2009


AWARDS & NOMINATIONS

Flugparken / Blowfly Park
Stockholm Film Festival - Best Film - 2014

Thessaloniki International Film Festival – Best Film - 2014

Småvilt / Small Game
Gothenburg International Film Festival - Honorable Mention - 2009

Self
The Cullberg Scholarship - 2004

Philip Morris Ballet Flower Award - 1997

The Sacred Man
Grand Prix Sélection National de Rencontres Chorégraphique de Bagnolet - 1995

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