AMANDA BJÖRK is a director and screenwriter. She graduated from the Stockholm University of the Arts, in 2019. In June 2020 she was selected by The Swedish Film Institute, European Film Promotion and KVIFF as one of the ten most promising directors in Europe.
Amanda strives to create raw and provocative portraits of the human being, often from a female point of view. She is interested in telling stories about relationships, group dynamics and mental illness — with a large dose of dark humor, poetry, warmth and and absurdity. Amanda writes and direct in a wide range of genres and for young and adult audiences, for both film and tv.
Currently, she is in development with her debut feature film “Hysterika”, which won the Swedish Film Institute’s “Wild Card Award” in 2019. Produced by renowned producer Siri Hjorton Wagner/Sic Films.
In 2021 her short film “Ingiis, vakna” premiered. Amanda was the screenwriter and director for two seasons of the young adult tv series “Zombie” for SVT which premiered in 2021.
She has written and directed a number of short films and her graduation short film “Ladda Ur / To Discharge”, premiered at Göteborg International Film Festival in 2020. She also directed the documentary “Jag är en naturkraft / I am a force of nature” about the Swedish artist Silvana Imam in 2013 for SVT.
In 2011, Amanda started the film production company Lampray, producing short films and documentaries, one them being “Kung Fury”, which is the Best Short film in the world according to IMDB. “Kung Fury” also won a Guldbagge (Swedish Academy Award) for Best Short Film in 2015.
Amanda is also one of the founders of the feminist production company Lynx Studios, founded in 2013, which only works with female film workers. In 2015, Lynx Studios was awarded the “A-märkt-priset” by WIFT (Women in Film and Television) for their work.
Hysterika feature (screenwriter/director) - in development Zombie season 3 and 4 series (screenwriter/director) - 2021 Ladda ur short (screenwriter/director/co-producer) – 2020 Jag är en naturkraft / I am a force of nature feature documentary (director/producer) - 2013 Kung Fury short (producer/production manager) - 2015 Memento Mori short (screenwriter/director) - 2015
AWARDS & NOMINATIONS
The European Film Promotion (EFP) -Selected as one of the ten most outstanding European film graduates in Europe, Future Frames - 2020 Ladda ur Göteborg International Film Festival - Official selection – 2020
Sundsvall Film Festival - Nominated as the Nordic Mid Grand Prix competition - 2020
Hysterika Swedish Film Institute’s Wild Card Award - 2019
Kung Fury Guldbagge Award (Swedish Academy Award) for Best Short Film - 2015
Cannes Quinzaine section - 2015
Memento Mori Official selection Göteborg International Film Festival – 2015
