AMANDA ADOLFSSON has a BA in film directing from Stockholm Academy of Dramatic Arts. After graduation, Amanda made the short “Spending the night” which competed at the Berlinale 2008. Her debut feature “Young Sophie Bell”, which she co-wrote was released in cinemas in Sweden 2015. Félice Jankell was nominated at Sweden’s leading film awards Guldbaggen (Swedish Academy Award) for Best Female Actor, for her performance as Sophie.

In recent years, Amanda has directed TV-series such as the drama-comedy ”Bonusfamiljen” for SVT, the youth drama ”Eagles” for SVT, and the crime series ”Bäckström” för TV4/CMORE.

Amanda’s second feature ”Nelly Rapp - Monsteragent” is a family film, produced by SF Studios, based on bestseller Martin Widmarks books about Nelly Rapp. The film premiered in 2020 and was nominated for five different categories at the Guldbaggen (Swedish Academy Award), and won in two of the categories. Amanda is currently working as the lead director on Barracuda Queens premiering on Netflix in 2023

Agent: Martina Österling

SELECTED WORKS

Barracuda Queens - series (director) - 2023
Nelly Rapp - Monsteragent - feature (director) - 2020
Bäckström - series (episodic director) - 2019
Eagles - series (episodic director) - 2018 
Bonusfamiljen season 3 - series (episodic director) - 2018 
Unga Sophie Bell / Young Sophie Bell - feature (director/co-writer) - 2014
                                       

Awards & Nominations 

Nelly Rapp - Monsteragent
Guldbaggen (Swedish Academy Award) - Winner of Best Costume and Best Make-up - 2020

Guldbaggen (Swedish Academy Award) - Nominated for Best Supporting Actress, Best Music, Best Set Design, Best Costume, and Best Make-up - 2020

Young Sophie Bell
Guldbaggen (Swedish Academy Award) - Nomination for Best actress Felice Jankell - 2015

Stockholm Film Festival - Winner of The Feature Film Award - 2012 

Myskväll
Berlinale - Selected for Best short for Generation 14+ - 2008