Jane Magnusson’s films have opened at film festivals such as Cannes, Sundance, Tribeca and Venice. She is a director, screenwriter and critic. Although educated in the US (Brown University) and Asia, she is based in Stockholm and works mainly in Sweden. Magnusson has focused on documentary portraits and but has also worked with feature films and animation. She started her filmmaking career by portraying the all men’s synchronized swim team she trained during the early 20-hundreds.
Magnusson premiered 2022 with her documentary about a woman in Stockholm who shared her minute apartment with 11 swans. Her television series about iconic Swedish entertainer Evert Taube aired during Christmas 2021. Magnusson loves the ocean and all its creature. She likes to swim and is a huge fan of Esther Williams.
När vi var samer - director - 2025 Shima Niavarani - En liten stor röst - director - 2024 Svanmön - documentary - director - 2022 Evert Taube - documentary series/SVT - director - 2021 Maddy the Model – feature length documentary about fashion model Madeline Stuart - 2020 Hasse & Tage – en kärlekshistoria – feature length documentary about the iconic Swedish entertainers - director - 2019 Vad hände Gina Dirawi? – documentary about the threats that rained in on TV personality Gina Dirawi - director - 2019 Hasse & Tage - documentary tv-series at SVT - director - 2019 Fettknölen – short animated feature about Ingmar Bergmans facial wart - director - 2018 Bergman – a year in a life - documentary about Bergman’s magical year 1957 - director - 2018 Till minne av Gösta Ekman – som avled den första april – documentary for SVT K-special - director - 2017 Christina Lindberg: The Original Eyepatch Wearing, Butt Kicking Movie Babe – documentary about the centerfold and actress. - director - 2016 Cupcake – short feature about two lovers last night together - director - 2014 Trespassing Bergman – documentary about Bergman’s most famous films. Director - 2013 Ebbe - the movie– documentary about political figure Ebbe Carlsson. director - 2009 Allt flyter – feature film about Sweden’s first all male synchronized swim team - Writer - 2008
AWARDS & NOMINATIONS (SELECTION)
Hasse & Tage Winner of The Audience Award at Guldbacken - 2019
Maddy the Model Opened at CPH:DOX - 2020
Bergman – a year in a life Opened at the Cannes film festival - 2018
Awarded with European Film Academy’s prize for best documentary - 2018
Fettknölen Opened at Sundance film festival - director - 2018
Cupcake Opened at Warsaw International Film festival.
Awarded best short film prize - 2014
Trespassing Bergman Opened at Venice film festival - 2013
Ebbe -the movie Opened at Göteborgs film festival -2009
