JANE MAGNUSSON

 
 

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.

Magnusson is currently developing three scripts.

Agent: Elin Sandström Lundh

Selected works

Untitled feature film - in development - director
Untitled drama series - in development - writer/director
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

Awarded Guldbaggen for best documentary. - 2009

Stora Journalist Priset - 2009

Allt flyter 

Opened at Tribeca film festival  - 2008