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Johan Brisinger
Born
Stockholm, Sweden
Alma materUniversity of Southern California
Occupation(s)Film director, writer
Known forSuddenly
Websitejohanbrisinger.com

Johan Brisinger is a Swedish film writer and director.

The short film Passing Hearts, which Brisinger wrote and directed in 2004, was honoured with several awards at film festivals around the world, including the audience award at the Berlinale.[1] At the Chicago International Children's Film Festival, it came in second in the adult live action category.[2]

In 2006, Brisinger made his debut as a feature film writer and director with the drama Suddenly (Underbara älskade), starring Michael Nyqvist and Anastasious Soulis. It won the Peoples Choice Award at the Guldbagge Awards in 2007.[3]

His second feature, Among Us (Änglavakt), starring Nyqvist, Izabella Scorupco, and Tchéky Karyo was released in Sweden in March 2010.[4][5]

He directed two Nordic noir TV series based on crime novels by Anders Roslund and Borge Hellström: Box 21 (2020) and Cell 8 (2022). Both starred Leonard Terfelt and Mimosa Willamo as detectives Ewert Grens and Mariana Hermansson, respectively.[6][7][8] Box 21 was filmed in Bucharest and Stockholm,[9] while Cell 8 was filmed in Estonia.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Berlinale 2004 Awards" (PDF). Retrieved 24 January 2010.[permanent dead link‍]
  2. ^ "2004 CICFF Awards" (PDF). Chicago International Children's Film Festival. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 April 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2010.
  3. ^ "Suddenly". Swedish Film Institute. Archived from the original on 13 June 2011. Retrieved 24 January 2010.
  4. ^ "Among Us". dramasvecia.se. Archived from the original on 15 August 2011. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  5. ^ "Among Us". sfinternational.se. Archived from the original on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  6. ^ a b Morris, Anthony (20 July 2023). "Nordic Noir gets personal: director Johan Brisinger on murder mystery 'Cell 8'". SBS Television. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
  7. ^ Roslund & Hellström: Cell 8 at IMDb
  8. ^ Roslund & Hellström: Box 21 at IMDb
  9. ^ Blaga, Iulia (29 November 2019). "Swedish TV Series Based on Crime Bestsellers Shot in Romania". FilmNewEurope.com. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
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