Johanna Emanuelsson
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| Born | 1986 (age 38–39) Gothenburg, Sweden |
| Alma mater | Stockholm Academy of Dramatic Arts |
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| Years active | 2008–present |
| Notable work | Beyond Dreams |
Johanna Emanuelsson (born 1986) is a Swedish screenwriter and playwright. She is known for her writing Beyond Dreams (2017), which was her debut feature film credit. It won several awards, including the Audience Dragon Award for Best Nordic Film and the Golden Leaf for Best Film at the Duhok International Film Festival. Emanuelsson has also written a number of plays, including Älvsborgsbron (2010), Pennskaftet (2019), and Ett svenskt brott (2025).
Biography
[edit]Emmanuelsson was born in 1986.[1] She has an older sister and was raised in the Bergsjön neighborhood of Gothenburg.[2][3] For upper secondary school she attended Munkebäcks Gymnasium.[4]
Her first play was Syster i krig (English: Sister in war), which debuted in 2008.[5]
She attended the Stockholm Academy of Dramatic Arts.[6] While studying there, she staged Älvsborgsbron at Unga Dramaten, which won two awards.[7][8] She then received a scholarship from the Colombine Theatre Agency to study at the Royal Court Theatre in London.[9]
In 2017, she made her screenwriting debut with Beyond Dreams, which received positive reviews from critics.[6][10] It won the Church of Sweden's Film Prize, the Audience Dragon Award for Best Nordic Film, and the FIPRESCI Prize at the Norwegian International Film Festival.[11][12] Beyond Dreams also won the Golden Leaf for Best Film at the Duhok International Film Festival, which is the most significant Kurdish film festival.[13] It was also screened at Berlin Feminist Film Week.[14]
Her 2019 adaptation of Elin Wägner's novel Pennskaftet received a generally positive review by Maina Arvas in Dagens Nyheter and from Sara Granath in Svenska Dagbladet.[15][16]
She wrote Ett svenskt brott (English: A Swedish crime), which premiered at Uppsala Stadsteater on 1 February 2025.[17] It was inspired by the death of Emanuelsson's mother, a nurse who died after being injured at work. The play was a commentary on crisis in the Swedish welfare state and its effects on working-class women.[18][19]
References
[edit]- ^ Höglund, Hanna (26 September 2011). "Älvsborgsbron: Unga Dramaten". Expressen (in Swedish). Retrieved 25 July 2025.
- ^ Emanuelsson, Johanna (8 March 2021). "När det politiska blir personligt". Proletären (in Swedish). Retrieved 25 July 2025.
- ^ Askegård, Josephine (22 January 2025). "Mammans arbetsolycka blir stark teater". Arbetaren (in Swedish). Retrieved 25 July 2025.
- ^ "Brofrälst dramatiker". Göteborgs-Posten (in Swedish). 22 September 2011. Retrieved 24 July 2025 – via PressReader.
- ^ "Johanna Emanuelsson | Malmö Stadsteater". Malmö Stadsteater (in Swedish). 11 April 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2025.
- ^ a b "Flocken-producenter gör ny film". Göteborgs-Posten (in Swedish). 8 July 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2025.
- ^ "Får 50 000 kronor för dramavinst". Göteborgs-Posten (in Swedish). 5 May 2010. Retrieved 25 July 2025.
- ^ "Johanna Emanuelsson". Göteborgs-Posten (in Swedish). 31 December 2011. Retrieved 24 July 2025 – via PressReader.
- ^ Espinoza, Isabelle (25 August 2011). "Johanna Emanuelsson får Colombine förlags debutantstipendium". SVT Nyheter (in Swedish).
- ^ "Succé för Rojdas debutfilm: Känns overkligt - P4 Dalarna" [Success for Rojda's debut film: Feels unreal - P4 Dalarna]. Sveriges Radio (in Swedish). 20 March 2017. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
- ^ "Rojda Sekersöz". Göteborgs-Posten (in Swedish). 2 February 2017. Retrieved 8 May 2025 – via PressReader.
- ^ Ravindran, Manori (22 November 2022). "'Young Royals' Director Rojda Sekersöz Signs With CAA (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Archived from the original on 22 November 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
- ^ "Double win for Beyond Dreams". Swedish Film Institute. 19 September 2017. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
- ^ "Kino" [Cinema]. Der Tagesspiegel (in German). 11 March 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2025 – via PressReader.
- ^ "Teaterrecension: "Pennskaftet" firar rösträttskvinnorna med värme och jubel". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). 29 September 2019. ISSN 1101-2447. Retrieved 25 July 2025.
- ^ Granath, Sara (29 September 2019). "Högst sevärt när Pennskaftet kämpar för förändring". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). ISSN 1101-2412. Retrieved 25 July 2025.
- ^ Waaranperä, Ingegärd; Arvas, Maina; Paulsson, Johanna (13 February 2025). "DN tipsar: Här är vårens höjdpunkter på scen 2025". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 24 July 2025.
- ^ Lilja, Maria (23 January 2025). "Johanna har skrivit sitt livs svåraste pjäs". Uppsala stadsteater (in Swedish). Retrieved 25 July 2025.
- ^ Villalobos, Loretto (2 February 2025). "En sann tragedi när de som vårdar sviks". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). ISSN 1101-2412. Retrieved 25 July 2025.
