Thérèse Ahlbeck

Thérèse Ahlbeck, born in Kristianstad, south of Sweden, is a Swedish film director, screenwriter and journalist. Her interest in filmmaking and storytelling began early. Soon after high school she earned a bachelor's degree in Art History and Film at the University of Lund, followed by journalism studies at Skurup Folkhögskola. She has studied screenwriting at IHTV in Gothenburg and in December 2008 she graduated from the national Film Directing Education at Dramatiska Institutet (STDH). Her graduation film "Janna & Liv", starring Sofia Ledarp and Lo Kauppi, was nominated by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to a Student Academy Award in 2010. In addition to this "Janna & Liv" has won several international prizes. She has since then written and directed several award winning shorts, she has worked as anchor/reporter/producer at Sveriges Radio, UR Television and SVT. She teaches Film Directing at Skurup Folkhögskola and screenwriting at Tiny Lumberjack as well as taking on assignments as compere, moderator, and script advisor. 2009 she received a cultural scholarship from the Municipality of Kristianstad. 2014 she was selected a participant for the film program Pure Fiction (by Film i Skåne) and 2016 she received the Cultural Prize from the Municipality of Kristianstad. She is a member of the Writers Guild of Sweden and a board member of Swedish Filmdirectors.