Linn Gottfridsson
Linn Gottfridsson | |
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| Born | 1974 (age 51–52) Visby, Sweden |
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| Alma mater | Dramatiska Institutet |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Children | 2 |
Linn Gottfridsson (born 1974) is a Swedish screenwriter and author of children's literature. She studied at the Dramatiska Institutet, and was awarded the Ingmar Bergman Award in 2001 alongside her classmates. She wrote the scripts for the films Glowing Stars (2009), Comedy Queen (2022), and An Honest Life (2025). With Anders Weidemann and Antonia Pyk, she adapted Fredrik Backman's novel of the same name into the HBO series Beartown (2020). In addition to her screenwriting credits, she also authored a trio of children's books illustrated by Emma Adbåge.
Early life and education
Gottfridsson was born in 1974 in Visby, on the island of Gotland, Sweden, where she also grew up.[1] She has a brother.[2] After graduating from gymnasium, she attended Skurup Folk High School, where she was encouraged to pursue screenwriting.[3] She was one of six students admitted to Dramatiska Institutet's screenwriting programme for the autumn of 1998.[4] She and her classmates were recognised with the Ingmar Bergman Award in 2001. Bergman, who had served as a mentor for the class, wanted to highlight the field of screenwriting.[2] She and Daniel Karlsson collaborated on the script for their graduation project film Viktor och Hans bröder. With direction by Mårten Klingberg, it won Best Film at the Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography's 22nd International VGIK Student Festival.[5] It also won the Guldbagge Award for Best Short Film.[2] Gottfridsson graduated from the Dramatiska Institutet in 2002.[6]
Career
She made her feature film debut as a screenwriter with Glowing Stars (2009), alongside first-time director Lisa Siwe.[7] The film was based on Johanna Thydell's novel, In the Ceiling the Stars Are Shining, which won the August Prize for Children and Young Adult Literature in 2003.[8]
After a career focused on screenwriting, Gottfridsson made her debut as a children's book author in 2016 with En Myras liv (English: An Ant's Life), which was illustrated by Emma Adbåge. In a Dagens Nyheter review, Pia Huss in praised the series for its nuanced depiction of both children and adult characters, and compared it favourably to Barbro Lindgren's early works.[9] A sequel, titled Myran och gåtorna (English: The Ant and the Riddles), was published in 2017. It was listed by Dagens Nyheter critic Lotta Olsson as one of the best books for children aged 6 to 9 of the year.[10] In 2019, Hemliga Myran (English: Secret Ant), the third book in the series was published.[11]
Alongside Anders Weidemann and Antonia Pyk, she adapted Fredrik Backman's novel of the same name into the HBO series Beartown (2020).[12] She also wrote screenplays for Comedy Queen (2022) and the Netflix thriller An Honest Life (2025).[13]
Personal life
Gottfridsson lives in Stockholm with her husband and two children.[2] In 2019, she was one of 250 signatories to a petition urging the Swedish film industry to consider climate change when planning and making media.[14]
Selected works
- Gottfridsson, Linn (2016). En Myras liv [An Ant's Life] (in Swedish). Rabén & Sjögren. ISBN 978-91-29-69693-6.
- — (2017). Myran och gåtorna [The Ant and the Riddles] (in Swedish). Rabén & Sjögren. ISBN 978-91-29-70721-2.
- — (2019). Hemliga Myran [Secret Ant] (in Swedish). Rabén & Sjögren. ISBN 978-91-29-71353-4.
References
Citations
- ^ Högdal (2016); Lagerström (2024).
- ^ a b c d Melin (2010).
- ^ Hammar (2009); Högdal (2016); Lagerström (2024).
- ^ Dagens Nyheter (1998).
- ^ Dagens Nyheter (2002).
- ^ Lagerström (2024).
- ^ Hammar (2009).
- ^ Sandberg (2008).
- ^ Huss (2016).
- ^ Olsson (2017).
- ^ Olsson (2019).
- ^ Lundström (2020).
- ^ Lindblad (2022); Bendjelloul (2025).
- ^ Dagens Nyheter (2019).
Sources
- Bendjelloul, Wanda (5 August 2025). "Svenska "Ett ärligt liv" höjer sig sällan över klyschorna" [Swedish "An Honest Life" rarely rises above clichés]. Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 5 August 2025. Retrieved 21 September 2025.
- [Dagens Nyheter] (11 June 1998). "Antagna DI-elever till höstens utbildning" [Students admitted to DI for the fall semester]. Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 18 January 2026.
- [Dagens Nyheter] (3 December 2002). "Dramatiska institutet blev bästa filmskola" [The Dramatic Institute was named best film school]. Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 18 January 2026.
- [Dagens Nyheter] (1 April 2019). "250 filmarbetare i upprop: Svensk film måste börja ta klimatkrisen på allvar" [250 film workers sign petition: Swedish film industry must start taking climate crisis seriously]. Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). ISSN 1101-2447. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
- Hammar, Inger (4 February 2009). "Linn och Lisa har personkemi som gjord för starka känslor" [Linn and Lisa have chemistry that is perfect for strong emotions.]. Helagotland (in Swedish). Retrieved 27 September 2025.
- Högdal, Edvin (3 March 2016). "Linn Gottfridsson vill se genom barnets ögon" [Linn Gottfridsson wants to see through the eyes of a child]. Helagotland (in Swedish). Retrieved 27 September 2025.
- Huss, Pia (22 February 2016). "Linn Gottfridsson och Emma Adbåge: "En Myras liv"" [Linn Gottfridsson and Emma Adbåge: "The Life of an Ant"]. Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). ISSN 1101-2447. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
- Lagerström, Louise (2024). "Linn Gottfridsson: Nordic Women in Film". Nordic Women in Film (in Swedish). Retrieved 18 January 2026.
- Lindblad, Helena (10 February 2022). ""Comedy queen" är en blivande klassiker" ["Comedy Queen" is a future classic]. Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 27 September 2025.
- Lundström, Jacob (16 October 2020). "Skridskovassa "Björnstad" bästa svenska serien just nu" [Razor-sharp "Beartown" is the best Swedish series right now]. Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 16 October 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
- Melin, Annika (27 January 2010). "Linn Gottfridsson är redan inne i en ny film" [Linn Gottfridsson is already working on a new film]. Helagotland (in Swedish). Retrieved 27 September 2025.
- Olsson, Lotta (16 December 2017). "Lotta Olssons väljer 50 barn- och ungdomsböcker från 2017" [Lotta Olsson selects 50 children's and young adult books from 2017]. Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). ISSN 1101-2447. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
- Olsson, Lotta (30 October 2019). "DN tipsar: Här är 18 barn- och ungdomsbokstips för läslovet" [DN recommends: Here are 18 children's and young adult book recommendations for the reading break]. Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). ISSN 1101-2447. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
- Sandberg, Peter (28 May 2008). "Sorgen tänder stjärnorna" [Sorrow lights the stars]. Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). ISSN 1101-2447. Archived from the original on 27 May 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2026.