LENA KOPPEL

Screewriter photo

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Awards

2004 – Best youth film, CINECID Amsterdam, Bombay Dreams
2003 – Best script, Guldklappan, Love Boogie
1994 – Best short film, Uppsala filmfestival, The flying north man (Den flygande Norrlänningen)

Nominations

2008 – Best actress in a leading role, Marie Robertsson, Rallybrudar
2007 – Best drama show, Kristallen, HÖÖK
2005 – Best children’s program, Kristallen, Grynets megashow
1999 – Best actress in a leading role, Lena Endre, Sanna Ögonblick 

Lena Koppel is a director and scriptwriter that has worked many years for TV, Film and Theatre. After film studies, her first internship was at Ingmar Bergman’s After the Rehearsal (1983). Her trademarks are gentle, intelligent and warm humour, which gives her films a friendly yet sharp tone.

Lena has a long and well renowned career behind her, where she has written and co-written six feature films, directed several tv-series as well as theatre plays. Her strengths lie in creating comedy/drama and suspense.

When she started to write and produce her own films in the late 80’s she was inspired by the current time art house-films. In the 90’s, she worked at SVT’s children- and teenage department. Since then, she has worked with many of the most prestigious producers in the industry.

Education
Film directing: European film academy and Focal, Switzerland with Wojchiech Marchewski
Script Courses: Dramatiska Institutet, Sweden
Film: University
Acting for Directors: Judith Weston, Boston US and Binger Institut, Amsterdam

Scripts and directing (selection)

2019 – The E.R. in Åre (ÅreAkuten), TV series, episodes and directing, Viaplay
2018 – The crash (Krocken), original movie, Cmore/TV4
2014 – How many hugs are there in this world? (Hur många kramar finns det i världen), original movie, SF
2010, 2016 – Salt island 4 (Saltön 4), TV series, SVT
2011 – The importance of tying your own shoes (Hur många lingon finns det i världen), original movie, SF
2009 – Rally Girls (Rallybrudar), movie, SF
2004 – Bombay Dreams, original movie, SF
2001 – Love boogie, TV movie
1994 – True moments (Sanna Ögonblick), movie, Sandrews

Directing (selection)

2023 – On the street where I live (På gatan där jag bor), TV-series,  Viaplay 2023, 6 episodes
2017 – Summer with the Family (Sommaren med släkten), TV-series, comedy
2012 – Sam is taking over (Sam tar över), TV-series, children
2007 – Höök, TV-series, thriller
2006 – MON 3, drama/thriller
2002 – Love Boogie, comedy, recieved 5 awards in Sweden
1994-2005 – 50 short stories for TV, drama/comedy for Swedish TV; youth and children
1992 – The Flying North Man (Den flygande norrlänningen), drama, recieved award for best short, Sweden

Theatre, directed

LadyKillers, Gunnebo slottsteater
Ladykillers, Riksteatern
The End of the World (Jordens Undergång), Stockholms Stadsteater