THOBIAS HOFFMÉN
Awards
2023 – Best Childrens film, Oulo International Children’s and Youth Festival, Håkan Bråkan (Håkan the Troublemaker), head writer
2016 – The Special Jury Prize and The School Prize, Film Festival Piccolo Grande Cinema, Siv sover Vilse (Siv Sleeps Astray), co-writer
2015 – Best humour show of the year, Barncancergalan, Hoppas farfar dör (Hope Grandpa Dies), writer/director
Nominations
2023 – The Audiences Award, Guldbaggegalan, Håkan Bråkan (Håkan the Troublemaker), head writer
2013 – The Ikaros Award, Williams Lista (William’s list), writer/director
2016 – Best feature film, The Cristal Bear – Generation Kplus, Siv sover Vilse (Siv Sleeps Astray), co-writer
2016 – Michel Award, Hamburg Film Festival, Siv sover Vilse (Siv Sleeps Astray), co-writer
2018 – Best feature film, Children Kinofest, Siv sover Vilse (Siv Sleeps Astray), co-writer
Thobias Hoffmén has proven that he can write for big audiences as well as for a narrower crowd, and this range is one of his absolute strengths. The biggest drive for him is to use this strength and create niche films for a wide audience. Stories with a strong dramatic core but with unpredictable genre twists and associations that make them memorable. Movies he himself would love to see, that do not yet exist.
Over the years, many of the productions Thobias has worked on have become big hits with the audiences. The most obvious example is his work with the legendary Sune and Håkan-franchises, films that appeal to both kids and adults, with jokes and storylines that work on parallel levels. Notably, Håkan Bråkan, a 2022 release written by Thobias, claimed the throne as Sweden’s most attended film in many years.
But despite his success in writing broad films for the whole family, he also loves the unconventional. If he can tell a story that the audience doesn’t see every day, but still make it relatable and accessible, he has succeeded. He also works as a director, which has improved his understanding of how to write compelling scripts that make for a great end product.
When it comes to form of work, Thobias loves to vary, and doesn’t mind going from being the main writer to a writer’s room, or working as dramatic coach or script consultant as he has done for films like So Damn Easy Going and various productions by Crazy Pictures.
His most frequent collaboration partner is Christoffer Sandler, who he has worked with many times over the years, and who he wishes to continue working with in the future. The two of them share a lot – humour, references, and an ability to create characters the audience loves – but they also complement each other, with their different competencies and personalities.
In development
Håkan Bråkan 3, feature film, Unlimited Stories, writer
Bärsärk (Berserk), feature film, drama/horror/comedy, Cinecic film, original idea – with Christoffer Sandler
We R Animals, Scandinavian Content Group/Paper Street Pictures, writer/director
Filmography
2024 – Håkan Bråkan 2 (Håkan the Troublemaker 2), feature film, Unlimited stories, head writer
2022 – Håkan Bråkan (Håkan the Troublemaker), feature film, Unlimited stories, writer
2022 – Så jävla easy going (So Damn Easy Going), feature film, Cinecic film, dramaturg
2021 – Dark Labs, tv-series, Paramount+, writer/director of three episodes (På Riktigt, Small Dick Energy & Reminiscence)
2019 – Sune – uppdrag midsommar (Sune – operation midsummer), feature film, Unlimited stories, writer – with Christoffer Sandler
2019 – Melodifestivalen (The Melody Festival), sketches, SVT, writer/director
2019 – Ambassadören (The Ambassador), tv-series, Brain Academy for Viaplay, episode writer – with Christoffer Sandler
2017 – Skitlycklig (Dumped), tv-series, Art & Bob for SVT, writer
2016 – Insiativet (The initiative), tv-series, Art & Bob for SVT, director & writer – with Christoffer Sandler
2016 – Siv sover Vilse (Siv Sleeps Astray), feature film, Snowcloud Films, co-writer
2015 – Hoppas farfar dör (Hope Grandpa Dies), web-series, Art89 Television for SVT, writer/director
2013 – Scener ur ett tonårsliv (Scenes from a teenagers life), web-series, Art89 Television for SVT, writer/director/producer
2012 – Den sista dokusåpan (The Last Reality Show), tv-series, Art89 Television for Tv6, co-writer
2012-2013 – Williams Lista (William’s list) season 1 & 2, web-series, Art89 Television for SVT, writer/director