With nearly 30 years of experience, Andrea Östlund is a well-known director and screenwriter. Her background in the theater is probably one secret to her phenomenal way of working with actors and understanding the magic aspect of creating both great intense scenes, as she did with "30 degrees in February" and "Vår tid är nu," just to name two of Andrea's long list of directing success series.
Driven by the tragicomic aspects of human life, psychological credibility, and representation, Andrea always maintains a level of urgency in her work and is known for prioritizing acting and actors, as well as her loving depiction of human shortcomings seen through complex perspectives.
She moves gracefully between genres, themes, and productions, using her specific enthusiasm for the story, the people, the art, and the craftsmanship. Andrea believes that it's the details that carry the wholeness, which is one of the things she teaches in her pop-up workshops for film students as a senior lecturer in film directing at Valand, and what makes a great presence in workshops for theater students.
Andrea was also the force behind the iconic project "Rookie" that gave birth to movies like "Apflickorna." Without her eye and her groundbreaking idea to quote women as a pioneer and commissioning editor, many great films wouldn't be here today.
During the autumn Andrea is directing a live-produced event with five projectors together with the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra. She is also involved in the upcoming Danish feature ”The Bastard" by Nikolaj Arcel as assistant director.
Andrea is currently developing a feature film with Zentropa Sweden, a comedy series with Klara Zimmegren and a theatreproject.
The Bastard – feature (assistant director) - 2023 Lea - series (lead director) - 2022 Zebrarummet - series (director)- 2021 Rebecka Martinsson season 2 - series(director) - 2020 Vår tid är nu / The Restaurant season 2-3 - series (director) - 2018-2019 30 grader i februari / 30 degrees in February season 1-2 -series(director) - 2012-2016 Coacherna - mini-series (director) - 2012 Gynekologen i Askim - series (director) - 2011 Majken - short (director) - 2008 Scen 3: Daniel och Alex - short (writer/director) - 2008 Ellas lördag - (writer/director) - 2007 Katten från Rom / The cat from Rome - (writer) - 2007 Flickan som slutade ljuga - (writer/director) - 2004 Peptalk - (director) - 2004 Mellanrum - (director) - 2003 Kalle och bollhavet - (writer/director) - 2002
AWARDS & NOMINATIONS
Vår tid är nu / The Restaurant Kristallen (Swedish Emmy) - Nominated for Best Actor (Mattias Nordkvist) and Best Actress (Josefin Neldén) - 2019 Kristallen (Swedish Emmy) - Winner of Best Television Drama - 2018 Kristallen (Swedish Emmy) - Winner of Best Actress (Hedda Stiernstedt) - 2018
30 grader i februari Kristallen (Swedish Emmy) - Winner of Best Television Drama - 2012
Gynekologen i Askim Kristallen (Swedish Emmy) - Nominated for Best Television Drama - 2011
Majken 7th Festival Signes de Nuit Paris France - Special mention – 2009 Almería en Corto Spain - Best Performance, Lena Granhagen – 2009 Befilm the Underground Film Festival, New York US -Second Prize in Narrative Category - 2009 Warsaw International Film Festival - Nominee for Best Short - 2009 Clermont Ferrand - Selected - 2009 Gothenburg Film Festival - Winner of The Audience Award – 2008 Nordic Panorama - Selected – 2008
Scen 3: Daniel och Alex Startsladden - Competed - 2008 Shortfilm Corner in Cannes - Selected - 2008 Sao Paolo International Short Film Festival - Selected - 2008 Short Kinklai Litauen - Selected - 2008 Cork Film festival - Selected - 2008 Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival - Selected - 2008 Holebi Film Festival Belgium - Selected - 2008 Nashville Film Festival - Selected - 2008 InDpanda International Short Film Festival, Hong Kong - Selected - 2008 Molodist Kiev International Film Festival - Selected - 2008 Chicago LGBTQ+ International Film Festival - Selected - 2008 Thessaloniki International LGBTQ Film Festival - Selected - 2008