Photo: Maria Clauss
WITH PASSION FOR DIRECTING
Anna Hylander is a film director and scriptwriter with a long career and a profound experience in directing drama and documentary as well as producing television. Anna has a degree in film directing from the Filmschool of Gothenburg University and has studied scriptwriting and AI at Stockholm University of the Arts. In 2022-23 Anna participated in NORDIC SCRIPT LAB arranged by Nordisk Film- and TV fond.
Apart from doing her own films Anna teaches directing and scriptwriting at Stockholm Filmschool and do consultations for other directors and scriptwriters.
Before starting her own directing career in the mid 90´s, she worked as an assistant to several famous directors; Bo Widerberg, Tomas Alfredsson and Danish director Thomas Vinterberg.
Anna lives in Stockholm, born in 1973.
STRIDSBERGLAND
Documentary directed and scripted by Anna Hylander.
About the Swedish acclaimed author Sara Stridsberg and her literary universe.
Produced by Pär Frid, company Frid & Frid for SVT. Premier march 2019 at Tempo Documentary Festival and broadcasted in SVT.
(58 minutes)
DRACULA - back stage
Documentary directed by Anna Hylander.
The film portrays the operadirector Linus Fellbom and follows the rehearsals of Dracula up until world premier at Stockholm Royal Opera in 2017.
Production company Anna & Paul.
Broadcasted in SVT dec. 2017. (58 min)
ESTER BLENDA
Documentary scripted, directed and edited by Anna Hylander.
Produced by the production company Frid & Frid. (89 min.)
Read more at esterblenda.com
Watch the trailer and the full length movie here. SEK 39 ≈ 4 USD.
”Ester Blenda” is the story of a trailblazing, adventurous and restless soul. She was the groundbreaking Swedish journalist and author that in 1914 did the first undercover journalism in Sweden ever. She lived an unorthodox life and travelled the world, dispatching articles from South America, USA, Asia and the Russian Arctic, always returning to her secret love, Carin, in Stockholm. Although intrepid and fearless, Ester Blenda was tormented by demons that ultimately overwhelmed her.
Ester Blendas voice is performed by Swedish actress Rakel Wärmländer. Other voices are performed by Tova Magnusson, Sara Sommerfeld, Peter Viitanen and many more.
The movie was released in 2016. Screened in cinemas around Sweden and nominated for the national award Guldbaggen for BEST SOUND.
The soundtrack is on Spotify. All music is written by Frid & Frid, featuring Sofia Karlsson.
Ester Blenda Nordström was the younger sister of Annas great grandmother.
SMILING BROWN EYES
A drama serie in 3 episodes for Swedish National Television. When it was released in 2007 it became a major success and is now considered a cult show that with warmth and humor pin pointed the Swedish Society and its "not so hidden" racism. Written by Anders Weidemann. Co-directed with Emiliano Goessens.
Starring Hollywood actors Fares Fares and Alexander Skarsgård among many others such as Yankho Kamwendo, Peter Viitanen, Birgitta Andersson, Reine Brynolfsson, Torkel Pettersson and Ison & Fille.
SHORT FILMS
Anna Hylander has directed several shorts, such as Let memories be heard, After the Explosion, Final Call and the award winning Roofies.