ELIN GRONBLOM

EDUCATION

New York Film Academy (New York & Los Angeles)  2009 - 2011

MFA in Filmmaking, with a focus on scriptwriting and directing

Arcada - University of Applied Sciences (Helsinki, Finland) 2004 – 2009

BA in Film and Television, with a major in scriptwriting and directing

FILMOGRAPHY

Bloodsuckers – Feature film, 90 min (under development with support from Moving Sweden).

writer/director/creator

Ett Lik i Garderoben – TV series, dark comedy 6x30min (under development with Yle and Söder Films)

writer/director

Vesta-Linnéa Season 2 – TV series 14 x 10min (produced by Långfilm Productions, airing on Yle 2023)

Co-writer

My dad’s an alien! – short film, 2021, 15min

writer/director. Produced by Eva Lingon for Yle

• Part of EBUs children’s drama 2021

• Winner at several film festivals, amongst others: winner of the Premio Citta di Fiorano award at Ennesimo Film Festival and official selection of Cinekid Film Festival 2022

Virala Genier 2 - TV series, 2021. 8 x 14min

writer/director. Produced by Citizen Jane Productions in association with YLEFEM and DR.

Jag Kommer - TV series, 2020. 8 x 14min.

director. Produced by Citizen Jane Productions in association with YLEFEM and NRK.

Virala Genier 1 - TV series, 2020. 12 x 10min.

writer/director. Produced by Citizen Jane Productions in association with YLEFEM and SVT.

Steffi – TV series, 2018. 10 x 12min series

writer/director/creator. Produced by Five Corners Productions in association with YLEFEM and SVT

Sommarkollo – TV series 2017. 13 x11min series.

writer/director/creator. Produced by Five Corners Production in association with YLEFEM, NRK, DR and SVT

Melodi Grand Prix – live TV show, 2014/2015/2016, YLEFEM

live show script writer and content director

Fanny – TV- and webb series, 2014, YLE. 28 x 4-9min series.

director/re-wrote the scripts

Goldfish Love – New York Film Academy (NYFA) thesis project, short film, 2011

writer/director

·      BEST STUDENT COMEDY SHORT, The International Family Film Festival, Los Angeles, 2013

·      BEST DIRECTOR SHORT FILM, Broad Humor Film Festival, Los Angeles, 2013

·      Official Selection: Newport Beach Film Festival, Los Angeles, 2013. Holly Shorts Film Festival, Los Angeles, 2013. The European Independent Film Festival, Paris, 2012.         

Mr Whiskers – NYFA first year thesis project, short film, 2010

writer/director

* BEST DRAMA SHORT at Atlanta Underground Film Festival, 2011

My Grandfather – ARCADA, still photography short documentary, 2008

writer/director/editor

* BEST sound design and 2nd place in the best short documentary category at the VERA film festival in Åland, Finland, 2009 

BUU – klubben – Childrens’ TV show, 2008 – 2009

TV-host/writer

2023/2024 worked as script consultant and directing mentor for Filmskolan. A project working with middle school kids making their own short films.

2018 worked as directing mentor at Arcada - University of Applied Science