Johanna is a writer, actor, and director who has garnered a significant amount of acclaim with her new series ‘Falkenberg Forever’. A series that came into being because she pitched an idea to the heads of SVT with the unique angle that she herself would take on key roles in the production, from script, casting, showrunner, director, and main character. SVT took a chance on the untraditional format and the result was a uniquely authentic story, with over a quarter of a million viewers, that has received great reviews in the Swedish Media.
Quote Johanna Runevad:
“I really think it gives a whole different core to a project. To be allowed to lead the project from start to finish. Being allowed one hundred percent to execute your own basic thought. I think that authenticity is difficult to get in another way, in a project. You are script, cast, costume, producer, director, and maybe an actor. You are the project. It really does create a heart.”
‘Falkenberg Forever’ centers on Marie: a slacker who is 28 years old and still lives at home with her mother. She doesn’t have to clean, wash, go shopping, or pay rent. She works as a substitute at her old high school and still hangs with her old friends from high school. She lives an extended youth life, which she loves. But when her ex suddenly returns from the big city, Marie begins to consider her life situation. The series is based on some of Johanna’s own experiences and friends as a teenager growing up in a small town.
Session: Meet the New Nordic Storytellers
In session: Johanna Runevad
Date: October 30, 2020
Time: 10 AM – 10.30 AM
Venue: Filmby Aarhus, Studio 1 (Max 200 pers.)
Watch here: svtplay.se
Read more: www.aftonbladet.se
