Solveig Nordlund was born in Stockholm, but has lived and worked in Portugal since more than 30 years. She works in film and television but also theatre, where she\u2019s worked as a producer and director. In 2012 she returned to Sweden and now lives on the High Coast in the north of Sweden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She began her career as assistant director and editor, working in films by Manoel de Oliveira, Alberto Seixas Santos and Jo\u00e3o C\u00e9sar Monteiro. She studied film in London and Paris. She proceeded on directing several documentaries both for Portuguese and Swedish television, other than short and feature films presented and awarded in Locarno, Rome, Mar del Plata, Rotterdam, Montr\u00e9al, S\u00e3o Paulo, New York and Stockholm, among many other festivals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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FILMOGRAPHY<\/b><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
2018 MIA COUTO<\/strong>, I am the author of my name. Documentary about theMozambican writer Mia Couto.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
2016 BIRGIT P\u00c5 K\u00d6RNINGSG\u00c5RDEN short film about the founder of Konstrundan in Nordingr\u00e5.<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n
2016\u00a0 REPUBLIKEN HERRSKOG<\/strong>, a documentary about refugees in a small village in northern Sweden , director Hamed Alizadeh, production Solveig Nordllund<\/p>\n\n\n\n
2014 MY OTHER COUNTRY, a personal film about Solveig Nordlund\u00b4s life in Portugal through films directed by her or films she collaborated in. PORTUGUESE SOPHIA for best short documentary 2015.<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n
2014 THE VIEW FROM MY WINDOW , short film installation<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n
2013 MANNAMINNE documentary about the Swedish artist Anders Aberg<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n
2012 N\u00f3s por Elas, Serie of portraits of female Portuguese writers<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n
2011 THE DEATH OF CARLOS GARDEL<\/b>, feature film based on a novel by Ant\u00f3nio Lobo Antunes\u00a0 Fipresci award Best Feature Film at Uruguai Film Festival.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
IN TRANSIT<\/b>, documentary about Portuguese artist Jos\u00e9 Pedro Croft<\/p>\n\n\n\n
2010 CONVERSAS NO CABELEIREIRO<\/b>, three documentaries for RTP2 about women artists<\/p>\n\n\n\n
2009 O ESPELHO LENTO<\/b> (The Slow Mirror), short film<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Awards: Best Drama at NYC Downtown Short Film Festival<\/p>\n\n\n\n
ESCREVER, ESCREVER, VIVER<\/b>, documentary about the Portuguese writer Ant\u00f3nio Lobo Antunes<\/p>\n\n\n\n
2008 ANOTHER MEMORY<\/b>, short film<\/p>\n\n\n\n
2007 N\u00d3S POR ELES<\/b> (As they see us), five documentaries about foreign writers in Portugal<\/p>\n\n\n\n
2005 O BEIJO<\/b> (The Kiss), short film<\/p>\n\n\n\n
2004 AUNT LINNEA AND THE WORLD<\/b>, short film<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Festivals: Gothenburg – Sweden, Fike – Portugal, Badajoz and Huelva – Spain<\/p>\n\n\n\n
TOMORROW<\/b>, short film, RTP release<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Awards: Best Portuguese Film at Algarve International Film Festival, Best Director at Festival Curitiba \u2013 Brazil, Best Sound and Best Editing at Festival Larissa, Greece<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Other festivals: Badajoz and Hesca \u2013 Spain, Jeonju \u2013 South Korea, Vila do Conde and Coimbra – Portugal, Siena – Italy, T\u00e1nger – Morocco, Manchester \u2013 UK<\/p>\n\n\n\n
2003\u00a0A FILHA<\/b> (My Baby, Pappas Flicka, La Fille), feature film<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Theatrically released in Portugal 25^{th<\/sup> April 2003, France 10^{th<\/sup> December 2003, Sweden 13^{th<\/sup> of March 2004<\/p>\n\n\n\n}}}
Awards: Nominated for the Portuguese Golden Globe 2004 for Best Actress<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Festivals: Cannes-Market 2003, Copenhagen International Film Festival 2003, Montreal World Film Festival 2003, S. Paulo 2003, Cairo 2003, Mumbai 2003, Montreal Iberoamerican Film Festival 2003, Gothenburg 2004, Mar del Plata 2004, Cleveland 2004, Minnesota 2004, Carthage 2004, Minneapolis 2004<\/p>\n\n\n\n
2002 LOW-FLYING<\/b> AIRCRAFT<\/b>, feature film based on a novel by J. G. Ballard<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Theatrically released in Portugal Spring 2002, Sweden 13^{th<\/sup> March 2004, broadcasted on BBC November 2003<\/p>\n\n\n\n}
Awards: Nominated for the Portuguese Golden Globe 2003 for Best Actress, Best Film at Caminhos do Cinema Portugu\u00eas, Coimbra – Portugal<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Other festivals: 16 th Singapore International Film Festival, 10\u00ba Festival Europeu do Filme Portugu\u00eas \u2013 Prague, Mar del Plata: La Mujer e El Cine 2003, Brussels Fantasy 2002, Cairo Film Fest 2002, Cin\u00e9ma Au F\u00e9minin 2002, Goteborg Film Fest 2002, Utopiales 2002, Barcelona CCCB 2008<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1999 THE TICKET INSPECTOR<\/b>, short film<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Awards: Onda Curta Award, Avanca – Portugal<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Other festivals: Uppsala and Ume\u00e5 – Sweden, Aix-en Provence – France<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1998 A VOICE IN THE NIGHT<\/b>, short film<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Festivals: Rome, Locarno, Vila do Conde<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1997 COM\u00c9DIA INFANTIL<\/b>, feature film based on a novel by Henning Mankell, Swedish\/Portuguese\/Mozambican co-production<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Theatrically released in Sweden, Portugal, Mozambique, South Africa, U.S.A., France<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Awards: Grand Prix du 1er Festival d\u2019Afrique et les Iles (La R\u00e9union) 2004, Grand Prix Cannes Junior 1999, Prix de la Ville de Sainte Foy-l\u00e8s-Lyon France 2000, Prix Graine de Cin\u00e9phage at Festival de Films de Femmes Cr\u00e9teil, France 1998, Prix CineJunior, Paris-Val de Marne 1998, Prix du Jury International Figueira da Foz 1998, nominated for the Tiger Award at the Rotterdam International Film Festival 1998<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Other festivals: Seattle, Vancouver, Cr\u00e9teil, Edinburgh, Mar del Plata, London, Hamburg, Galway, Gothenburg, N.Y., Portland, N\u00fcrenberg<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1996 SPELLBOUND AND THE WAY BACK<\/b>, documentary<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1995 MEETING MAI<\/b>, short film with Mai Zetterling<\/p>\n\n\n\n
ANT\u00d3NIO LOBO ANTUNES<\/b>, documentary for SVT about the Portuguese writer<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1994\u00a0 SPELLBOUND<\/b>, short film<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1993 MARGUERITE DURAS<\/b>, documentary<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1992 SEE YOU TOMORROW, MARIO<\/b>, feature film based on a short story by the Danish writer Grete Roulund<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Theatrically released in Portugal, Sweden, Canada, Italy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Awards: Arcachon – France, Figueira da Foz – Portugal, Huelva – Spain<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1990 AN IMMORTAL STORY<\/b>, documentary<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Awards: The Etnographic Filmfestival in Paris 1991, Filmfestival of Valbonne, France 1992<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1989 FINEBOYS<\/b>, documentary for SVT about male models<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1988\u00a0GLIMPSES OF LIGHT<\/b>, documentary for SVT about aging musicians<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1987 STIG CLAESSON<\/b> and J. G. BALLARD<\/b>, series of documentaries for SVT about writers<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1986 JOURNEY TO ORION<\/b>, short film based on a short story by J.G.Ballard<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Awards: First Prize at the International Film Festival of Bilbao, Spain, 1987<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1985 BARNUM<\/b>, opera for Portuguese Television<\/p>\n\n\n\n
HOT LINE<\/b>, episode of the film<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1984 WITH OTHER EYES<\/b>, series of film chronicles about female film directors<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1983 DISCOVERING PORTUGAL<\/b>, documentary<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1982 HOME, <\/b>short film<\/p>\n\n\n\n
MEMORIES FROM A VILLAGE<\/b>, short film<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1980 DINA AND DJANGO<\/b>, feature film<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Festival: Locarno 1982<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1979 CAN\u2019T IT BE EXTERMINATED?<\/b>, series for RTP based on texts by Karl Valentin<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1978 Three plays by F. X. Kroetz for RTP<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1977 NEITHER FISH NOR FOWL<\/b>, short film<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1976 PEOPLE\u2019S FIGHT<\/b>, documentary about the Agrarian Reform in Portugal<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Awards: 1^{st<\/sup> prize at the Oberhausen Filmfestival 1978<\/p>\n\n\n\n}
1975 DISAPPEARED<\/b>, documentary series about young people<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Other Films<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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as producer<\/b><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
2002 Welcome to Tomas and Jill, director: Henrik Georgsson<\/p>\n\n\n\n
2004 Always on a Tuesday, director: Pil-Maria Gunnarson<\/p>\n\n\n\n
2006 Keillers Park, director: Susanna Edwards<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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as editor a.o.<\/b><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
1979 Amor de Perdi\u00e7\u00e3o, director: Manoel de Oliveira<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1981 Wadi, director: Amos Gitai<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1981 Babels Hus tv-serie, director: Jonas Cornell<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1982 Varning f\u00f6r J\u00f6nssonligan, director: Jonas Cornell<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1986 Moa, director: Anders Wahlgren<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Stieg Trenter tv-serie, director\u00a0 Jonas Cornell<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1988 Fordrings\u00e4gare, director: Stefan B\u00f6hm<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Theatre for radio SR<\/b><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
1988-Autonauts of the Cosmoroute\u00a0 by J\u00falio Cort\u00e1zar<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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THEATRE translation and direction in Portugal<\/b><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Has introduced Scandinavian playwrights in Portugal: Lars Nor\u00e9n, Jon Fosse, Henning Mankell and Erland Josephson and Ingmar Bergman.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Directed the following plays:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
2012 SCENES FROM A MARRIAGE<\/b> by Ingmar Bergman<\/p>\n\n\n\n
2011: About Love<\/b>, by Lars Nor\u00e9n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
2010: LA MUSICA<\/b>, by Marguerite Duras<\/p>\n\n\n\n
2009: CONTRACTIONS<\/b>, by Mike Bartlett<\/p>\n\n\n\n
2008: THE ANTILOPES<\/b>, by Henning Mankell<\/p>\n\n\n\n
2007: BLACK OUT<\/b>, by Jos\u00e9 Maria Vieira Mendes at the National Theatre of Lisbon \u2013 considered best Play 2007.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
2005 A PIECE OF THEATRE<\/b> by Erland Josephson<\/p>\n\n\n\n
2004 BETRAYAL <\/b>and OLD TIMES<\/b> by Harold Pinter<\/p>\n\n\n\n
2002 SOMEONE WILL COME <\/b>and AUTUMN DREAM<\/b> by Jon Fosse<\/p>\n\n\n\n
2000 THE NIGHT IS THE MOTHER OF THE DAY<\/b> by Lars Nor\u00e9n<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
ART<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Has studied art at AR.CO Portugal
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Exhibitions:<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Individual at:Teatro Municipal de Almada <\/span>2010<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Individual in Konsthallen Kramfors Sweden 2013<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kollektiv <\/span>Artweek at Svan\u00f6 2013<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kollektiv Kontoret Nybroviken 2013<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kollektiv Spring Exhibition Liljevalchs 2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Individual Gallery Opus 14 in Lisbon april-may 2015<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Participated in Nordingr\u00e5 Konstrunda 2015<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Participated in KKVH\u00e4rn\u00f6sands graphic exhibition in G\u00e4vle 2015<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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