Josefin Åsberg (born 30 July 1974) is a Swedish film

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and

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. In 2013, she was nominated for the Guldbagge Award for Best Art Direction for ''

Waltz for Monica ''Waltz for Monica'' ( sv, Monica Z) is a Swedish biographical drama film directed by Per Fly. It is based on the life and career of the singer and actress Monica Zetterlund, portrayed by Edda Magnason. The film was released theatrically in Sweden ...

''. She worked with Ruben Östlund on the 2014 ''

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'', where she was tasked with designing sets based on alpine settings. In 2017, she designed the set for Östlund's Palme d'Or-winning film '' The Square''. For the film, she won the

Vulcan Award The Vulcan Award of the Technical Artist (french: Prix Vulcain de l’Artiste Technicien) is an independent film award created in 2003. It rewards the work of a technician for his or her collaboration in the creation of a film from the official se ...

at the

2017 Cannes Film Festival The 70th Cannes Film Festival took place from 17 to 28 May 2017, in Cannes, France. Spanish film director and screenwriter Pedro Almodóvar was the President of the Jury for the festival and Italian actress Monica Bellucci hosted the opening and ...

, and the

European Film Award for Best Production Designer European Film Award for Best Production Designer is an award category in the European Film Awards. The category was first presented in 1990 being award to both art directors and costume designers. At the 1st European Film Awards in 1988, two art d ...

Filmography

Her films include: *'' Lilya 4-ever'' (2002) *'' The King of Ping Pong'' (2008) *''

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'' (2009) *''

'' (2014) *'' The Square'' (2017) *''

Triangle of Sadness ''Triangle of Sadness'' (french: Sans filtre, lit=Without Filter) is a 2022 satirical black comedy film written and directed by Ruben Östlund in his English-language feature film debut. The film stars Harris Dickinson, Charlbi Dean, Dolly de ...

'' (2022)

References

1974 births European Film Awards winners (people) Living people Swedish art directors Women production designers Swedish production designers {{sweden-film-bio-stub