Ulf Peter Vilhelm Malmros (born 16 March 1965) is a Swedish
screenwriter and
film director.
Career
At age of 13 Malmros started making
home movies. Later he moved to
Stockholm and studied at
Dramatiska Institutet
The Swedish Institute of Dramatic Art ( sv, Dramatiska Institutet, DI), also called the University College of Film, Radio, Television and Theatre was a Swedish university college in Stockholm that provided education programs about activities sur ...
.
In 2006 Malmros received the
Guldbagge Award
The Guldbagge Awards ( sv, Guldbaggen, en, Gold scarab) is an official and annual Swedish film awards ceremony honoring achievements in the Swedish film industry. Winners are awarded a statuette depicting a rose chafer, better known by the nam ...
for "best directing" with ''
Tjenare Kungen''. In 2010 he received a "Guldbagge" for the "best manuscript" which was the
manuscript
A manuscript (abbreviated MS for singular and MSS for plural) was, traditionally, any document written by hand – or, once practical typewriters became available, typewritten – as opposed to mechanically printed or reproduced in ...
of his 2009 film ''
Bröllopsfotografen
''Bröllopsfotografen'' ( en, The Wedding Photographer) is a Swedish tragicomedy film from 2009. It was directed and written by Ulf Malmros.
Plot
The film is mostly set in Stockholm and in the small industrial town of Molkom in the Swedish provi ...
''.
In 2010 Malmros
hosted the
Sveriges Radio program ''
Sommar''.
Style and trademarks
Many of Malmros' films refer to his birth
province
A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or state. The term derives from the ancient Roman '' provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire's territorial possessions ou ...
Värmland
Värmland () also known as Wermeland, is a '' landskap'' (historical province) in west-central Sweden. It borders Västergötland, Dalsland, Dalarna, Västmanland, and Närke, and is bounded by Norway in the west. Latin name versions are '' ...
. He also frequently casts the same actors including
Kjell Bergqvist
Kjell Bertil Leonard Bergqvist (born 23 February 1953 in Enskede, Stockholm County) is a Swedish actor.
Bergqvist finished the Royal Dramatic Training Academy in 1973 and made his debut in '' En enkel melodi'' and ''Jack''. He has since coope ...
,
Tuva Novotny
Tuva Moa Matilda Karolina Novotny Hedström (born 21 December 1979) is a Swedish actress, director, and singer.
She was born in Stockholm, and was raised in Åmot, Brunskog, outside Arvika. She is the daughter of Czech film director David Ja ...
and
Björn Starrin.
Selected filmography
*1992 - ''
Ha ett underbart liv'' (director)
*1994 - ''
Rapport till himlen'' (TV) (director and screenwriter)
*1996 - ''
Silvermannen'' (TV) (director and screenwriter)
*1999 - ''
Sally
Sally may refer to:
People
*Sally (name), a list of notable people with the name
Military
* Sally (military), an attack by the defenders of a town or fortress under siege against a besieging force; see sally port
*Sally, the Allied reporting na ...
'' (TV) (director and screenwriter)
*2000 - ''
På gränsen'' (TV) (screenwriter)
*2000 - ''
Den bästa sommaren'' (director and screenwriter)
*2002 - ''
Bäst i Sverige!'' (director)
*2003 - ''
Slim Susie'' (director and screenwriter)
*2005 - ''
Tjenare Kungen'' (director and screenwriter)
*2006 - ''
Mäklarna'' (TV) (director and screenwriter)
*2009 - ''
Bröllopsfotografen
''Bröllopsfotografen'' ( en, The Wedding Photographer) is a Swedish tragicomedy film from 2009. It was directed and written by Ulf Malmros.
Plot
The film is mostly set in Stockholm and in the small industrial town of Molkom in the Swedish provi ...
'' (director and screenwriter)
*2012 - ''Mammas pojkar'' (director and screenwriter)
*2014 - ''Min så kallade pappa'' (director and screenwriter)
References
External links
*
{{DEFAULTSORT:Malmros, Ulf
Living people
1965 births
Swedish film directors
Swedish screenwriters
Swedish male screenwriters
Best Director Guldbagge Award winners
Best Screenplay Guldbagge Award winners
Dramatiska Institutet alumni