Joanna Benecke

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Joanna Benecke is a British-Swedish screenwriter and actress. She is best known for co-writing the 2014 British comedy-drama film Bonobo . [1]

She was born in the United Kingdom and grew up in Sweden [2] where she acted in the Swedish television series Olivia Twist   [ sv ] and En klass för sig   [ sv ], [3] and was the voice of Jerry's Mom in the animated series The Three Friends and Jerry . [4]

After achieving a BA in English at St Catharine's College, Cambridge, [5] [6] Benecke continued to work as an actress, appearing in Joe Swanberg’s 2008 short film, Swedish Blueballs. [4]

She received an MA in creative writing from Royal Holloway, University of London, in 2012. In 2015 Benecke was an Outfest Screenwriting Fellow, [2] and in 2016 she was a semi-finalist in the academy's Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting with her screenplay Be Normal. [7]

Work

Jacquotte Delahaye's story is the lead subject of Back from The Dead Red, a small independently produced animated film written by Joanna Benecke. [8]

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References

  1. ↑ British Council. "Bonobo". film.britishcouncil.org. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Outfest Announces 2015 Screenwriting Lab Fellows". IndieWire. 27 May 2015. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  3. ↑ "Joanna Benecke". Svenska Filminstitutet. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  4. 1 2 "Joanna Benecke". IMDB. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  5. ↑ Benecke, Joanna (30 April 2005). "CV" (PDF). Intertalent Rights Group. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  6. ↑ University of Cambridge (5 July 2006). "Acta: Congregations of the Regent House on 29 June, 30 June, and 1 July 2006". Cambridge University Reporter . 136 (34). Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  7. ↑ "ACADEMY NICHOLL 2016 CEREMONY". Oscars.org. 3 November 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  8. ↑ Hobbs, Jake (7 June 2017). "Back From the Dead Red — Engine House Interview" . Retrieved 21 February 2022.
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