Julie Andem

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Julie Andem
Andem.jpg
Andem at Nordiske Mediedagers 2016
Born (1982-07-04) 4 July 1982 (age 41)
Occupation(s)Screenwriter
Television producer
Director
Notable work Skam
SKAM Austin
Awards Gullruten

Julie Annette Rovelstad Andem (born 4 July 1982) is a Norwegian screenwriter, director, and television producer. Andem is most famous for being the creator, screenwriter, director, and showrunner for the internationally acclaimed Norwegian young adult internet/television series Skam , which aired from 2015 to 2017 on Norway's public broadcasting network, NRK. [1] [2]

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Career

Andem worked in the children's division of NRK for several years. At NRK, she created and wrote the show Jenter, which means "girls" in Norwegian. [3] [4]

Skam

Skam began because NRK executives wanted to reach more teenage girls in its programming. Andem, along with Mari Magnus who later became the social media director of the series, spent six months traveling around Norway and interviewing teenagers about their lives. She then auditioned over 1,200 young actors and then created characters around the cast. [3] [4] [5]

Andem was the creator and showrunner of Skam, and she wrote and directed all 47 episodes throughout Skam's four seasons. Season 1 premiered on NRK in September 2015 and season 4 ended in June 2017. [3]

The series was widely popular in Norway and globally. [3] Many countries have made adaptations of Skam with Andem's storylines, including France's SKAM France , Germany's Druck , Italy's SKAM Italia , United States' SKAM Austin , Spain's SKAM España , Netherlands' SKAM NL , and Belgium's wtFOCK . [6]

Other ventures

In October 2019, it was announced that Andem signed a two-year contract with HBO to create and develop shows for the network. [7]

Filmography

YearTitleCountryNetworkCreatorShowrunnerScreenwriterDirector
2013–2018JenterFlag of Norway.svg  Norway NRK YesYesYesYes
2015–2017 Skam YesYesYesYes
2018 SKAM Austin Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Facebook Watch YesYesYesYes

Awards

YearAwardCategoryRecipientResult
2016 Gullruten Best TV DramaSkamWon
Innovation of the YearWon
Best New ShowWon
Newcomer of the YearJulie Andem
Mari Magnus
Won
Foreningen Norden Nordic Language PrizeSkamWon
C21Media International Drama AwardsBest Digital OriginalWon
2017 Gullruten Best TV dramaNominated
Best Writing for a DramaJulie AndemWon
Best Directing for a DramaWon
TV Moment of the Year"O helga natt" from Skam (season 3)Won
Peer Gynt ASPeer Gynt PrizeSkamWon
Nordiske Seriedagers AwardsBest Nordic TV DramaSkam (season 4)Won
2018C21Media International Drama AwardsBest Digital Short Form Drama SeriesSKAM AustinWon

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