Julie Andem

Julie Andem
Andem at Nordiske Mediedagers 2016
Born	(1982-07-04) 4 July 1982 (age 42) Oslo, Norway
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]}

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

Year	Title	Country	Network	Creator	Showrunner	Screenwriter	Director
2013–2018	Jenter	Norway	NRK	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
2015–2017	Skam			Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
2018	SKAM Austin	United States	Facebook Watch	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

Awards

Year	Award	Category	Recipient	Result
2016	Gullruten	Best TV Drama	Skam	Won
		Innovation of the Year		Won
		Best New Show		Won
		Newcomer of the Year	Julie Andem Mari Magnus	Won
	Foreningen Norden	Nordic Language Prize	Skam	Won
	C21Media International Drama Awards	Best Digital Original		Won
2017	Gullruten	Best TV drama		Nominated
		Best Writing for a Drama	Julie Andem	Won
		Best Directing for a Drama		Won
		TV Moment of the Year	"O helga natt" from Skam (season 3)	Won
	Peer Gynt AS	Peer Gynt Prize	Skam	Won
	Nordiske Seriedagers Awards	Best Nordic TV Drama	Skam (season 4)	Won
2018	C21Media International Drama Awards	Best Digital Short Form Drama Series	SKAM Austin	Won

References

1. "Julie Andem". IMDb . Archived from the original on 17 February 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
2. Faldalen, Jon Inge (4 April 2016). "Nerven i "Skam" skal være sterk og relevant". rushprint.no (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 22 March 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
3. Hoeij, Boyd van (29 June 2017). "The Norwegian Teen-Drama Series Loved Around the World". The Atlantic. Archived from the original on 23 September 2018. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
4. Max, D. T. ""SKAM," the Radical Teen Drama That Unfolds One Post at a Time". The New Yorker. Archived from the original on 22 February 2020. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
5. Donadio, Rachel (9 December 2016). "Will 'Skam,' a Norwegian Hit, Translate?". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331. Archived from the original on 11 January 2019. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
6. love, We Heart It | Get lost in what you. "RANKING THE SKAM REMAKES on We Heart It". We Heart It. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
7. "Exclusive: HBO strikes overall deal with 'Skam' creator". TBI Vision. 3 October 2019. Archived from the original on 25 December 2019. Retrieved 22 March 2020.