Linn Gottfridsson

Linn Gottfridsson
Born	1974 (age 50–51) Visby, Sweden
Occupation	Writer
Alma mater	Dramatiska Institutet
Children	2

Linn Gottfridsson (born 1974) is a Swedish writer of screenplays and children's literature. She studied at the Dramatiska Institutet, and was awarded the Ingmar Bergman Award in 2001 alongside her classmates. She wrote the scripts for the films Glowing Stars (2009), Comedy Queen (2022), and An Honest Life (2025). With Anders Weidemann and Antonia Pyk  [ sv ], she adapted Fredrik Backman's novel of the same name into the HBO series Beartown (2020). In addition to her screenwriting credits, she also authored a trio of children's books illustrated by Emma Adbåge.

Early life and education

She was born and raised in Visby, Gotland, Sweden. ^[1] She studied script writing at the Dramatiska Institutet. She and her classmates were recognized with the Ingmar Bergman Award in 2001. ^[2]

Career

She wrote the screenplay for the 2009 film Glowing Stars. ^[3]

She authored the children's book En Myras liv, which was published in 2016 with illustrations by Emma Adbåge. It received praise from Pia Huss in Dagens Nyheter . ^[4] The book began a series, followed up by Myran och gåtorna (2017) and Hemliga Myran (2019). ^{[5] [6]}

Alongside Anders Weidemann and Antonia Pyk  [ sv ], she adapted Fredrik Backman's novel of the same name into the HBO series Beartown (2020). ^[7] She also wrote screenplays for Comedy Queen (2022) and the Netflix thriller An Honest Life (2025). ^{[8] [9]}

Personal life

She and her husband have two children. ^[2]

References

1. Högdal, Edvin (3 March 2016). "Linn Gottfridsson vill se genom barnets ögon" [Linn Gottfridsson wants to see through the eyes of a child]. helagotland.se (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 27 September 2025. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
2. Melin, Annika (27 January 2010). "Linn Gottfridsson är redan inne i en ny film" [Linn Gottfridsson is already working on a new film]. helagotland.se (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 27 September 2025. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
3. Hammar, Inger (4 February 2009). "Linn och Lisa har personkemi som gjord för starka känslor" [Linn and Lisa have chemistry that is perfect for strong emotions.]. helagotland.se (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 27 September 2025. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
4. "Linn Gottfridsson och Emma Adbåge: "En Myras liv"" [Linn Gottfridsson and Emma Adbåge: “The Life of an Ant”]. Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). 22 February 2016. ISSN   1101-2447. Archived from the original on 5 October 2023. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
5. Olsson, Lotta (16 December 2017). "Lotta Olssons väljer 50 barn- och ungdomsböcker från 2017". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). ISSN   1101-2447. Archived from the original on 28 September 2023. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
6. Olsson, Lotta (30 October 2019). "DN tipsar: Här är 18 barn- och ungdomsbokstips för läslovet" [DN recommends: Here are 18 children's and young adult book recommendations for the reading break]. Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). ISSN   1101-2447. Archived from the original on 26 September 2023. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
7. Lundström, Jacob (16 October 2020). "Skridskovassa "Björnstad" bästa svenska serien just nu" [Ice-skating ”Björnstad” the best Swedish series right now]. Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 16 October 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
8. Lindblad, Helena (10 February 2022). ""Comedy queen" är en blivande klassiker" [Comedy Queen is a future classic]. Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 24 September 2023. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
9. Bendjelloul, Wanda (5 August 2025). "Svenska "Ett ärligt liv" höjer sig sällan över klyschorna" [Swedish “An Honest Life” rarely rises above clichés]. Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 21 September 2025.

External links

• Linn Gottfridsson at IMDb
• Linn Gottfridsson at the Swedish Film Database