Isabella Eklöf

Isabella Eklöf (born 10 February 1978) is a Swedish screenwriter and film director.

Education Eklöf attended the National Film School of Denmark.

Career She served on the crew as a "runner" for the 2008 Swedish film Let the Right One In. Eklöf co-wrote the 2018 Swedish film Border with director Ali Abbasi; together they expanded on the source material, a short story by John Ajvide Lindqvist. they were also nominated for the European Film Award for Best Screenwriter. She also wrote and directed the 2018 Danish film Holiday, for which she won the New Wave Best Picture and New Wave Best Director awards at the Fantastic Fest in Austin, Texas; Holiday went on to win four Bodil Awards, including Best Danish Film.

Filmography Film Year Title Director Writer Editor Notes 2009 Willkommen in Barbaristan Short film 2011 2018 Holiday Debut feature; co-written with Johanne Algren Border Co-written with Ali Abbasi and John Ajvide Lindqvist

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Awards and nominations