Joanna Benecke

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

She was born in the United Kingdom and grew up in Sweden[2] where she acted in the Swedish television series sv:Olivia Twist and sv:En klass för sig,[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]

References
  1. British Council. "Bonobo". film.britishcouncil.org. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  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. "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.
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