Ulf Malmros | |
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Born | Ulf Peter Vilhelm Malmros 16 March 1965 |
Nationality | Swedish |
Occupation(s) | Screenwriter, film director |
Years active | 1989–present |
Spouse | Jaana Fomin |
Ulf Peter Vilhelm Malmros (born 16 March 1965) is a Swedish screenwriter and film director.
Aged 13 Malmros started making home movies. Later he moved to Stockholm and studied at Dramatiska Institutet.
In 2006 Malmros received the Guldbagge Award for "best directing" with Tjenare Kungen.[1] In 2010 he received a "Guldbagge" for the "best manuscript" which was the manuscript of his 2009 film Bröllopsfotografen.[2]
In 2010 Malmros hosted the Sveriges Radio program Sommar.[3]
Many of Malmros' films refer to his birth province Värmland. He also frequently casts the same actors including Kjell Bergqvist, Tuva Novotny and Björn Starrin.