Edward af Sillén
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Edward af Sillén (born 25 September 1982 in Blumenau,[1] Santa Catarina, Brazil) is a Swedish screenwriter and director for stage, film and TV. He has translated and directed numerous successful theatre shows including Twelfth Night[2] by William Shakespeare, The Drowsy Chaperone,[3] Bull and Cock by Mike Bartlett,[2] Torch Song Trilogy by Harvey Fierstein,[2] Shirley Valentine by Willy Russell, and Art by Yasmina Reza.[4]
Edward af Sillén | |
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Born | (1982-09-25) 25 September 1982 (age 41) |
Nationality | Swedish |
Occupation(s) | Screenwriter, director |
Years active | 2004−present |
Af Sillén has worked on Melodifestivalen and the Eurovision Song Contest as a director, commentator and screenwriter, including in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 where he wrote and directed the interval act "Love Love Peace Peace" with Fredrik Kempe. Following on from writing his first film Medicinen, his second writing Holy Mess became the biggest Swedish film of 2015.[5] In 2019, he directed A Piece of My Heart, a jukebox musical film based on the music of Tomas Ledin and starring Malin Akerman,[6] which was nominated for an Audience Award at the Guldbagge Awards.[7]