Monica Hellström (born 1975) is a
Danish film producer.
Early life
Hellström graduated from the EAVE Producers Workshop in 2010, and holds an MA in Film from the
University of Copenhagen
The University of Copenhagen (, KU) is a public university, public research university in Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark. Founded in 1479, the University of Copenhagen is the second-oldest university in Scandinavia, after Uppsala University.
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and a BA in Film from the
University of Bedfordshire
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.
Career
Hellström has worked as a producer at Upfront Films and The Danish Film Institute's Film Workshop. She was a producer at
Final Cut for Real since 2010. A member of the
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
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, she was selected by
European Film Promotion
European Film Promotion (EFP) is an organisation with a mission of promoting European films internationally. A network of 38 national film promotion institutes which represent films from their respective territories. Under the EFP flag, the member ...
for Producer on the Move, Cannes 2020.
Hellström has produced or co-produced over 20 films, the notable ones being
Daniel Dencik’s ''Moon Rider'', Reel Talent Award winner at 2012's
CPH:DOX,
The Distant Barking of Dogs, that won over 30 awards including Best First Appearance Film at
IDFA in 2017, Cille Hannibal and Christine Hanberg's ''He’s My Brother'', Special Mention at CPH:DOX and Audience Award at
DOK.fest München in 2021. She also served as co-producer among others of
Tarik Saleh
Tarik Saleh (; born 28 January 1972) is a Swedish television producer, animator, publisher, journalist, and film director. He was born in Stockholm to a Swedish mother and an Egyptian father.
He is most known for his Cairo-trilogy starring Fa ...
’s award-winning thriller
The Nile Hilton Incident
''The Nile Hilton Incident'' ( ''Hadith Alnayl Hiylton'') is a 2017 Swedish thriller film directed by Tarik Saleh. It was screened in the World Cinema Dramatic Competition section of the 2017 Sundance Film Festival. It was awarded the World Cine ...
and
Rebecca Daly’s Irish film
Good Favour.
Hellström was nominated for two
Academy Awards
The Academy Awards, commonly known as the Oscars, are awards for artistic and technical merit in film. They are presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) in the United States in recognition of excellence in ...
in 2022 in the categories
Best Animated Feature and
Best Documentary Feature, for the documentary film ''
Flee''. She was also awarded
The Ib Award by the Danish Board of Film Directors in 2022.
Hellström started her own company Ström Pictures in May 2022.
Selected filmography
* ''
A House Made of Splinters'' (2022)
* ''He's My Brother'' (2021)
* ''
Flee'' (2021; co-nominated with
Jonas Poher Rasmussen,
Signe Byrge Sørensen and
Charlotte de la Gournerie for the
Best Animated Feature and the
Best Documentary Feature)
* ''Forget Me Not'' (2019; official selection, Nordic Dox, CPH:DOX 2019)
* ''
The Distant Barking of Dogs'' (2017; Won best doc IDFA, First appearances 2017, Oscar shortlisted 2018, Peadoby Award, best doc 2020, European Film Award & Emmy nominated)
* ''The Dvor Massacre'' (2016)
* ''The Fencing Champion'' (2014)
* ''The Sumo Wrestler’s Son'' (2013)
* ''MoonRider'' (2012)
* ''The World’s Best Chef'' (2011)
Co-producer
* ''Boy From Heaven'' (2022)
* ''Little Girl'' (2020)
* ''Good Favour'' (2017)
* ''The Nile Hilton Incident'' (2017)
* ''Concerning Violence'' (2014)
* ''Ruth'' (2015)
* ''Varicella'' (2015)
* ''Dancing for You'' (2015)
* ''Chapter 7'' (2015)
References
External links
*
Monica Hellström - DFI
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1975 births
Living people
Place of birth missing (living people)
Danish producers
Danish film producers
Documentary film producers