Isabella Eklöf

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Female

Birthday 1978-02-10 (46 years old)

Place of Birth Östra Ryd, Sweden

Also Known As Изабелла Эклёф, Isabella Jenny Karolina Eklöf

Isabella Eklöf

Biography

Isabella Jenny Karolina Eklöf (born 10 February 1978; Östra Ryd) is a Swedish film director and screenwriter. Eklöf attended the National Film School of Denmark. 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. For Border, Eklöf, Abbasi and Lindqvist were nominated for the Guldbagge Award for Best Screenplay; 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.

Known For

Director

2024
Kalak

as Director

2020
Industry

as Director

2019
Servant

as Director

2018
Holiday

as Director

2011
2009
2007
Triptych

as Director

2002
Willy Kyrklund

as Director

Writer

2024
Kalak

as Writer

2020
Tove

as Writer

2018
Border

as Screenplay

2018
Holiday

as Screenplay

2011
2009
2007
Triptych

as Screenplay

2002
Willy Kyrklund

as Writer

Editor

2024
Kalak

as Editor

2007
Triptych

as Editor

Camera

2011
I'm My Own Dolly Parton

as Additional Photography

2007
Lasse Rules

as Director of Photography

Producer

2008
Let the Right One In

as Location Assistant