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.[1]

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

Work

Jacquotte Delahaye's story is the lead subject of Back from The Dead Red, a small independently produced animated film written by Joanna Benecke.[8]

References

  1. ^ British Council. "Bonobo". film.britishcouncil.org. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Outfest Announces 2015 Screenwriting Lab Fellows". IndieWire. 27 May 2015. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  3. ^ "Joanna Benecke". Svenska Filminstitutet. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  4. ^ a b "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.
  8. ^ Hobbs, Jake (7 June 2017). "Back From the Dead Red — Engine House Interview". Retrieved 21 February 2022.