Hanna Aqvilin
Journalist
Filmmaker & Editor
I'm a Swedish documentary film director and producer. I love combining work with travel and been living and working in NYC, Buenos Aires, Stockholm, Amsterdam. Since 2015, I'm based in London.
My past projects have been commissioned by BBC, Netflix, Al Jazeera, Nat Geo, NPR in the US and SVT (Swedish Public Television). Today, I freelance as a shooting producer/director and do productions in the UK and worldwide - from documentaries to branded content videos. I'm an experienced shooter and have worked with several cinema cameras including, c300, FS5 and FS7. Moreover, I have a passion for video editing and work confidently in Premiere and Final Cut Pro.
I also work as a freelance journalist and been published in major newspapers in Sweden and internationally.
I'm driven by human interest stories and to shed light on injustice, and my previous documentary projects have covered themes as sexual violence, mental health problems and transgender.
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I'm a fellow for One World Media 2019
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I was selected as Storyteller for @UNleashlab 2019 - The leading innovation lab for the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals.
AWARDS & NOMINATIONS
Underwire Film Festival, Q&A (BAFTA-recognized), BFI Southbank, London - 2017
Nominated: Best Editor
Fastnet Film Festival, Adelphi Cinema, Ireland - 2017
WINNER: Best Documentary (Producer/Director)
Iris Prize Festival (BAFTA-Recognised), Cineworld, Cardiff - 2017
Shortlisted: Best British Short (Producer/Director)
The Learning on Screen Awards 2017, BFI Southbank, London
Award: Special commendation (Producer/Director)
Women over 50 film festival, Picture House, Brighton - 2017
Award: Special commendation for Best Documentary 2017 (Producer/Director)
Screentest: UK's National Student Film Festival - 2017
Nominated: Best Documentary (Producer/Director)
NYC Downtown Short Film Festival, 2018, New York
WINNER: Best Documentary (Producer/Director)
OTHER SCREENINGS & COMMISSIONS
BBC: In Other Words - 2017
BFI Southbank: Listen to Britain - 2017
Glasgow Short film festival, Scotland UK - 2018
British Documentary film festival, Cineworld Leicester Square, London - 2017
Fringe Film Festival, Q&A, London - 2017
Bertha DocHouse, Curzon Cinema, London - 2016
Liverpool Pride Festival, UK - 2017
Leeds Queer Film Festival, UK - 2017
LoveCamden, Camden, London - 2017
Metro Film Club, Live Streaming with Q&A, UK - 2017
QUALIFICATIONS
Master of Arts (M.A.) Documentary Film, with Distinction A+
University of the Arts London, UK
Bachelor of Journalism
Linnaeus University, Sweden
BUENOS AIRES Covering a rally of 500 000 people, demonstrating for justice after the mysterious death of the prosecutor Alberto Nisman.