BIOGRAFI
Arvid Unsgaard has trained in film and TV at Gamleby, Manusmakarna, and Stockholm Film School, and has participated in numerous masterclasses and seminars with prominent script theorists.
In 1992, he founded the production company Twilight Pictures, specializing in the production of music videos, commercials, and short films. Additionally, Arvid has worked as an editor at MTG and the production company Titan, as well as a trailer producer at Kanal 5.
Arvid Unsgaard's films have been critically acclaimed and have won several international awards.
On the educational front, Arvid founded and runs Story Academy on Gotland, a leading screenwriting program with international instructors. He also delivers numerous lectures both in Sweden and abroad. He has written many commissioned scripts and currently has several scripts in development. He made his debut as an author in 2022 with the children's book "Önskegästen." Finally, Arvid is an editor with experience in drama, commissioned films, music videos, and commercials.
Resume
A Selection of Script-Related Works
2023: Mecca of Spies, Feature Film
Screenwriter
(In development with funding from Gotland Film Fund)
2023: New Time, Feature Film
Screenwriter
Producer: Christina Olofson, CO Film AB
(In development from SFI)
2022: Macke and Friggo "The Dream Guest"
Author
Publisher: Idus Publishing House
(Critically acclaimed)
2019: The Green Circle, Feature Film
Screenwriter
Producer: Christina Olofson, CO Film AB
2018: The Land of the Fathers, TV Series
Screenwriter
Co-writer: Warren Lewis
2017: Elsewhere - Feature Film (book adaptation)
Screenwriter
Commissioner: Malin Kivelä - Bofu Film (Finland)
2014-2016: Only Love Can Break Your Heart, Feature Film
Screenwriter
Producer: Christina Olofson, CO Film AB
Development from SFI
2014: The Sister Code, TV Series
Showrunner
SF Anytime
2011: Kungsholmen, Feature Film
Screenwriter
Commissioner: Cineast AB - Fredrik Sarhagen
2011: Sandra's Dilemma, Feature Film
Dramaturg and Screenwriter
Commissioner: CO Film AB
2010: I Need You More Than I Love You, Short 30 min
Screenwriter
Producer: Christina Olofson, CO Film AB
(One of the six short films selected by SFI) Shown at Festival and SVT
2010: Fontanella's Skin, Short
Screenwriter
Producer: Helena Berlin Film AB
2010: Strike, Short 30 min
Screenwriter
Producer: Kornetten Film Shown on SVT
2009: The Princess, Feature Film
Development Screenwriter
Producer: AB Svensk Filmindustri
2009: The Man Who Sought a Job, Short
Screenwriter
Commissioner: Paolo Entertainment
2009: The Orange, Short
Screenwriter
Producer: Christina Olofson, CO Film AB
Shown at festivals and SVT
2008: Eldkvarn Black Gig - Concert Documentary
Production - Script - Editing
Commissioner: EMI
Critically acclaimed in the media. 4 out of 5 in most newspapers.
"This must be one of the best concert films I’ve had the pleasure of experiencing, as a viewer you are right in the middle of the experience" Lennart Persson, ABC News
"Stylishly filmed DVD with band chat inserts à la "The Last Waltz" Helsingborgs Dagblad.
2007: Fear Nothing, Feature Film
Screenwriter
Commissioner: Paolo Entertainment
2006: Confessions, Short (30 min)
Screenwriter
Commissioner: Kornetten Film
2005: The Last Supper, Short
Screenwriter
Commissioner: Raufilm
2001: Glamour Part One: People
Editor
Commissioner: Pipel HB
2001: The Bird Man, Animated Short
Script, Direction, Production
Producer: Lisbet Gabrielsson Film AB
Festivals, multiple awards at festivals Montreux Film Festival and Tehran Film Festival
2001: Eldkvarn 27+, Documentary (57 min)
Production - Script - Editing
Shown on SVT
"Imagine if all rock documentaries could be this simple yet so brilliant" Andres Lokko
"27+ is a simple, black-and-white, stylishly messy rock 'n' roll story. Additionally, the film is a skillful dramaturgical construction." Håkan Lager, Film & TV