Joanna Benecke Explained

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 and,[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, an small independently produced animated film written by Joanna Benecke.[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: British Council . Bonobo . film.britishcouncil.org . 13 August 2017.
  2. Web site: Outfest Announces 2015 Screenwriting Lab Fellows . 27 May 2015 . IndieWire . 13 August 2017.
  3. Web site: Joanna Benecke . Svenska Filminstitutet . 13 August 2017.
  4. Web site: Joanna Benecke . IMDB . 13 August 2017.
  5. Web site: CV . Benecke . Joanna . Intertalent Rights Group . April 30, 2005 . 15 March 2019.
  6. . 5 July 2006 . Acta: Congregations of the Regent House on 29 June, 30 June, and 1 July 2006 . . 136 . 34 . 15 March 2019.
  7. Web site: ACADEMY NICHOLL 2016 CEREMONY . 3 November 2016 . Oscars.org . 13 August 2017.
  8. Web site: Back From the Dead Red Engine House Interview . June 7, 2017 . Jake . Hobbs . February 21, 2022.