Anna Bache-Wiig
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_-_NMD_2013_(8725867218).jpg) Bache-Wiig in 2013 | |
| Born | September 19, 1975 |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, novelist, screenwriter |
| Notable work | Frikjent, Utøya: July 22 |
Anna Bache-Wiig (born 19 September 1975) is a Norwegian actress and writer. She is best known for writing the screenplay for the film Utøya: July 22 in collaboration with Siv Rajendram Eliassen.
Early career
[edit]Bache-Wiig was educated at the Norwegian National Academy of Theatre (Norwegian: Statens teaterhøgskole). She published a novel in 2003 called Det aller fineste. She then published Sommernattsdrømmen (2005) and Lasses hus (2009). In 2010, she published a picture book entitled Don Fridtjof.[1]
Acting
[edit]Bache-Wiig has acted in several Norwegian television series, such as Mammon and Frikjent. She also appeared in Pål Sletaune's acclaimed 2005 thriller Next Door.[1] In 2020, she starred in one episode of the Netflix series Bloodride.[2]
Screen writing
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Together with Siv Rajendram Eliassen, Bache-Wiig created and wrote the first season of the television series Frikjent (Acquitted) in 2016. In the UK, it was screened on Walter Presents, a video on demand service provided by Channel 4.[3]
Bache-Wiig and Eliassen then collaborated on the screenplay for the film Utøya: July 22. They received an honourable mention at the Berlin International Film Festival 2018. The two stayed teamed up with director Erik Poppe to write a new screenplay, The Emigrants, which will be released in 2020.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Anna Bache-Wiig". Nordic Women in Film (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 28 December 2019. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
- ^ Lewis, Shannon (17 March 2020). "Netflix's Bloodride Season 1: All Endings Explained". ScreenRant. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
- ^ Ellwood-Hughes, Pip (4 January 2017). "Walter Presents brings Acquitted to All 4 this month". Entertainment Focus. Archived from the original on 28 December 2019. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
- ^ Mitchell, Wendy (24 October 2019). "Erik Poppe takes over directing 'The Emigrants' from Daniel Espinosa (exclusive)". Screen Daily. Archived from the original on 28 December 2019. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
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