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Anna Margareta Erlandsson (born 21 December 1956) is a Swedish short film creator, designer, illustrator and animator.[1] In 2004 she won the award for Best short film at Guldbaggegalan, for the animated movie Glenn, the Great Runner, for which she also received the Public choice award at Goteborg International Film Festival.[2][1]

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Biography

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Erlandsson was born in Bromma but moved to Värmland at the age of 16, to study at a ski college. She later came to Vålådalen in Jämtland and decided to live in this area later on.[3] Before the move to Jämtland and Rödön in 1989, Erlandsson lived in Stockholm for a few years.[1]

She studied at a preparatory art school in 1978 and continued with four years at Konstfack (1978–1982), where she also did a further education for designers in 1986.[4] After this Erlandsson took a lot of short courses, among others at Gerlesborgskolan, Ordfront and Härke konstcentrum before she continued with an animation education at Filmpool Jämtland (1998–2000).[4]

Erlandsson has three sons, a husband and lives on a small farm with two dogs, a cat and sheep. She has a lot of interests in addition to her work and includes skiing, running and kayaking.[3]

Career

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After Erlandssons four years at Konstfack she started freelancing as an illustrator, exhibition designer and model builder.[4] She has worked for newspapers, museums and municipalities with all kinds of materials such as mosaic and textile and has also done a lot of separate exhibitions.[4] One example of her design is of the hydropower museum in Krångede, Jämtland.[4] Since 1991 Erlandsson has worked as an illustrator and designer for the nature information company Naturriddarna.[5] She is also one animator out of five of the company Tant-I-Loop Film.[6] In 2004 she made Glenn, the Great Runner, a three minutes animation about a man, Glenn, who is running in a competition but who, through the whole race, is being helped and supported by his wife.[2] For this film she won the award for Best short film at Guldbaggegalan and received the Public choice award at Goteborg International Film Festival.[2] Erlandsson has said that she did the film to get the debate going on why teenage girls set aside their own interests in favor for serving their men as fast as they fall in love.[3] This year she also made Sjuk-Huset, a two minutes animation about a day at a hospital.[7] Erlandsson did the vignette to the 29th Goteborg International Film Festival in 2006 and the seven minutes animation Hanspår.[1] This film is about a nature program that discusses the inexplicable behavior of a big group of individuals- the European males.[1] She also did her first non-animated work, I lust och nöd.[2] To the tunes of Verdi a white-dressed bride goes cross country skiing with a long veil behind her.[1] This film stars Anna Erlandsson herself as the main character.[8] Since 2006 Erlandsson is also an honorary member of WIFT, Women in Film and Television.[9] In 2009 Erlandsson did the four minutes, animated short film DORIS[10] as one part out of eight for the feature film Doris the movie.[11] Erlandssons animated short is about Doris, a cleaning woman at the Film institute. On her way to work she finds a document from the Doris manifest, which she reads and reflects up on. This leads to Doris deciding to help out with some problems that needs to be corrected.[10]

The book Svenska mjölkbönders ordlista was published in 2009 and is a wordlist of 145 out of thousands of all the Swedish words that contain the word "ko", all combined with Erlandssons illustrations.[12] Another book that she has been a part of is the educational children's book Min vän Molle from 1995, in which Erlandsson did the illustrations and Curt Lofterud the text.[13] Maya Westlund started working for Erlandsson in 2013.[3]

Filmography

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  • 2004 – Glenn, the Great Runner
  • 2004 – Sjuk-Huset
  • 2006 – Hanspår
  • 2006 – I lust och nöd
  • 2009 – Doris

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''Anna Erlandsson'' is a Swedish short film creator, designer, illustrator, and animator known for her distinctive animated shorts and multidisciplinary artistic practice. Born on December 21, 1956, in Bromma, Stockholm, Sweden, Erlandsson has developed a career in film and visual arts, directing and writing several acclaimed animated short films while contributing to larger productions. She gained significant recognition for her 2004 film ''Glenn, the Great Runner'', which won the Guldbagge Award for Best Short Film and the Public Choice award at the Göteborg International Film Festival. This success highlighted her talent for humorous and observational animation. Her work extends beyond the Glenn series, including shorts such as ''Mattpiskerskan'' (2018) and the 2023 follow-up ''Glenn, the Great Nature Lover'', which received special mention awards at festivals like Uppsala International Short Film Festival and Très court International Film Festival. Erlandsson has also served in additional crew roles, including model making and perspective painting for Roy Andersson's ''Songs from the Second Floor'' (2000). Through her versatile output in animation, design, and other media, she has established a respected presence in Swedish and international independent filmmaking.

Early life and education

Early years

Anna Erlandsson was born on 21 December 1956 in Bromma, Stockholm, Sweden. She grew up in Bromma, where she spent her early childhood. Erlandsson moved to Värmland to attend a ski gymnasium (skidgymnasium), a specialized high school program focused on skiing. This period marked the beginning of her strong engagement with outdoor activities, particularly skiing, which became a significant influence in her life. She later relocated to Jämtland, initially working at Vålådalens fjällstation, where she realized her desire to settle in the region permanently. She has lived on Rödön in Jämtland since the 1990s.

Education and training

Anna Erlandsson began her formal artistic training at a preparatory art school in 1978. She continued her studies at Konstfack in Stockholm from 1978 to 1982, completing a four-year program in graphic design and illustration. In 1986, she undertook further designer education at Konstfack through a program in exhibition design in collaboration with Riksutställningar. She later pursued specialized animation education at Filmpool Jämtland from 1998 to 2000. Erlandsson has also attended short courses at Gerlesborgskolan, Ordfront, and Härke konstcentrum as part of her ongoing professional development in the arts.

Career

Illustration, design, and early professional work

After graduating from Konstfack in 1982 with a master's degree in graphic design and illustration, Anna Erlandsson began working as a freelance illustrator, exhibition designer, and model builder. She created illustrations for textbooks, dictionaries, and signage for nature reserves, while also building models and contributing to exhibition projects for museums, county administrative boards, and municipalities including Jämtlands läns museum, Jämtlands läns landsting, and various kommuns. In 1986, she pursued further education in exhibition design through Konstfack and Riksutställningar. Her notable design projects include the Vattenkraftmuseet (Hydropower Museum) in Krångede, Jämtland, which she fully designed in 1995. She has produced fact illustrations for printed matter and signs for nature reserves across several Swedish counties since the early 1990s, often in long-term collaborations with ecologists. Since 1991, Erlandsson has also served as illustrator and designer for the nature information company Naturriddarna. She is a member of the Tant-I-Loop Film collective, where she worked as one of five animators. In the early 2000s, Erlandsson took on support roles in feature and television productions, including model maker and perspective painting & models (uncredited) for Songs from the Second Floor (2000), assistant props for Pappa polis (2002), props for Det brinner! (2002), and assistant art director for the docudrama segments of Mitt namn var Sabina Spielrein (2002). She occasionally used the credit name Anna Hansson during this period. Around 2003, Erlandsson began transitioning toward directing her own animated short films.

Animation and short filmmaking

Anna Erlandsson pursued specialized animation training in Östersund from 1998 to 2000, which marked her shift toward independent animation work. As a member of Tant-i-loop-Film, she began producing her own animated short films in the early 2000s. One of her early directing efforts was Jack & Pedro - Jacks ingenting-dag (2003), which she co-directed with Staffan Erlandsson. She followed this with Glenn, the Great Runner in 2004, serving as director, screenwriter, and animator on the project. This work represented an early milestone in her career as an independent filmmaker. Erlandsson has continued to create animated shorts through 2023, consistently taking on multiple roles including director, writer, animator, and producer across her output. Her subsequent films include Doris (2009), How to Illustrate a Badger (2016), Mattpiskerskan (The Rug Beater, 2018), Beauty Rules (2021), and Glenn, the Great Nature Lover (2023), the sequel to her 2004 film where she again handled directing, writing, animation, and production. These works often employ humor to explore themes from everyday life, nature, gender norms, and personal idiosyncrasies, as seen in subjects ranging from marathon running and nature appreciation to beauty industry satire and whimsical instructional concepts. In addition to her primary creative roles, Erlandsson has acted in her own film I lust och nöd (2006) and produced a vignette for the Göteborg International Film Festival in 2006.

Notable works

Key animated short films

Anna Erlandsson is recognized for her hand-drawn animated short films, which often blend humor, satire, and observational commentary on everyday life and human behavior. Her breakthrough came with Glenn, the Great Runner (2004, 3 min). This film marked her emergence in Swedish animation and won the Guldbagge Award for Best Short Film. Early works also include Sjuk-Huset / Hospital (2004, 2 min). In 2005, she completed Ballerinagrodan and released the compilation 25 pärlor - Animerade filmer för folk med humor, gathering several of her humorous animated pieces. Hanspår (2006, 7 min). Doris (2009, 4 min). Later films include How to Illustrate a Badger (2016). Mattpiskerskan / The Rug Beater (2018). In 2023, Erlandsson returned to her breakthrough character with Glenn, the Great Nature Lover, in which Glenn meets his partner while birdwatching and the couple resolves to live together in the forest on their own unconventional terms.

Other contributions

Anna Erlandsson has illustrated books in addition to her animation and design work. In 1995, she provided the illustrations for the children's book Min vän Molle, with text by Curt Lofterud and published by Krokoms kommun. In 2009, she created 149 illustrations for Svenska mjölkbönders ordlista, a glossary focused on Swedish dairy farming terminology. She designed the vignette for the 29th Göteborg International Film Festival in 2006. Erlandsson has also contributed to other media formats. She provided faces in the video game Generation Zero (2019). She appeared as herself in the 2024 television episode "Sehnsucht nach dem Paradies" from the series Court-circuit.

Awards and recognition

Personal life

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