Irene studied animation at Konstfack (2003-2005) and graduated from the Stockholm Academy of Dramatic Arts (2012-2015) with a Bachelor of Arts in Documentary Filmmaking and (2021-2023) with a Master in fiction direction.
A selection of films include: Killing R, 2024 (official selection Göteborgs film festival 2024), I wanted a family, 2021 (Awarded at Tempo Short doc) They call me Navy, 2020, Pinocchio Without a Nose, 2012, (awarded Tempo New Doc) and The Brightest Star (2005, awarded 1:st Prize at the November
Film Festival).

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS
UNIARTS, School of dramatic arts/Fiction
film/MA -2023
UNIARTS, School of dramatic
arts/Documentary film/BA-2012
KONSTFACK. University of arts and
crafts/Animation/BA-2003
Stockholm University/Theatre/2001

LANGUAGE
Spanish, English, Swedish and French

SKILLS
Adobe Premiere
Final Cut X, 07
Davinci-resolve
Adobe Aftereffects
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Indesign
Soundtrack Pro
Media-kodare
ToonBoom
Microsoft Word/Excel
Trello/Asana (and agile method)

Basic info

Main professions: Animator, Director
Active: 2003-

Filmography

DIRECTOR & WRITER
When we part, Audio drama, Swedish national Radio — 2024
An Audio drama about two sisters that got separated during the war. LINK:https://sverigesradio.se/avsnitt/transit-nar-vi-skiljs-at-av-irene-lopez

Killing R, Short film 15 min — 2023
A film about a motherhood in a near future.
LINK: (SVT) https://www.svtplay.se/video/KRo2npm/killing-r
TRAILER: https://vimeo.com/cornchildproductions/killingrtrailer

I wanted a family/ Documentary and animation — 2022
An animated documentary film about domestic violence.
LINK: https://vimeo.com/662727578

Dom kallar mig Navy/ Documentary — 2019
A film about Ebba and the Rihanna fan base Swedish Navy.
LINK: https://vimeo.com/475778976

Pinocchio without a nose / Hybrid/documentary — 2012
A film about a boy trapped in a female body in the bible belt of Sweden.
LINK: https://vimeo.com/73615311

Where i Die / Documentary — 2011
A documentary film with magical realism about what it means to die in Exhile.
LINK: https://vimeo.com/78329585

PARTICIPATION IN OTHER PRODUCTIONS
2024 LOVE DUET- Coordinator- Suzanne Osten on the set of Love Duet.
2023 SHIMA IS A PUNK ROCKER Director and writer of pre-film for show- For Shima Niavarani
2023 MASC4MASC Producer and line producer- For director Felix Greisinger.
2023 THE ARCHIVE OF LONGING Editor: On December 8th and 9th, art and music unite in Foajé 3 at
Kulturhuset Stadsteatern in the performance of Archive of Longing. In this work, photographer Hannah Modigh’s
soulful portraits of homeless women interact with five cellists playing a completely newly written piece of music,
specially written by composers Rebekka Karijord and Andrew Yee..
2021 FLY SO FAR Second edit- (The Seventeen, Nuestra libertad), I edited part of the movie about Theodora
Vasques who was imprisoned in El Salvador because of a miscarriage. The movie dives into the abortion laws
and how they affect the poorest in El Salvador. Directed by Celina Escher.

OTHER ARTISTIC ASSIGNMENTS
2022 MAKEEQUAL/OKEJ MED DIG Director. producer and writer- Film about consent in preschools. I wrote the
script and directed short episodes.
2022 Läs satsningen Eskilstuna- Writer, editor and director- I directed, edited and produced the film behind the
book OM ORM (by Sara Villius and Mari Kanstad Johnsen) together with Maja Heurling and Emma Gustafsson in
their magical theater performance.
2021 Linn Moser Hällen- Director, producer and editor- I worked with Linn Moser Hällen (social worker) and
made some films about domestic violence that she used for educational purposes.
2020 Swedish Children’s Program, Marie Lundberg- Director and storyboard.
2020 Länstyrelsen- Directing & editing -Operation Women’s Peace Conference. I made films about Domestic
Violence.
2024 / Adlibris & Lilla Piratförlaget / a film about the behind-the-scenes process of the making of the books A
Girl’s War Diary by Jessica Babb and We Want Ketchup by Pija Lindenbaum and Anna Åkerström.

Awards

AWARDS
NEW TALENT Film stockholm- For best pitch of “Killing R”- the feature film.
NEW DOC Tempo documentary filmsfestival – “Pinocchio without a nose”- Best film
NEW DOC Tempo documentary filmsfestival -I wanted a family/Honourable mention
TWELVE FOR THE FUTURE- – The promise /In production
TWELVE FOR THE FUTURE- The New Rabbi /In production
TEMPO PITCH – The promise/ In production
Xenoclips, Barcelona Filmfestival- Best film award – War is over
Jönköpingsfilmfestival Best short film award- The biggest star