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Isabella Eklöf

Isabella Eklöf

Director and writer · Born February 10, 1978 (48) · Östra Ryd, Sweden

Isabella Jenny Karolina Eklöf (born 10 February 1978; Östra Ryd) is a Swedish film director and screenwriter. Eklöf attended the National Film School of Denmark. She served on the crew as a "runner" for the 2008 Swedish film Let the Right One In. Eklöf co-wrote the 2018 Swedish film Border with director Ali Abbasi; together they expanded on the source material, a short story by John Ajvide Lindqvist. For Border, Eklöf, Abbasi and Lindqvist were nominated for the Guldbagge Award for Best Screenplay; they were also nominated for the European Film Award for Best Screenwriter. She also wrote and directed the 2018 Danish film Holiday, for which she won the New Wave Best Picture and New Wave Best Director awards at the Fantastic Fest in Austin, Texas; Holiday went on to win four Bodil Awards, including Best Danish Film.

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Born
February 10, 1978 (48)
From
Östra Ryd, Sweden
Works as
Director and writer
Titles
5 on MovieCove · 14 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Down 12% in 30 days

Where can I watch Isabella Eklöf's films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 5 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).

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Filmography

14 credits, 5 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Death of Bunny Munro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 6 episodes · Director · Executive Producer

  • Kalak (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Director · Editor · Writer

  • Industry(2020)

    Show 8 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Servant(2019)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • Holiday(2018)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Border(2018)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Notes from Underground (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Director · Screenplay · Actor

  • I'm My Own Dolly Parton (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Additional Photography

  • Welcome to Barbaristan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Director · Editor · Screenplay

  • Let the Right One In(2008)

    Location Assistant

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Triptych (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Director · Editor · Screenplay

  • Lasse Rules (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Cinematographer

  • Willy Kyrklund (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Director · Writer

  • Mr. Nawashi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director · Writer

Career shape

Biggest box office

Border (2018)

$2.2M worldwide

Highest rated

Border (2018)

Midcredits 80th