Melissa Lindgren is a producer and curator based in Stockholm. She graduated from the University of Gothenburg with an MFA in Curatorial Practice (film/video) and is the founder and co-director of Cinema Queer International Film Festival. In 2019, Melissa joined acclaimed production company Story as a producer, focusing on creative documentaries and arthouse features. Her first feature-length documentary, Always Amber, premiered at Berlinale, Panorama, and has been screened at over 50 festivals.
projects in progress
Megaheartz (documentary) - Director Emily Norling
Laws of the Wild (documentary) - Directors: Sally Jacobson and Tuva Björk
The Society of the Spectacle - Directed by Göran Hugo Olsson and Roxy Farhat, in production; producer. Focus: social criticism.
Sister Calls - Directed by Annika Fredriksson, in pre-production; producer. Focus: gender equality. Premiere planned for 2022.
Labor - Directed by Tove Pils, in late development; producer. Focus: LGBTQ+. Premiere planned for 2022.
Tongues Untied - directed by Salad Hilowle, in development; producer. Focus: identity/racism. Premiere planned for 2023.
Our Love - Directed by Lia Hietala and Hannah Reinikainen, in development; producer. Focus: coming of age. Premiere planned for 2024.
finished projects
Night Shift (documentary) - Directors: Lia Hietala and Hannah Reinikainen
Always Amber - Directed by Lia Hietala and Hannah Reinikainen, 75 min, Sweden, 2020; producer.
Idomeni - Directed by David Aronowitsch, 89 min, Sweden, 2020; associate producer.
