Soni Jorgensen is a Swedish screenwriter who has worked across feature films, television series, games, and as a Dialogue Coach on the acclaimed TV show American Horror Story, for showrunner Ryan Murphy.

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Soni also served as Head Writer on Hazelight Studios and Electronic Arts’ global commercial success and multi-award-winning game It Takes Two, in collaboration with film and game director Josef Fares (Jalla! Jalla!, Cops, A Way Out, Split Fiction).

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At the 2021 Game Awards—often referred to as the Oscars of gaming—It Takes Two won the top prize, Game of the Year, along with Best Family Game and Best Multiplayer Game, and was nominated for Best Narrative. It also received nine BAFTA nominations, including Best Narrative, and won Best Original Property and Best Multiplayer. Competing against big-budget AAA titles, It Takes Two became the most awarded Game of the Year worldwide in 2021.

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Soni has also worked as a Script Consultant on numerous television series and feature films, including the Swedish box-office hit As It Is in Heaven, which was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film and sold internationally.

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Renowned for her in-depth approach to character development, Soni has been invited to speak at industry events around the world, including the Istanbul Film Festival, Creative Europe & WIFT Ireland, Gothenburg Film Festival, Lindholmen Audiovisual Talks, Carl International Film Festival, and the Season Film Festival in Helsinki. She was the Keynote Speaker at the Screenwriters Research Network’s 2016 international summit in the UK and has been featured in Writers & Artists (UK) and Boston Globe (USA). 

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With a specialty in character-driven storytelling and formal training from the Graduate Screenwriting Program at USC’s School of Cinematic Arts in Los Angeles, Soni is known for creating dramas, comedies, and genre-spanning work centered on compelling characters.

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Soni Jorgensen is a member of the Writers Guild of Sweden and the European Film Academy, where members vote for the European Film Awards.

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CV 

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(selection)

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2020-2022: Script Editor - TV Series (Drama, Thriller)

The Vanishing Triangle 

Park Films (Ireland), Paper Plane Productions, Sundance Now (USA)

 

2021: Co-Creator/Writer - TV Series (Development) (Drama)

Leaving LA - Head Creator/Writer/Director: Manuel Concha

Fabrik Entertainment (USA)

 

2018-2021: Head Writer - Video Game (Action, Adventure, Comedy)

It Takes Two - Director: Josef Fares

Hazelight Studios (Sweden), Electronic Arts (USA)

 

2017-2019: Script Consultant, Co-Director, Producer - Feature Film (Drama, Comedy)

King of Atlantis - Director: Marina Nyström

Filmweaver, Intergalactic Partners, Dramasvecia. (Theatrical release + Swedish Television)

 

2017: Co-Writer, Producer - Short Film (Adaptation of a short story) (Drama)

Little Match Girl - Director: Björne Larson

M&M Productions (Denmark), Deep Forest Films (USA), Intergalactic Partners (Sweden)

 

2016: Co-Creator/Co-Writer - TV Series (Development, adaptation of a British novel) (Drama, Thriller)

Last Light - Head Creator/Writer: Patrik Ehrnst

Zentropa, Trust Nordisk (Denmark), Brain Academy (Sweden)

 

2016: Co-Creator/Co-Writer - TV Series (Development) (Drama, Thriller, SciFi)

Ice Fern - Head Creator/Writer: Johan Rudolphie

Palladium Fiction (Sweden), Atlantique Productions (France), SONY pictures (UK)

 

2015-2016: Script Development Executive

Consulting Script Development Executive at the Swedish production company Brain Academy, at the time a part of NICE Entertainment Group, currently NENT Studios.

 

2015: Dialogue Coach - TV Series (Drama, Horror)

American Horror Story - Hotel - Showrunner: Ryan Murphy

20th Century Fox Television (USA)

(Soni rewrote scenes into Swedish, rehearsed with Scandinavian actors on set, and assisted the director, Ryan Murphy, during Swedish-language scenes.)

 

2015: Screenwriter - Feature film (Commissioned rewrite) (Comedy, Drama)

FIB - Director: Johan Karrento

Helsinkifilmi (Finland)

 

2014: Screenwriter - Feature Film (Commissioned rewrite) (Drama, Ghost-Mystery)

Wraith - Director: Björne Larson

Cross Creek Pictures (Black Swan, Ides of March), Deep Forest Films (USA)

 

2013-2014: Screenwriter - Feature Film (Development) (Drama, Biopic)

Greta Garbo 

Hepp Film (Sweden), Birdcat/Carice van Houten (Game of Thrones) (Netherlands)

 

2011-2012: Screenwriter - Feature Film (Commissioned rewrite) (Action, Adventure)

Jax of Hearts

Tiger8 (USA), JCI GROUP (China)

 

2010: Writer - TV movie ((Adaptation of a short story) (Drama, Comedy)

Sture & Kerstin Forever - Director: Tova Magnusson

Swedish Television

 

2009: Writer, Storyline - TV Series (Drama, Comedy)

Life in Fagervik 

Swedish Television