Maria Blom grew up in Täby, north of Stockholm, she has become very much associated with her current site of residence, the province of Dalarna and the city of Falun. It all started when she released her 2004 breakthrough Dalecarlians (Masjävlar), winning Guldbagge awards for both her script writing and for the best film of the year, as well as being nominated for the best directing. It was a huge critical and popular success. In 2007 she directed Nina Frisk and Fishy in 2008. These films are regarded as a trilogy, all three focusing on a woman leading a single life. Later on, in 2014 she directed the feature film Hallâhallâ. The film won audience awards at both the Lübeck and the Hamburg film festival in 2014. Her sixth film Monky (2017), was nominated at the Guldbagge awards for best visual effects in 2018.
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