Lena Koppel has worked as a director in film, TV and theatre since the late 1980s. She worked with Ingmar Bergman and Roy Andersson on her first projects. She also worked at SVT for ten years writing and directing films for children and teens.

She has directed many popular features such as Rallybrudar, Hur många lingon finns det i världen?, the sequel Hur många kramar finns det i världen? and Bombay dreams, where she won price for best director at Cinekids, Amsterdam.

Lena has also directed TV series Åreakuten, Sommaren med släkten, Höök and Saltön, and most recently På gatan där jag bor, which will be seen on Viaplay later this year.

Lenas projects are known for being humorous, moving, thought provoking and often with a female lead.

Besides directing, Lena has extensive experience as a script writer and teaches directing, acting and does script analysis.