Santiago Gil

Scriptwriter #SCHULTZBERGAGENCY

Santiago Gil

Born in Sweden by Catalan parents, Santiago lives in Stockholm with his family. In 1998, he gave up his career as a musician and artist, started writing and hasn’t stopped since.

WORK IN PROGRESS

TV series, dramedy 6x30 min, “Jens Fucking Lapidus”

Dramedy about a failed writer whose partner leaves him for the successful writer Jens Lapidus.

TV series 8x30 min, ”Sista Rycket”

Drama series about three couples and three divorces where the newly divorced men move in together to figure themselves out, with devastating results.

TV series 8x30 min, “Unga Moderna”

The year is 1980 and in the shadow of Oxelösund's ironworks, 18-year-old Tito finds the light in the escapist synth wave sweeping the world.

Feature film/TV series "Ett nytt liv"

Drama thriller about a family whose life is turned upside down by a wrongly sent dick pic.

Feature, "Värsta maffian"

Comedy satirizing young men's desire to become gang criminals.

Prizes & Awards

Feature film “Suedi”, nominated for a Guldbagge for Best Script (dramaturge)
TV series “We got this”, the Jury’s Prize Serielizados in Barcelona, 2020
Winner of the European Script Awards at Geneva Film Festival 2020
TV series “Veni Vidi Vici”, selected for competition at Cannes/Mipcom and sold to USA (Hulu). Rights for remake sold to Lionsgate in the USA.
TV series “The Torpedoes”, winner of Kristallen for Best Comedy series 2017

Santiago Gil - CV

2023: Traditional publishing contract with Lava Publishing. The novel ”Välkommen till Sommarland” will be launched in the spring/summer of 2024 as a paper book, e-book and audio book.
 
2020: DRAMATURGE FOR FEATURE FILM ”SUEDI” . DIRECTING & SCRIPT MANUEL CONCHA, VIAPLAY
 
2019/20: Script Writer for the TV-series ”We got this” in collaboration with Schiaffiano Musarra. Producer Jarowskij AB for SVT.
 
2018: Script Writer for ep 2 of the TV-series ”Finaste Familjen” season 2. Producer Jarowskij AB for CMORE/TV4.
 
2017: Script Writer for the TV-series” Veni Vidi Vici” in collaboration with Rafael Edholm. Producer Hands Up AB for Viaplay.
 
2016/17: Script Writer for the TV-series ”Torpederna”, season 2, in collaboration with Jesper Harrie and Kristina Svärd. Producer FLX AB for CMORE/TV4.
 
2014: Co-writer for the feature-film ”Micke & Veronika”. Directing and script Staffan Lindberg. Producer Lena Rhenberg/Stellanova Film AB. Cinema distribution SF.
 
2013: Co-writer for the feature-film ”Hur många kramar finns det i världen”. Directing and script Lena Koppel. Producer Peter Possne/Sonet. Cinema Distribution SF.
 
2008: Co-writer for the feature-film ”Vi Hade I Alla Fall Tur Med Vädret – Igen” Directing and script Kjell-Åke Andersson. Producer Peter Kropenin & Peter Possne. Cinema distribution SF.
 
2008: Script Writer for featurette ”Jenny Ger Igen”. Director Anna-Carin Andersson. Producer Peter Kropenin.
 
2005/2006: Teacher/responsible for Script development at Kulturama Film School.
 
2003: Scripwriter for the feature-film ”Mamma, pappa, barn”. Director Kjell-Åke Andersson. Producer Jan Blomgren/Bobfilm. Cinema distribution SF.
 
2002: Script Writer for the TV-series ”Håll Käften”. Director Tova Magnusson-Norling. Producer Sören Staermose for Sveriges Television AB.
 
2001: Script Writer for the TV-series ”Stackars Tom”. Director Kjell-Åke Andersson. Producer Marianne Gray/Jarowskij for Sveriges Television AB.
 
1998: Script Writer for the Feature film ”Zingo”. Director Cristjan Wegner. Producer Sören Staermose. Cinema distribution Columbia Tri-Star.