Nov 1, 2018
Johannes received an MFA in Industrial Design from
the National College of Arts and Crafts and is a Graphic
Designer and Illustrator. His work is known to be
visually oriented and conceptual, with sparse dialogue and a
special focus on sound design and music.
Johannes has worked as an independent filmmaker
since the mid 1990s and has reached a wide international audience
with short films, short documentaries and the feature film Sound of Noise.
Johannes often collaborates with his childhood
friend Ola Simonsson, who is a filmmaker and musician.
Their Palme d'Or nominated short Music for One Apartment and Six Drummers has
screened regularly around the world and online. He is the creator
and member of the group Six Drummers featured in that
film and the Cannes nominated feature, Sound of Noise.
Johannes' more recent work includes the
award-winning shorts Rain and The Bear about a businesswoman fed up with
being a human being, who buys a bear suit and moves to the
wilderness.