Diablo Cody
After completion of her book, Cody was encouraged by Mason Novick to write her first screenplay. Within months she wrote "Juno", a coming-of-age story about a teenager's unplanned pregnancy. The Jason Reitman-directed comedy stars Ellen Page and Michael Cera.
Daniel Fridell
His next feature, "Dubbel-8" in 2000, was an official selection at the Toronto International Film Festival. Fridell continued down this path of critically acclaimed dark drama's into the early 2000s where he wrote and directed two features back-to-back, "Blodsbröder" (English title: "Bloodbrothers") in 2005 with Noomi Rapace and "Säg att du älskar mig" (English title: "Say That You Love Me") in 2006, both box office hits. "Say That You Love Me" newcomer, Haddy Jallow, also received Best Actress in Scandinavian for her role.