Julie Annette Rovelstad Andem (born 4 July 1982) is a Norwegian
screenwriter, director, and television producer. Andem is most famous
for being the creator, screenwriter, director, and showrunner for the
internationally acclaimed Norwegian young adult internet/television
series Skam, which aired from 2015 to 2017 on Norway's public
broadcasting network, NRK.Andem worked in the children's division of
NRK for several years. At NRK, she created and wrote the show Jenter,
which means "girls" in Norwegian.Skam began because NRK executives
wanted to reach more teenage girls in its programming. Andem, along
with Mari Magnus who later became the social media director of the
series, spent six months traveling around Norway and interviewing
teenagers about their lives. She then auditioned over 1,200 young
actors and then created characters around the cast.Andem was the
creator and showrunner of Skam, and she wrote and directed all 47
episodes throughout Skam's four seasons. Season 1 premiered on NRK in
September 2015 and season 4 ended in June 2017.
screenwriter, director, and television producer. Andem is most famous
for being the creator, screenwriter, director, and showrunner for the
internationally acclaimed Norwegian young adult internet/television
series Skam, which aired from 2015 to 2017 on Norway's public
broadcasting network, NRK.Andem worked in the children's division of
NRK for several years. At NRK, she created and wrote the show Jenter,
which means "girls" in Norwegian.Skam began because NRK executives
wanted to reach more teenage girls in its programming. Andem, along
with Mari Magnus who later became the social media director of the
series, spent six months traveling around Norway and interviewing
teenagers about their lives. She then auditioned over 1,200 young
actors and then created characters around the cast.Andem was the
creator and showrunner of Skam, and she wrote and directed all 47
episodes throughout Skam's four seasons. Season 1 premiered on NRK in
September 2015 and season 4 ended in June 2017.
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