Monika Agorelius began her career at the age of 18 as a movie and music
journalist. Her work on local newspapers in Sweden evolved into
reporting for a number of television shows in Scandinavia and further
afield in Europe and South Africa. She still continues to write
articles for a number for publications in Scandinavia.
In 1988, Agorelius established the independent media and production
company Closeup Productions, in the UK. Closeup produce EPKs and Making
Of features for television and DVD extras, music videos, documentaries
and corporate videos. As managing director of Closeup, she has taken on
both director and producer roles for a variety of productions.
Alongside credits on features such as Run, Fat Boy, Run, Lord of War,
The Wedding Date and The Mutant Chronicles, Monika has also directed
documentary material for such diverse projects as Swedish singer and
entertainer Carola Haggkvist and The Special Olympics football events.
She has also directed corporate videos for BskyB and a music video for
the song "Happy? (Dumka)" for the British pop group Jackdaw4.
In the mid 1990s Closeup Productions played a vital part in the start
up process of the National Multidisabled Football League in the UK, as
one of the official sponsors of the league. Closeup also directed and
produced a number of successful trailers and promo reels for the
league, which were subsequently broadcast on sports channels and during
sporting functions all over Europe.
In 1998 Monika was awarded The Swedish Golden Pen award, presented by
the Film Publicist Association of Sweden. She was the perfect candidate
for this award according to the jury's description of her as an
'international movie-loving freelance journalist, both hard working and
successful'.
