Portrait of Paolo Vacirca

I'm a writer and producer.

If I fail to create captivating narratives that resonate with audiences, it is not for lack of effort. Storytelling is hard.

I ran development at Svensk Filmindustri, and I write for the screen myself — from The Hypnotist, directed by Lasse Hallström and Sweden's official Oscar submission, to Abomination, a feature for the Filipino market. I've worked with sharp independent producers like Bright Pictures and Filmlance, pitched ideas and judged them from the other side of the table, and I'm comfortable on either.

As co-founder of Scandinavian Content Group, I build content rooted in our Scandinavian heritage. That work has put series on the world's biggest screens — Clark for Netflix and Flykten till Östermalm for SVT — and films like Feed, a Guldbagge-winning, top-grossing horror.

I write scripts, lecture at places like Örebro University, Forsbergs and Gotlands folkhögskola, run writers' rooms, put together co-productions, and build YouTube channels that reach millions across different language territories.