In 2010 Anna wrote and produced an album in English , called '' Garden of love '' . " I was moving away from making mainstream music . I wanted full say on everything I was doing , full creative freedom . I 'm extremely ambitious and a risk taker , never looking for the easy route . " Her next album '' MANA '' in 2012 was a huge critical success . It won the Teosto prize , that is one of the biggest art prizes in the Nordic countries . The prize was established by the Finnish Composers ' Copyright Society Teosto . " When I made MANA , I knew I was ending a course of twenty years . Something new was on its way . " For almost five years , Anna has been working on an experimental film called '' M '' . " This work has been a true challenge and an obsession . Making films that are unique pieces of art is what I want to do in the future . I have found a medium that challenges me to the limit and gives me a chance to work with all of my passions ; writing , visuality and music , but most importantly , emotion . " Anna currently lives in Uusikaupunki , Finland with her husband and artistic companion Matti Pyykkö and their five-year-old son . " Sometimes I feel that you do n't get to write the story of your life , but rather , a story picks you up and sets you in . So many things have happened to me that I really ca n't comprehend . I like it and I do n't . I 'm a person who loves taking risks but at the same time wants to feel safe . And that 's a hell of a paradox ! " Anna Eriksson 's debut film '' M '' was selected to premiere at 33rd Venice International Film Critics ' Week , an autonomous section of 75th Venice International Film Festival , in 2018 . At the 2019 Vienna Independent Film Festival , the film received the Best Feature Film and Best Cinematography awards
75th Venice International Film Festival
75th Venice International Film Festival
Anna Eriksson