# animate! › Films › We Believe in Happy Endings by Monika Forsberg & Susie Sparrow › direction & collaboration

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**We Believe in Happy Endings** a film by Monika Forsberg & Susie Sparrow

[Monika Forsberg](https://www.walkyland.com)

2006, 4 min 02 sec

### Monika Forsberg

#### short biography

Writer/director/animator Monika Forsberg was born in Sweden and has been living in London for the past 11 years. She completed an MA Animation at the Royal College of Art, London, in 2001.

Her film **His Passionate Bride** (Animus Films for C4, 2004) was nominated for BAFTA Best Animated Short and has been awarded prizes at film festivals around the world. It received a ‘Public Choice’ nomination at the British Animation Awards 2006.

Since 2003, Monika has been regularly commissioned to direct idents for Nickelodeon UK, and to design textiles for clothing by the John Miles Partnership.

She is currently working on several projects simultaneously: collaborating with Eva Palacios on an animated documentary, developing a tv series with producer Sylvie Bringas, and constructing a multimedia e-game teamed up with the artist Jo Broughton.

19 September 2006

#### artist’s website

[Monika Forsberg](http://www.thatgirlmon.co.uk)

Monika's website

### Susie Sparrow

#### short biography

Susie, London born and bred, graduated in 2001 with a Commercial Music degree. She’s since been writing and recording for her own album. Her involvement with film music includes assists on the shorts **Snap** (independent) and **His Passionate Bride** (Animus Films for C4, 2004). Script credits include *Not In Hill*, a comedy pilot for BBC Radio 4 in 2002. She now lives and works with Monika Forsberg in a studio where they have made their film **We Believe In Happy Endings**.

17 August 2006

**We Believe in Happy Endings** film, stills and other materials © Monika Forsberg & Susie Sparrow 2006