Thérèse Ahlbeck is a swedish film director and screenwriter. Her interest in filmmaking and storytelling began early, and soon after high school she went on to study film, theatre and art history. With a bachelor’s degree in Art History she continued on to study journalism at Skurups Folkhögskola and began after that to work at the Swedish Radio (SR) and Swedish Television (SVT). It was during these years she developed a profound love for sound, as a powerful component in storytelling.

In 2010, her graduation film from the swedish National Filmschool, "JANNA & LIV", starring Sofia Ledarp and Lo Kauppi, was nominated by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, to a Student Academy Award.