Edward af Sillén (born 25 September 1982 in Blumenau,[1] Santa Catarina, Brazil) is a Swedish screenwriter and director for stage, film and TV.

He has translated and directed numerous successful theatre shows including Twelfth Night[2] by William Shakespeare, The Drowsy Chaperone,[3] Bull and Cock by Mike Bartlett,[2] Torch Song Trilogy by Harvey Fierstein,[2] Shirley Valentine by Willy Russell, and Art by Yasmina Reza.

[4] Af Sillén has worked on Melodifestivalen and the Eurovision Song Contest as a director, commentator and screenwriter, including in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 where he wrote and directed the interval act "Love Love Peace Peace" with Fredrik Kempe.

Af Sillén’s second film was the Swedish comedy Holy Mess, again written with Daniel Réhn and starring Robert Gustafsson, Maria Lundqvist and Helena Bergström.

The film stars Malin Akerman as Isabella, a lead business woman in the financial district of Stockholm, who returns home to celebrate her father's birthday.

[6] Af Sillén is set to return to cinema direction in his upcoming film Ett sista race, which he also wrote the script for, working once again with Malin Akerman and David Hellenius.

[12] Af Sillén’s theatrical work includes Swedish translations of Steel Magnolias, Torch Song Trilogy by Harvey Fierstein, Rock of Ages[13] and The Ladykillers.

Af Sillén has written and directed national tours for major Swedish artists such as Tomas Ledin,[14] Ola Salo[15] and Peter Jöback.

Af Sillén was recruited by Melodifestivalen supervisor Christer Björkman to write and direct the 2009 edition.

His parody sketch song "Här står jag", performed by Charlotte Perrelli, topped the Swedish iTunes chart.