Jens Fischer (born 24 August 1946) is a Swedish

cinematographer The cinematographer or director of photography (sometimes shortened to DP or DOP) is the person responsible for the photographing or recording of a film, television production, music video or other live action piece. The cinematographer is the ch ...

. According to Criterion Cast, Jens Fischer is known as "one of the most distinguished Swedish cinematographers of the 1990s and 2000s."

Early life and education

Jens Fischer was born in

Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic country located on ...

. His mother Gull Söderblom was the sister of

Åke Söderblom Åke Fridolf Söderblom (20 January 1910 – 22 May 1965) was a Swedish actor, screenwriter and songwriter (one of his songs is '' Kan du vissla Johanna?''). He appeared in 70 films between 1933 and 1965. Selected filmography * '' The Dang ...

, while his father

Gunnar Fischer Gunnar Fischer (18 November 1910 – 11 June 2011) was a Swedish cinematographer who worked with director Ingmar Bergman on several of the director's best-known films, including ''Smiles of a Summer Night'' (1955) and ''The Seventh Seal'' (19 ...

was a film director and photographer who worked closely with

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. Both Jens and his brother Peter went on to become

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Career

In 1974, he worked with his father Gunnar Fischer on ''

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'' by

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. Jens and his brother Peter also played the sons of Eva Dahlbeck in '' Waiting Women''. According to Criterion Cast, Jens Fischer was "one of the most distinguished Swedish cinematographers of the 1990s and 2000s." In 1998, Fischer, who previously won the Guldbagge for best cinematography, was the recipient of the first

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prize at the Guldebaggen. Among other recent projects, he was a cinematographer along with

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on the 2010 film ''

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo ''The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo'' (original title in sv, Män som hatar kvinnor , lit=''Men Who Hate Women'') is a psychological thriller novel by Swedish author and journalist Stieg Larsson (1954–2004). It was published posthumously in 2 ...

''. At the 15th

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(PIFF) in 2017, he served as a judge for the competition section. At the

28th Guldbagge Awards The 28th Guldbagge Awards ceremony, presented by the Swedish Film Institute, honored the best Swedish films of 1992, and took place on 1 March 1993. ''House of Angels'' directed by Colin Nutley was presented with the award for Best Film. Winne ...

in 2014 he was nominated for the award for Best Cinematography for the films ''

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'' and ''

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''. At the 29th Guldbagge Awards he won the Best Cinematography award for the film ''

Sista dansen ''Sista dansen'' (en. ''The Last Dance'') is a Danish-Norwegian-Swedish 1993 film directed by Colin Nutley. The film was selected as the Swedish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 67th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nomine ...

''. He has worked on more than 35 films and television shows since 1972.

Selected filmography

* ''

The Children of Noisy Village Books by Astrid Lindgren featuring the Six Bullerby Children (in the US released as ''The Children of Noisy Village''): * ''All About the Bullerby Children'' * ''Cherry Time at Bullerby'' * ''Six Bullerby Children'' * ''Springtime at Bullerby'' ...

'' (1986) * '' Allra käraste syster'' (1988) * ''

Ingen rövare finns i skogen Ingen rövare finns i skogen is a 1988 Swedish film directed by Göran Carmback and based on the novel of the same name by Astrid Lindgren. Plot Peter plays outside in the woods with his sword. When he runs to his grandmother's house he sings ...

'' (1988) * ''

'' (1992) * ''

'' (1993) * ''

The Queen of Sheba's Pearls ''The Queen of Sheba's Pearls'' is a 2004 Swedish-British drama film set in England post-WWII. Helena Bergström plays Nancy Ackerman who mysteriously arrives on the Pretty family's doorstep. Ackerman looks eerily similar to Jack Bradley's (Jame ...

'' (2004) * ''

Göta kanal 2 – Kanalkampen ''Göta kanal 2 – Kanalkampen'' (English: ''Göta Canal 2 - Canal Battle'') is a comedy film directed by Pelle Seth. It is a sequel to ''Göta kanal eller Vem drog ur proppen?'' and was followed by '' Göta kanal 3: Kanalkungens hemlighe ...

'' (2006) * '' Göta kanal 3: Kanalkungens hemlighet'' (2009) * ''

Änglagård – tredje gången gillt Änglagård is a Swedish progressive rock band, with influences including King Crimson, Genesis, Gentle Giant, Trettioåriga Kriget, Schicke Führs Fröhling, and Van der Graaf Generator. The band was established in 1991 by Tord Lindman (guita ...

'' (2010)

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Fischer, Jens 1946 births Living people Swedish cinematographers People from Stockholm Best Cinematographer Guldbagge Award winners