Jessica Nilsson (born 11 January 1965) is a Swedish director based in Denmark. She directed the feature film ''

All About Anna ''All About Anna'' is a 2005 Danish erotic film directed by Jessica Nilsson and starring Gry Bay and Mark Stevens. The film is explicit in its exploration of sexual relationships. It is a co-production between Innocent Pictures and Lars von Tri ...

'' (2005), along with other, less popular films. She studied at the

Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts ( da, Det Kongelige Danske Kunstakademi - Billedkunst Skolerne) has provided education in the arts for more than 250 years, playing its part in the development of the art of Denmark. History The Royal Dani ...

, and later graduated from the

National Film School of Denmark The National Film School of Denmark ( da, Den Danske Filmskole) is an independent institution under the Ministry of Culture of Denmark, Danish Ministry of Cultural Affairs. It was established in 1966 and is based on Holmen, Copenhagen, Holmen in ...

. Her short film ''Pølsen'' won First Prize at the Oslo Short Film Festival 1998. ''Spotless'' was in competition at the

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in 2001 and was shown at the

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in 2000, where she received the Danish Directors' Prize of Merit. ''Spotless'' won the Special Jury Prize at

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2001 in

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. ''

'' won three Scandinavian Adult Awards, including Best Scandinavian Couples Film, and was nominated for four

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s, including Best Foreign Film. Nilsson writes and directs documentaries, short movies, music videos, commercials, and radio plays. The Danish Association of the Blind awarded her its 2005 Radioplay Award for her radio play ''Flammende kærlighed'', produced by

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. She directed a second feature film, ''Sverige er fantastisk'', a

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starring

Lene Maria Christensen Lene is a feminine given name common in Denmark and Norway. People called Lene *Lene Alexandra, Norwegian singer *Lene Demsitz, Danish long jumper *Lene Elise Bergum, Norwegian actress *Lene Brøndum, Danish actress *Lene Espersen, Danish politicia ...

, Mette Føns and

Erik Clausen Erik Clausen (born 7 March 1942) is a Danish actor, film director and screenwriter. He has directed fourteen films since 1981. His 2007 film ''Temporary Release'' was entered into the 29th Moscow International Film Festival The 29th Mosco ...

. It was shot in 2007 and was released in 2015.

Filmography

*''TV-Ansjosen'' (1995) (TV series) *''Pølsen'' (1997) *''Taber!'' (1998) *''Psykologens dagbog'' (1999) *''Spotless'' (1999) *''Sjätte dagen'' (2001) (TV-series) *''Die Jodeladies: Absolute partyterapi'' (2002) *''Stressless'' (2003) *''

'' (2005) *''Homeless'' (2008) *''Ulla - B wants a job'' (2009) *''Safehouse - Trafficked'' (documentary 2010) *''Pia Wants to Survive - Cancer '' (documentary 2012 - ?) *''The Man Who Fell Down the Stairs as a 3 Year Old'' - Schizophrenia (documentary 2013 - ?) *''Painless'' (2014) *''Sverige er Fantastisk'' (2015)

Radio plays

*''Hullet'' (2001) *''Til døden os skiller'' (2003) *''Flammende begær'' (2004) *''Fødselspsykose'' (2007)

References

External links

* 1965 births Living people Swedish women film directors Swedish women screenwriters Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts alumni {{Denmark-film-director-stub