Jessica Nilsson (born 11 January 1965) is a Swedish director based in Denmark. She is best known for directing 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 ...

'' (2005), along with other films. Nilsson was born and grew up in Sweden, but moved to Denmark in 1989. She studied at the

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, and later graduated from the

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. 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. She made her radio play debut with ''Hullet'' in 2001. The 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 Maria Christensen (born 10 April 1972) is a Danish actress. She attended the Danish National School of Theatre from 1995 to 1999. Among her early TV roles came in '' Hotellet''; she made her breakthrough at the stage in 2001 when she had the ...

, and

Erik Clausen Erik Clausen (7 March 1942 – 30 October 2024) was a Danish actor, film director and screenwriter. He directed fourteen films from 1981. His 2007 film '' Temporary Release'' was entered into the 29th Moscow International Film Festival The ...

. It was shot in 2006 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