Jesper W. Nielsen
Jesper W. Nielsen | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1962 (age 61–62) Denmark |
| Occupation | Director |
Jesper Westerlin Nielsen is a Danish film director, known for Okay (2003) , The Day Will Come (2016), and several TV series.
Early life and education
[edit]Nielsen was born in 1962, and in 1989 graduated as a film editor from the Den Danske Filmskole (Danish Film School).[1][2]
Career
[edit]Early in his career, Nielsen edited feature films by Anders Refn, Thomas Vinterberg and Erik Clausen.[2] He then became noted as a director of children's films, such as Retfærdigheden rytter (1989), The Last Viking (1997) and Forbudt for børn (1998).[2]
In 2003, he made his breakthrough with the critically acclaimed adult drama film Okay, for which he was awarded the Dreyer Award.[2][3][4] He is also known the film The Bouncer,[5] and the TV series Pagten.[6][7][8]
He also wrote the 2008 series Sommer with Karina Dam.[9]
Filmography
[edit]| Title | Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Ligusterkrigeren | 1987 | Short film |
| Retfærdighedens rytter | 1989 | |
| Hjerter i slør (Veiled Hearts) | 1992 |
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| Buldermanden | 1996 | Short film |
| The Last Viking | 1997 | |
| Southern Comfort | 1997 | |
| Ogginoggen | 1997 | Short film |
| Forbudt for børn (Little Big Sister) | 1998 |
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| Okay | 2002 |
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| The Bouncer | 2003 | |
| Store planer! | 2005 | |
| I et speil, i en gåte | 2008 |
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| Pagten | 2009 | TV series |
| Lykke (Happy Life) | 2011–12 |
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| Borgen | 2011–13 | TV series |
| Badehotellet | 2014 | TV series |
| Dicte | 2014 | TV series |
| The Day Will Come | 2016 | Winner: Filmfest Hamburg Commerzbank Audience Award |
| Redwater | 2017 | TV series |
| Greyzone | 2018 | TV series |
| Undtagelsen (The Exception) | 2019 | Thriller film, based on Christian Jungersen's 2004 novel[10] |
References
[edit]- ^ "Danish born director Jesper W. Nielsen". nfi.no. Archived from the original on 22 April 2016. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
- ^ a b c d Schepelern, Peter (17 February 2003). "THE DREYER AWARD 2003: OLESEN AND NIELSEN" (in Danish). Den Danske Filminstitut.
- ^ "OKAYReviewed by Sheila Johnston in Locarno Screened in competition Dir: Jesper W Nielsen. Denmark. 2002. 95mins". Screen Daily. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
- ^ "while Okay and Open Hearts dominate Danish Oscar nominations". Screen Daily. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
- ^ "Danish stars line up for Nielsen's Bouncer". Screen Daily. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
- ^ "The multi-award winning Danish director/writer Jesper Nielsen". smatalent.com. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
- ^ "JESPER W. NIELSEN". mubi.com. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
- ^ "Danish director scores production hat trick". screendaily.com. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
- ^ Sommer from Settet.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 28 December 2008.
- ^ Mitchell, Wendy (24 June 2023). "Danish thriller 'The Exception' starring Sidse Babett Knudsen begins shooting (exclusive)". Screen Daily. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
External links
[edit]- Jesper W. Nielsen at IMDb
- Jesper W. Nielsen in the Danish Film Database
- Jesper W. Nielsen in the film database danskefilm.dk (in Danish)
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