Jessica Nilsson
Encyclopedia
Jessica Nilsson is a Swedish director based in Denmark; she is perhaps best known for the feature film All About Anna
(2005).
She studied at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, and later graduated from the Danish Film School.
Her short film Pølsen won First Prize at the Oslo Short Film Festival 1998.
Spotless was in competition at the Sundance Film Festival
in 2001 and was shown at the Odense Film Festival in 2000, where she received the Danish Directors’ Prize of Merit. Furthermore, Spotless won the Special Jury Prize at Flickerfest
2001 in Sydney
.
All About Anna
won three Scandinavian Adult Awards, including Best Scandinavian Couples Film, and was nominated for four AVN Awards, including Best Foreign Film.
Following All About Anna, Nilsson has mainly been writing and directing radio plays. The Danish Association of the Blind awarded her its 2005 Radioplay Award for her radio play Flammende kærlighed, produced by Danmarks Radio
.
She directed an attempt at a second feature film, Sverige er fantastisk, a road movie
starring Lene Maria Christensen, Mette Føns and Erik Clausen. It was shot in 2006, but has not been released.
All About Anna
All About Anna is a Danish pornographic film released in 2005, directed by Jessica Nilsson and starring Gry Bay and Mark Stevens. The film is explicit in its exploration of sexual relationships...
(2005).
She studied at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, and later graduated from the Danish Film School.
Her short film Pølsen won First Prize at the Oslo Short Film Festival 1998.
Spotless was in competition at the Sundance Film Festival
Sundance Film Festival
The Sundance Film Festival is a film festival that takes place annually in Utah, in the United States. It is the largest independent cinema festival in the United States. Held in January in Park City, Salt Lake City, and Ogden, as well as at the Sundance Resort, the festival is a showcase for new...
in 2001 and was shown at the Odense Film Festival in 2000, where she received the Danish Directors’ Prize of Merit. Furthermore, Spotless won the Special Jury Prize at Flickerfest
Flickerfest
Flickerfest is an Australian, Academy Award-accredited short film festival. Founded in 1992 at Balmain High School which is now called Sydney Secondary College Balmain Campus, it is held every January in Sydney. The films then go on tour throughout Australia. The Festival Director is currently...
2001 in Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
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All About Anna
All About Anna
All About Anna is a Danish pornographic film released in 2005, directed by Jessica Nilsson and starring Gry Bay and Mark Stevens. The film is explicit in its exploration of sexual relationships...
won three Scandinavian Adult Awards, including Best Scandinavian Couples Film, and was nominated for four AVN Awards, including Best Foreign Film.
Following All About Anna, Nilsson has mainly been writing and directing radio plays. The Danish Association of the Blind awarded her its 2005 Radioplay Award for her radio play Flammende kærlighed, produced by Danmarks Radio
Danmarks Radio
DR – officially rendered into English as the Danish Broadcasting Corporation – is Denmark's national broadcasting corporation. Founded in 1925 as a public-service organization, it is today Denmark's oldest and largest electronic media enterprise...
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She directed an attempt at a second feature film, Sverige er fantastisk, a road movie
Road movie
A road movie is a film genre in which the main character or characters leave home to travel from place to place. They usually leave home to escape their current lives.-History:...
starring Lene Maria Christensen, Mette Føns and Erik Clausen. It was shot in 2006, but has not been released.
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)
- All About AnnaAll About AnnaAll About Anna is a Danish pornographic film released in 2005, directed by Jessica Nilsson and starring Gry Bay and Mark Stevens. The film is explicit in its exploration of sexual relationships...
(2005) - Homeless (2008)
- Sverige er Fantastisk (unreleased)
Radio plays
- Hullet (2001)
- Til døden os skiller (2003)
- Flammende begær (2004)
- Fødselspsykose (2007)