Christina Rosendahl

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Christina Rosendahl
Born (1971-01-05) 5 January 1971 (age 53)
Nykøbing Falster, Region Zealand, Denmark
OccupationFilm director
Years active2002–present
Notable work
Relatives Pernille Rosendahl (sister)
Awards

Christina Rosendahl (born 5 January 1971) is a Danish film director. A nominee for several Robert Awards, she is known for her work on the films Supervoksen (2007), The Idealist (2015), and The Good Traitor (2020).

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Biography

Christina Rosendahl was born on 5 January 1971 in Nykøbing Falster, a city in Region Zealand. [1] She was educated at the University of Copenhagen, where she was a student in Comparative Literary History and Film and Media Studies; European Film College (1995-1996), where she befriended Peter Albrechtsen (who would later become a sound designer and a long-time creative partner); New York Film Academy; and Super16, a non-traditional film school in Valby. [2] [3] [4]

In 2002, Rosendahl graduated from Super16 and directed her first film Stargazer, a documentary on her sister Pernille Rosendahl and her band Swan Lee. [3] In 2003, she directed Buddhas barn, a documentary about Pia Rasmussen, the half-Danish reincarnation of Tibetan Buddhist teacher Khunu Lama Tenzin Gyaltsen. [5] In 2006, she directed her first feature film, Supervoksen ; the film was about a character whom AfterEllen called "the first lesbian teen in Danish film history". [6] In 2007, she won the Robert Award for Best Children's Film at the 24th Robert Awards for Supervoksen. [7]

In 2015, she was the director of The Idealist , a thriller film about an investigation into health issues concerning workers in the 1968 Thule Air Base B-52 crash cleanup effort; [8] she was nominated for the Robert Award for Best Director (at the 33rd Robert Awards) and the Bodil Award for Best Danish Film (at the 69th Bodil Awards) for that film. [9] [10] In 2020, she directed and co-wrote The Good Traitor , a period drama about the ambassador Henrik Kauffmann; [11] she was nominated for the Robert Award for Best Director (at the 38th Robert Awards) and the Bodil Award for Best Danish Film (at the 74th Bodil Awards) for that film. [9] [12]

She was chairperson of the Danish Film Directors Association from 2014 until her resignation in 2022. [13] [2] As chairperson, she promoted female representation within the film director occupation. [14] She won the 2017 Bodil Special Award for her work as chairperson. [14] Rosendahl joined the European Film College's board in 2020. [3]

Awards and nominations

YearTitleAwardResultRef.
2007 Supervoksen Robert Award for Best Children's Film Won [7]
2016 The Idealist Robert Award for Best Danish FilmNominated [15]
Robert Award for Best Director Nominated [9]
Bodil Award for Best Danish Film Nominated [10]
2017N/A Bodil Special Award Won [14]
2021 The Good Traitor Robert Award for Best Danish FilmNominated [16]
Robert Award for Best DirectorNominated [9]
Bodil Award for Best Danish FilmNominated [12]

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References

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  4. ↑ "Film card". Torino Film Festival . Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  5. ↑ "Buddhas barn". DR (in Danish). 28 August 2003. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  6. ↑ Nelson, Courtney (3 November 2006). "Review of Supervoksen (Super Grown-Up)". AfterEllen. Archived from the original on 28 March 2019. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  7. 1 2 "Supervoksen". Robert Prisen (in Danish). Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  8. ↑ Jensen, Jorn Rossing (5 September 2013). "The Idealist starts with a nuclear disaster and gradually works up to a climax". cineuropa.org. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
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  10. 1 2 "Bodilprisen 2016. Og de nominerede er…" (in Danish). 7 January 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  11. ↑ Simon, Alissa (9 March 2021). "'The Good Traitor' Review: Wartime Intrigue Spices Up Otherwise Dull Marital Drama". Variety. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
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