Jesper W. Nielsen

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Jesper W. Nielsen
Born1962 (age 62–63)
Denmark
Occupation Director

Jesper Westerlin Nielsen is a Danish film director, known for Okay (2003) , The Day Will Come (2016), and several TV series.

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Early life and education

Nielsen was born in 1962, and in 1989 graduated as a film editor from the Den Danske Filmskole (Danish Film School). [1] [2]

Career

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

List of films and television shows directed
TitleYearNotes
Ligusterkrigeren1987Short film
Retfærdighedens rytter1989
Hjerter i slør (Veiled Hearts)1992
Buldermanden1996Short film
The Last Viking 1997
Southern Comfort1997
Ogginoggen1997Short film
Forbudt for børn (Little Big Sister)1998
Okay 2002
The Bouncer2003
Store planer!2005
I et speil, i en gåte 2008
Pagten 2009TV series
Lykke (Happy Life)2011–12
Borgen 2011–13TV series
Badehotellet 2014TV series
Dicte 2014TV series
The Day Will Come 2016Winner: Filmfest Hamburg Commerzbank Audience Award
Redwater 2017TV series
Greyzone2018TV series
Undtagelsen (The Exception)2019 Thriller film, based on Christian Jungersen's 2004 novel [10]

References

  1. ↑ "Danish born director Jesper W. Nielsen". nfi.no. Archived from the original on 22 April 2016. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Schepelern, Peter (17 February 2003). "THE DREYER AWARD 2003: OLESEN AND NIELSEN" (in Danish). Den Danske Filminstitut.
  3. ↑ "OKAYReviewed by Sheila Johnston in Locarno Screened in competition Dir: Jesper W Nielsen. Denmark. 2002. 95mins". Screen Daily . Retrieved 11 April 2016.
  4. ↑ "while Okay and Open Hearts dominate Danish Oscar nominations". Screen Daily . Retrieved 11 April 2016.
  5. ↑ "Danish stars line up for Nielsen's Bouncer". Screen Daily . Retrieved 11 April 2016.
  6. ↑ "The multi-award winning Danish director/writer Jesper Nielsen". smatalent.com. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
  7. ↑ "JESPER W. NIELSEN". mubi.com. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
  8. ↑ "Danish director scores production hat trick". screendaily.com. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
  9. ↑ Sommer from Settet.dk (in Danish). Archived 5 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 28 December 2008.
  10. ↑ Mitchell, Wendy (24 June 2023). "Danish thriller 'The Exception' starring Sidse Babett Knudsen begins shooting (exclusive)". Screen Daily . Retrieved 24 June 2023.


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