Jesper W. Nielsen

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

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

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
Title Year Notes
Ligusterkrigeren 1987 Short film
Retfærdighedens rytter 1989
Hjerter i slør (Veiled Hearts) 1992
Buldermanden 1996 Short film
The Last Viking 1997
Southern Comfort 1997
Ogginoggen 1997 Short film
Forbudt for børn (Little Big Sister) 1998
Okay 2002
The Bouncer 2003
Store planer! 2005
I et speil, i en gåte 2008
Pagten 2009 TV series
Lykke (Happy Life) 2011–12
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

  1. ^ "Danish born director Jesper W. Nielsen". nfi.no. Archived from the original on 22 April 2016. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d 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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