Anders Thomas Jensen

Director

Anders Thomas Jensen is one of the world's most prolific writers, having had over 20 screenplays produced in the last 10 years. Jensen was born on 6th April 1972 in Frederiksværk on Sjælland in Denmark. He made his film debut in 1996 with three short films, including the Academy Award nominated Ernst & Lyset, which he also directed.

The following year Jensen wrote and directed Wolfgang, which also earned an Academy Award nomination for best short film. After being nominated two previous years Jensen finally won in 1999 an Oscar for best short film with Valgaften. He followed his short films by writing the screenplay for two successful films in 1999, Mifune's Last Song, the third Dogme movie, and In China they eat Dogs. Jensen was nominated for the Robert, the Danish Academy Award for both films, but neither won.

After having written screenplays for films in various genres, in 2000 he made his feature film debut as a director with Flickering Lights. The film was a huge blockbuster hit in Denmark and also gained interest abroad. Jensen's prolific run continued with the screenplays to Grev Axel in 2001, Lone Scherfig's Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself and Susanne Bier's celebrated Open Hearts in 2002.

Jensen then wrote and directed The Green Butchers in 2003. He also wrote the screenplays for Søren Kragh-Jacobsen's Skagerrak and Rembrandt. In 2004 Jensen wrote the screenplay for Susanne Bier's Brothers, and this was followed by Adam's Apples.

His next writing contribution was After the Wedding, for which he shares co-story credit with director Susanne Bier. The film has been nominated for Best Foreign Language Film for the 2006 Academy Awards.

His next writing project is Til doden os skiller, for actress Paprika Steen.

Selected Filmography (as screenwriter)

2006: Adams Apples
Director: Anders Thomas Jensen

After The Wedding
Director: Susanne Bier

2005: Vet Hard
Director : Tim Oliehoek

2004: Brothers
Director: Susanne Bier

2003: The Green Butchers Director: Anders Thomas Jensen

Rembrandt
Director: Jannik Johannsen
Skagerak
Director: Soren Kragh-Jacobsen

2002: Old Men in New Cars
Director: Lasse Spang Olsen

Wilbur Wants To Kill Himself
Director: Lone Scherfig

WILBUR WANTS TO KILL HIMSELF
Regie: Lone Scherfig

Open Hearts
Director: Susanne Bier

2000 Flickering Lights
Director: Anders Thomas Jensen

1999: In China They Eat Dogs
Director: Lasse Spang Olsen

Mifune
Director: Soren Kragh-Jacobsen

 

Filmography (as director)

2006: Adams Apples

2003: The Green Butchers

2000: Flickering Lights