Andreas Johnsen
Andreas Johnsen (born 1974) is a Danish documentary director, producer, cinematographer. He is best known for the film Ai Weiwei The Fake Case (2013), about the Chinese artist and activist's life and battle against charges placed against him by the Chinese government. Johnsen's films often look at social issues in many different parts of the world, including Kidd Life (2012), about the Danish rapper and YouTube star Nicholas Westwood Kidd, and Man Ooman (2008), which looks at sex and gender relations in Jamaica through dancehall culture.
Andreas Johnsen
- Name
- Andreas Johnsen
- Born
- 1974
- Birthplace
- Copenhagen
- Occupation
- Film maker
- Nationality
- Kingdom of Denmark
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In 2014, the Danish Film Critics Association granted him the Bodil Award for Best Documentary.
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• Name — Andreas Johnsen • Born — 1974 • Birthplace — Copenhagen • Occupation — Film maker
Documentary
Documentary
• Mr. Catra: The Faithful (2004) • Inside Outside (2005) • Curtain Raising: Musicians in East Africa (2006) • Good Copy Bad Copy (2007) • Natasja (2008) • Man Ooman (2008) • Mord – as Andreas Rosforth Johnsen (2009) • A Kind of Paradise (2011) • Kidd Life (2012) • Ai Weiwei The Fake Case (2013) • Bugs (2016)
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• 2014, Bodil Award for Best Documentary
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- 1.Andreas Johnsen. Danish Film Institute.
- 2.Jagten på dansk grafittikunst. www.b.dk. 3 September 2012.
- 3.I al hemmelighed: 'Kidd Life'-instruktør laver dokumentar om Ai Weiwei. politiken.dk. 29 August 2013.
- 4.Dansker laver film om Ai Weiwei. ekkofilm.dk.
- 5.Et liv med usynlige fjender. Information. 27 November 2013.
- 6.Ai Weiwei the Fake Case. ekkofilm.dk.
- 7.Marques, João Diogo. 180 ID Andreas Johnsen. 28 November 2013.
- 8.Dansker er snublende tæt på at vinde dokumentarfilmenes svar på en Oscar. politiken.dk. 29 November 2013.
- 9.Røvgo' dokumentar. Information. 12 November 2009.
- 10.Jan Dohrmann. Bodil gik fra blæst til fest. dr.dk.
- 11.Jagten var bedst. ekkofilm.dk.
- 12.Andreas Johnsen. IMDB.com.
- 13.Copyright i krise. Information. 25 July 2007.
- 14.Natasja-dokumentar kommer på dvd. GAFFA.dk.
- 15.Tæt på Natasja. tvtid.tv2.dk. 11 November 2008.
- 16.CPH:DOX. CPH:DOX 2015: A Kind of Paradise. CPH:DOX dead link. July 2017.
- 17.Jan Dohrmann. Bodil gik fra blæst til fest. dr.dk.
- 18.Jagten var bedst. ekkofilm.dk.
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