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Person

Lotte Svendsen

(1968 – )

Director. Born 1/9 1968. Prior to graduating in direction from the National Film School of Denmark, 1995, Svendsen wrote and directed for television. She has been writer-director of the stage production 'Emma's Dilemma' (1995) and of several short fiction films.

Her short film 'Royal Blues' (1997) won the Grand Prix at Odense, the Nordic Film Award and a Danish Film Academy Robert Award.

Svendsen made her feature film debut with the socio-political satire 'Gone with the Fish' (1999). She helmed the popular children's television series 'Max' (2007), also sent out in three theatrical versions: 'Max the Movie' (2008), 'Max Embarrassing 2' (2011) and 'Max Embarrassing Goes to the Festival' (2012). The first film was named best film at the children and youth festivals in Antwerpen and Zlin, respectively, and received a Special Mention at the Berlinale.

Additional features include the children's adventure film 'What a Circus!' (2017).

Film commissioner for children and youth films at the Danish Film Institute from 2018.
Filmography Music
Title Year Function Category
What a Circus! 2017 Direction, Screenplay DK/Feature
Max Embarrassing Goes to the Festival 2012 Direction, Screenplay DK/Feature
Max Embarrassing 2 2011 Direction, Script DK/Feature
Max the movie 2008 Direction, Script DK/Feature
Max 2007 Direction TV series
Fru Eilersen og Mehmet 2006 Script consultant DK/Short fiction
Clown 2005 Lotte Svendsen TV series
Tid til forandring 2004 Direction, Script DK/Feature
Er du skidt, skat? 2003 Direction, Screenplay TV series
Emmas dilemma 2001 Direction, Script TV series
Gone with the fish 1999 Direction, Script DK/Feature
Bag om Svendsen 1999 Appearance DK/Documentary
Royal Blues 1997 Direction, Script DK/Short fiction
Mors dag 1996 Direction TV film
Café Hector 1996 Direction DK/Short fiction
Harmony 1995 Direction, Script DK/Short fiction
Kys en solsort 1995 Direction DK/Short fiction
Filmskolen 1995 Appearance TV film
Black Harvest 1993 Film school trainee DK/Feature
Music Year Film Function
Kuling fra nordvest 1999 Bornholms stemme Songwriter