Director, born 1965. Graduated from the National Film School of Denmark in 1991.
Olesen's international breakthrough came with the intense, character-driven drama "Minor Mishaps" (2002) which won Der Blaue Engel at the Berlin International Film Festival. "In your Hands" followed in 2004, a Dogme-tinged prison drama selected for the main competition in Berlin. Also selected for competition in Berlin was "Little Soldier" (2008), about a female soldier who returns from Afghanistan, rootless and traumatised.
Olesen entered into a new genre with her political thriller "The Shooter" (2013) which discusses the thin line between idealism and terrorism.
Prior to her feature films Annette K. Olesen directed a number of experimental shorts, including "Juliet's Balcony" (1992). She has also directed four episodes of the DR TV series "Borgen" (2010) and has taught at the Danish Film School. Has also taught in Holland, Norway and Egypt.
| Title | Year | Function | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| Idealisten | 2015 | Manuskonsulent | DK/Feature |
| Bankerot | 2014 | Direction | TV series |
| Skytten | 2013 | Direction | DK/Feature |
| Barvalo | 2012 | Manuskonsulent | DK/Short fiction |
| Borgen 1 | 2010 | Direction | TV series |
| Lille soldat | 2008 | Direction | DK/Feature |
| 45 cm - Or Love as a Symbolic Communication Medium | 2007 | Direction, Script | DK/Short fiction |
| One Day | 2007 | Konsulent | DK/Documentary |
| 1 : 1 | 2006 | Direction | DK/Feature |
| Forbrydelser | 2004 | Direction, Script | DK/Feature |
| Små ulykker | 2002 | Direction | DK/Feature |
| Y - fædre og sønner | 2001 | Direction, Script | DK/Documentary |
| Bånd på livet | 2000 | Direction, Manuskript | DK/Short fiction |
| Find dig selv | 2000 | Direction | DK/Short fiction |
| Tifanfaya | 1998 | Direction | DK/Short fiction |
| Julies balkon | 1993 | Direction, Script | DK/Documentary |
| Har du ild? | 1993 | Direction, Script | DK/Documentary |
| Interview | 1992 | Direction, Script | TV film |
| 10:32 tirsdag - en kærlighedshistorie | 1991 | Direction, Script | DK/Short fiction |
| Rami og Julie | 1988 | Runner | DK/Feature |
Awards and nominations
| Award | Release year | Festival | Film |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bronze Dragon | 1994 | Krakow Film Festival 1994 | Julies balkon |
| Special Mention Of The Jury | 2004 | Troia Int. Film Festival (Setúbal) 2004 | Forbrydelser |
| Audience's Prize - Best long feature | 2004 | Bordeaux International Festival for Women 2004 | Forbrydelser |
| Best Leading Actor | 2004 | Bordeaux International Festival for Women 2004 | Forbrydelser |
| Emerging Masters | 2004 | Seattle International Film Festival 2004 | Forbrydelser |
| The Blue Angel | 2002 | Berlinale 2002 | Små ulykker |
| Special Prize of The Jury | 2004 | Valladolid International Film Festival 2004 | Forbrydelser |
| Special Mention | 2004 | Torino Infinity Festival 2004 | Forbrydelser |
| ARTE Distribution Award | 2004 | Paris Cinema 2004 | Forbrydelser |
| Robert, Best Supporting Actress | 2005 | Danmarks Film Akademi Robert-uddeling 2005 | Forbrydelser |
| Publikumspreis der „Lübecker Nachrichten“ | 2006 | Lübeck, Nordische Filmtage 2006 | 1 : 1 |
| NDR-Filmpreis | 2006 | Lübeck, Nordische Filmtage 2006 | 1 : 1 |
| Kirchlicher Filmpreis Interfilm | 2006 | Lübeck, Nordische Filmtage 2006 | 1 : 1 |
| Special Mention | 2006 | Hamptons Film Festival 2006 | 1 : 1 |
| Kingfischer award | 2006 | Ljubljana International Film Festival 2006 | 1 : 1 |
| Audience Award - Best International Film | 2008 | Clermont-Ferrand Festival Du Court Metrage 2008 | 45 cm - Or Love as a Symbolic Communication Medium |
| Oecumenical Prize | 2009 | Berlinale 2009 | Lille soldat |
| Best Actress | 2009 | Valladolid International Film Festival 2009 | Lille soldat |
| Best Cinematography | 2009 | Valladolid International Film Festival 2009 | Lille soldat |
| Silver Spike | 2009 | Valladolid International Film Festival 2009 | Lille soldat |
| Special Mention | 2009 | Valladolid International Film Festival 2009 | Lille soldat |
Det Danske Filminstitut registrerer international festivaldeltagelse og priser til danske film,
dog primært de titler, som Filminstituttet varetager i sin festivaldistribution,
og primært i forbindelse med de festivaler, som Filminstituttet har prioriteret at samarbejde med.
Registreringen af festivaldeltagelse og priser til danske film, der ikke er i festivaldistribution,
foretages kun for "launch"-festivaler ifølge Filminstituttets prioriterede festivalliste. Se listen over prioriterede festivaler.
Festivals
| Festival | Festival date | Film |
|---|---|---|
| Zagreb Motovun Film Festival | 2015-07-25 | Forbrydelser |
| Espoo Ciné International Film Festival | 2014-08-20 | Skytten |
| Göteborg International Film Festival | 2014-01-24 | Skytten |
| Chennai International Film Festival | 2013-12-12 | Skytten |
| Lithuania Scanorama Film Forum | 2013-11-07 | Skytten |
| Lübeck, Nordische Filmtage | 2013-10-30 | Skytten |
| Cinemateket | 2013-10-01 | Skytten |
| Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival | 2013-07-18 | Skytten |
| Moscow - Royal Danish Embassy | 2013-05-29 | Skytten |
| Cinémathèque royale de Belgique | 2012-05-01 | Forbrydelser |
| Tampere Film Festival | 2012-03-07 | 45 cm - Or Love as a Symbolic Communication Medium |
| Beirut EU-Film Festival | 2011-11-10 | Lille soldat |
| Ankara Flying Broom International Women's Film Festival | 2011-05-05 | Lille soldat |
| Göteborg International Film Festival | 2010-01-29 | Lille soldat |
| Cinemateket | 2010-01-21 | Lille soldat |
| Pune International Film Festival India | 2010-01-07 | Lille soldat |
| Chennai International Film Festival | 2009-12-16 | Lille soldat |
| Dubai International Film Festival | 2009-12-09 | Lille soldat |
| Jakarta International Film Festival | 2009-12-04 | Lille soldat |
| Torun, Camerimage | 2009-11-28 | Lille soldat |
| Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival | 2009-11-27 | Lille soldat |
| Osaka European Film Festival | 2009-11-12 | Lille soldat |
| Sevilla Festival de Cine | 2009-11-06 | Lille soldat |
| Lithuania Scanorama Film Forum | 2009-11-05 | Lille soldat |
| Mannheim-Heidelberg, Int. Film Festival | 2009-11-05 | Lille soldat |
| Brasilia International Film Festival | 2009-11-04 | Lille soldat |
| Mumbai Film Festival | 2009-10-29 | Lille soldat |
| Ranheim Femmina Internasjonale Film Festival | 2009-10-26 | Små ulykker |
| Valladolid International Film Festival | 2009-10-23 | Lille soldat |
| Warsaw International Film Festival | 2009-10-10 | Lille soldat |
| Hamptons Film Festival | 2009-10-08 | Lille soldat |
| Haifa International Film Festival | 2009-10-03 | Lille soldat |
| Rio de Janeiro Film Festival | 2009-09-24 | Lille soldat |
| Helsinki Film Festival | 2009-09-17 | Lille soldat |
| Troia Int. Film Festival (Setúbal) | 2009-09-04 | Lille soldat |
| Montreal World Film Festival | 2009-08-27 | Lille soldat |
| Haugesund, Den Norske Filmfestivalen | 2009-08-20 | Lille soldat |
| Brisbane International Film Festival | 2009-07-30 | Lille soldat |
| Zagreb Motovun Film Festival | 2009-07-27 | Lille soldat |
| Galway International Film Festival, Film Fleadh | 2009-07-07 | Lille soldat |
| Taipei Film Festival | 2009-06-26 | Lille soldat |
| Bratislava Art Film Festival | 2009-06-20 | Lille soldat |
| Edinburgh International Film Festival | 2009-06-17 | Lille soldat |
| Buenos Aires Danish Film Festival | 2009-06-16 | Lille soldat |
| Transilvania International Film Festival | 2009-05-29 | Lille soldat |
| Seattle International Film Festival | 2009-05-21 | Lille soldat |
| CPH PIX | 2009-04-16 | Lille soldat |
| Seoul International Women's Film Festival | 2009-04-09 | Lille soldat |
| Trondheim Minimalen Kortfilm Festival | 2009-03-06 | 45 cm - Or Love as a Symbolic Communication Medium |
| Berlinale | 2009-02-05 | Lille soldat |
| Arles | 2008-11-17 | 45 cm - Or Love as a Symbolic Communication Medium |
| Verdal Femmina International Film Festival | 2008-10-22 | 45 cm - Or Love as a Symbolic Communication Medium |
| Sofia EU Film Festival | 2008-05-22 | 1 : 1 |
| Bukarest EU-Filmfestival | 2008-05-09 | 1 : 1 |
| Bonn Scandinavian Film festival | 2008-04-24 | 1 : 1 |
| Clermont-Ferrand Festival Du Court Metrage | 2008-02-01 | 45 cm - Or Love as a Symbolic Communication Medium |
| Balkankult Fondacija | 2008-02-01 | 45 cm - Or Love as a Symbolic Communication Medium |
| Budapest Danish Film Week | 2007-11-22 | 1 : 1 |
| Brest, Festival Européen du Film Court | 2007-11-10 | Julies balkon |
| Aarhus Filmfestival | 2007-10-23 | 45 cm - Or Love as a Symbolic Communication Medium |
| Cinemateket | 2007-10-18 | Små ulykker |
| Oulu Nordisk Panorama | 2007-09-21 | 45 cm - Or Love as a Symbolic Communication Medium |
| Vlissingen, Film by the Sea | 2007-09-14 | 1 : 1 |
| Odense Internationale Film Festival | 2007-08-27 | 45 cm - Or Love as a Symbolic Communication Medium |
| Taipei Film Festival | 2007-06-22 | Små ulykker |
| Durban International Film Festival | 2007-06-20 | 1 : 1 |
| Sarajevo - Royal Danish Embassy | 2007-05-23 | Forbrydelser |
| Belgrade Danish Film Event | 2007-04-18 | Forbrydelser |
| New York Scandinavian House | 2007-04-15 | 1 : 1 |
| Malmö, BUFF | 2007-03-13 | 1 : 1 |
| Jameson Dublin International Film Festival | 2007-02-16 | 1 : 1 |
| Antwerpen European Youth FF of Flanders | 2007-02-15 | 1 : 1 |
| Glasgow Film Festival | 2007-02-15 | 1 : 1 |
| Göteborg International Film Festival | 2007-01-26 | 1 : 1 |
| Palm Springs International Film Festival | 2007-01-04 | 1 : 1 |
| Jakmel Film Festival | 2006-11-24 | 1 : 1 |
| Gijon International Film Festival | 2006-11-23 | 1 : 1 |
| Ottawa EU FF | 2006-11-17 | Forbrydelser |
| Ljubljana International Film Festival | 2006-11-10 | 1 : 1 |
| Lübeck, Nordische Filmtage | 2006-11-01 | 1 : 1 |
| Damaskus EU FF | 2006-10-20 | Forbrydelser |
| London Film Festival | 2006-10-18 | 1 : 1 |
| Hamptons Film Festival | 2006-10-18 | 1 : 1 |
| Warsaw International Film Festival | 2006-10-06 | 1 : 1 |
| Mill Valley Film Festival, Film Inst. California | 2006-10-05 | 1 : 1 |
| Rio de Janeiro Film Festival | 2006-09-21 | 1 : 1 |
| Vlissingen, Film by the Sea | 2006-09-15 | 1 : 1 |
| Halifax Atlantic Film Festival | 2006-09-14 | 1 : 1 |
| Warsaw EU Film Festival | 2006-09-01 | Forbrydelser |
| Melbourne Film Festival | 2006-07-26 | 1 : 1 |
| Giffoni Film Festival | 2006-07-15 | 1 : 1 |
| Palic European Film Festival | 2006-07-15 | 1 : 1 |
| Jerusalem Int. Film Festival | 2006-07-06 | 1 : 1 |
| Sydney Film Festival | 2006-06-09 | 1 : 1 |
| Seattle International Film Festival | 2006-05-25 | 1 : 1 |
| Brussels Eurocine27 | 2006-05-09 | Forbrydelser |
| Accra EU Film Festival | 2006-04-26 | Forbrydelser |
| Nicaragua EU FF | 2006-02-15 | Forbrydelser |
| Berlinale | 2006-02-09 | 1 : 1 |
| Prague Brno EU Film Festival | 2006-01-26 | Forbrydelser |
| Thessaloniki International Film Festival | 2005-11-18 | Forbrydelser |
| Riga Arsenals | 2005-10-14 | Forbrydelser |
| Montone Umbria Film Festival | 2005-07-06 | Forbrydelser |
| Zagreb Danish "Next Stop" Film Festival | 2005-04-21 | Små ulykker |
| London Dogme Film Festival | 2005-04-01 | Forbrydelser |
| Buenos Aires, Mar Del Plata Int. FF | 2005-03-10 | Forbrydelser |
| Rouen, Fest. du Cinema Nordique | 2005-03-09 | Forbrydelser |
| Mexico City Intl Contemp FF | 2005-02-16 | Forbrydelser |
| Zagreb Danish "Next Stop" Film Festival | 2005-01-21 | Små ulykker |
| Havana International FF of New Latin Cinema | 2004-12-07 | Forbrydelser |
| Bratislava International Film Festival | 2004-12-03 | Forbrydelser |
| Ljubljana International Film Festival | 2004-11-10 | Forbrydelser |
| Kiev Molodist Int. Film Festival | 2004-10-23 | Forbrydelser |
| Valladolid International Film Festival | 2004-10-22 | Forbrydelser |
| Sao Paulo Int. Film Festival | 2004-10-22 | Forbrydelser |
| London Film Festival | 2004-10-20 | Forbrydelser |
| Reykjavik Danish Wave | 2004-10-01 | Forbrydelser |
| Vancouver International Film Festival | 2004-09-28 | Forbrydelser |
| Bordeaux International Festival for Women | 2004-09-27 | Forbrydelser |
| Rio de Janeiro Film Festival | 2004-09-23 | Forbrydelser |
| Montreal World Film Festival | 2004-08-26 | Forbrydelser |
| Espoo Ciné International Film Festival | 2004-08-24 | Forbrydelser |
| Haugesund, Den Norske Filmfestivalen | 2004-08-20 | Forbrydelser |
| Århus International Student Center | 2004-08-07 | Små ulykker |
| Melbourne Film Festival | 2004-07-21 | Forbrydelser |
| Pula Film Festival | 2004-07-16 | Forbrydelser |
| Wellington - New Zealand Film Festival | 2004-07-16 | Forbrydelser |
| Sarajevo Danish Film Festival | 2004-07-12 | Små ulykker |
| Karlovy Vary International Film Festival | 2004-07-02 | Forbrydelser |
| Perth Revelation Film Festival | 2004-07-01 | Forbrydelser |
| Paris Cinema | 2004-06-30 | Forbrydelser |
| Washington National Museum of Women in the Arts | 2004-06-20 | Små ulykker |
| Sydney Film Festival | 2004-06-11 | Forbrydelser |
| Troia Int. Film Festival (Setúbal) | 2004-06-04 | Forbrydelser |
| Seattle International Film Festival | 2004-05-20 | Små ulykker |
| Vilnius Film Spring | 2004-04-23 | Små ulykker |
| Moscow EU Film Festival | 2004-04-23 | Små ulykker |
| Brussels Film Festival | 2004-04-23 | Forbrydelser |
| Seoul International Women's Film Festival | 2004-04-02 | Forbrydelser |
| Torino Infinity Festival | 2004-03-27 | Forbrydelser |
| New York New Directors/New Films | 2004-03-24 | Forbrydelser |
| American Film Market (AFM) | 2004-02-25 | Forbrydelser |
| Budapest Danish Film Week | 2004-02-10 | Små ulykker |
| Berlinale | 2004-02-05 | Forbrydelser |
| Washington National Gallery of Art | 2004-01-10 | Små ulykker |
| Singapore EU-Film Festival | 2003-10-09 | Små ulykker |
| Rio de Janeiro, Danish FF | 2003-09-23 | Små ulykker |
| Troia Int. Film Festival (Setúbal) | 2003-06-06 | Små ulykker |
| Sofia Nordisk Film Festival | 2003-05-30 | Små ulykker |
| New York Scandinavian House | 2003-04-09 | Små ulykker |
| Minneapolis/St. Paul International Film Festival | 2003-04-04 | Små ulykker |
| Creteil, Festival Films De Femmes | 2003-03-21 | Små ulykker |
| Rouen, Fest. du Cinema Nordique | 2003-03-12 | Små ulykker |
| Prague Febiofest, Int. Film, TV and Video Festival | 2003-01-23 | Små ulykker |
| Internationalt Kultursekretariat | 2003-01-01 | Små ulykker |
| Palm Springs Festival of Festivals | 2002-11-21 | Små ulykker |
| Busan International Film Festival | 2002-11-15 | Små ulykker |
| Thessaloniki International Film Festival | 2002-11-08 | Små ulykker |
| Sao Paulo Int. Film Festival | 2002-10-18 | Små ulykker |
| Ghent Flanders Int. Film Festival | 2002-10-08 | Små ulykker |
| Warsaw International Film Festival | 2002-10-03 | Små ulykker |
| Bordeaux International Festival for Women | 2002-09-23 | Små ulykker |
| Haugesund, Den Norske Filmfestivalen | 2002-08-17 | Små ulykker |
| Manila Cinemanila International Film Festival | 2002-08-01 | Små ulykker |
| Melbourne Film Festival | 2002-07-24 | Små ulykker |
| Karlovy Vary International Film Festival | 2002-07-04 | Små ulykker |
| Paris Danish Film Week | 2002-07-02 | Små ulykker |
| Sydney Film Festival | 2002-06-07 | Små ulykker |
| Seattle International Film Festival | 2002-05-23 | Små ulykker |
| Cairo International Film Festival | 2002-03-14 | Små ulykker |
| Berlinale | 2002-02-06 | Små ulykker |
| Rouen, Fest. du Cinema Nordique | 2001-03-14 | Tifanfaya |
| Rouen, Fest. du Cinema Nordique | 1999-03-10 | Tifanfaya |
Det Danske Filminstitut registrerer international festivaldeltagelse og priser til danske film,
dog primært de titler, som Filminstituttet varetager i sin festivaldistribution,
og primært i forbindelse med de festivaler, som Filminstituttet har prioriteret at samarbejde med.
Registreringen af festivaldeltagelse og priser til danske film, der ikke er i festivaldistribution,
foretages kun for "launch"-festivaler ifølge Filminstituttets prioriterede festivalliste. Se listen over prioriterede festivaler.