Director. Born 1977. Graduated as a documentary filmmaker from Tisch School of the Arts. Holds a Master in Visual Anthropology from New York University. She has also worked as a media consultant for UNICEF and UNESCO.
Nielsson has directed a trilogy about children's rights, 'Good Morning Afghanistan' (2003), 'Durga' (2004) and 'The Children of Darfur' (2005). 'Mumbai Disconnected' (2009), directed with Frederik Jacobi, was part of the 'Cities on Speed' series about megacities.
Nielsson's documentary feature debut, 'Democrats' (2014), about Zimbabwe’s power struggle for a new constitution, was warmly received by critics. The film won the Best Documentary prize at Nordisk Panorama and top awards at CPH:DOX and Tribeca Film Festival.
Her follow-up documentary feature, 'President' (2021), also about Zimbabwe's transition to democracy, worldpremiered at Sundance where it received the World Cinema Documentary Special Jury Award: Vérité Filmmaking.
Nielsson has directed a trilogy about children's rights, 'Good Morning Afghanistan' (2003), 'Durga' (2004) and 'The Children of Darfur' (2005). 'Mumbai Disconnected' (2009), directed with Frederik Jacobi, was part of the 'Cities on Speed' series about megacities.
Nielsson's documentary feature debut, 'Democrats' (2014), about Zimbabwe’s power struggle for a new constitution, was warmly received by critics. The film won the Best Documentary prize at Nordisk Panorama and top awards at CPH:DOX and Tribeca Film Festival.
Her follow-up documentary feature, 'President' (2021), also about Zimbabwe's transition to democracy, worldpremiered at Sundance where it received the World Cinema Documentary Special Jury Award: Vérité Filmmaking.
| Title | Year | Function | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| President | 2021 | Direction, Recording engineer | DK/Documentary |
| The Reformist – a female Imam | 2019 | Director supervisor | DK/Documentary |
| A Colombian Family | 2019 | Consultant | DK/Documentary |
| Democrats | 2014 | Direction, Screenplay, Recording engineer | DK/Documentary |
| Mumbai Disconnected | 2009 | Direction, Cinematography, Stills | DK/Documentary |
Awards and nominations
| Award | Release year | Festival | Film |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best Documentary Award | 2015 | New York Tribeca Film Festival 2015 | Democrats |
| Special Jury Mention | 2014 | CPH:DOX 2014 | Democrats |
| REEL TALENT AWARD | 2014 | CPH:DOX 2014 | Democrats |
| Best Director | 2015 | Prague, One World Human Rights Film Festival 2015 | Democrats |
| Freedom Award | 2015 | Tel Aviv Docaviv Int. Documentary Film Festival 2015 | Democrats |
| The Jury Pricze for Best ConScience Film | 2015 | Leuven, Docville 2015 | Democrats |
| Honorable Mention | 2015 | Bergen International Film festival 2015 | Democrats |
| Human Rights Award | 2015 | Dokufest Prizren 2015 | Democrats |
| Documentary Film Prize of the Lübeck Unions | 2015 | Lübeck, Nordische Filmtage 2015 | Democrats |
| Best Documentary Award | 2015 | Malmö Nordisk Panorama 2015 | Democrats |
| World Cinema Special Jury Award: Vérité Filmmaking | 2021 | Sundance Film Festival 2021 | President |
| The Jury Pricze for Best ConScience Film | 2021 | Leuven, Docville 2021 | President |
| Best International Documentary | 2021 | Sao Paulo It's All True Int. Documentary FF 2021 | President |
| Honorable Mention | 2021 | Tel Aviv Docaviv Int. Documentary Film Festival 2021 | President |
| Special Jury Award | 2021 | DMZ South Korea 2021 | President |
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Festivals
| Festival | Festival date | Film |
|---|---|---|
| Helsinki Doc Point Documentary Film Festival | 2022-02-01 | President |
| Sydney Film Festival | 2021-11-03 | President |
| Lübeck, Nordische Filmtage | 2021-11-03 | President |
| Dokufest Prizren | 2021-11-01 | President |
| Bergen International Film festival | 2021-10-20 | President |
| Zürich Film Festival | 2021-09-23 | President |
| DMZ South Korea | 2021-09-09 | President |
| Warszawa, Against Gravity | 2021-09-03 | President |
| Melbourne Film Festival | 2021-08-05 | President |
| Tel Aviv Docaviv Int. Documentary Film Festival | 2021-07-01 | President |
| Thessaloniki Documentary Festival | 2021-06-24 | President |
| SilverDocs AFI Documentary Festival | 2021-06-22 | President |
| Cape Town, Encounters South African Int. Documentary Film Festival | 2021-06-10 | President |
| Prague, One World Human Rights Film Festival | 2021-05-10 | President |
| München Documentary Festival | 2021-05-05 | President |
| CPH:DOX | 2021-04-21 | President |
| Sao Paulo It's All True Int. Documentary FF | 2021-04-08 | President |
| Leuven, Docville | 2021-03-24 | President |
| Haag, Amnesty Int. Movies that Matter Festival | 2021-03-19 | President |
| Sundance Film Festival | 2021-01-28 | President |
| ZagrebDox | 2016-02-21 | Democrats |
| Montreal, Rencontres Int. du Documentaire | 2015-11-12 | Democrats |
| Lübeck, Nordische Filmtage | 2015-11-04 | Democrats |
| Hamptons Film Festival | 2015-10-08 | Democrats |
| Reykjavik Film Festival | 2015-09-24 | Democrats |
| Zürich Film Festival | 2015-09-24 | Democrats |
| Bergen International Film festival | 2015-09-23 | Democrats |
| Malmö Nordisk Panorama | 2015-09-18 | Democrats |
| Dokufest Prizren | 2015-08-08 | Democrats |
| Melbourne Film Festival | 2015-07-30 | Democrats |
| Wellington - New Zealand Film Festival | 2015-07-16 | Democrats |
| Sheffield Doc/Fest | 2015-06-05 | Democrats |
| Bologna, Biografilm | 2015-06-05 | Democrats |
| Cape Town, Encounters South African Int. Documentary Film Festival | 2015-06-04 | Democrats |
| Sydney Film Festival | 2015-06-03 | Democrats |
| Docsbarcelona | 2015-05-25 | Democrats |
| Warszawa, Against Gravity | 2015-05-09 | Democrats |
| München Documentary Festival | 2015-05-07 | Democrats |
| Tel Aviv Docaviv Int. Documentary Film Festival | 2015-05-06 | Democrats |
| Leuven, Docville | 2015-05-01 | Democrats |
| San Francisco Int. Film Festival | 2015-04-23 | Democrats |
| Toronto, Hot Docs Int. Documentary Festival | 2015-04-23 | Democrats |
| New York Tribeca Film Festival | 2015-04-15 | Democrats |
| Haag, Amnesty Int. Movies that Matter Festival | 2015-03-20 | Democrats |
| London, Human Rights Watch Film Festival | 2015-03-18 | Democrats |
| Prague, One World Human Rights Film Festival | 2015-03-02 | Democrats |
| Göteborg International Film Festival | 2015-01-23 | Democrats |
| Amsterdam, IDFA | 2014-11-19 | Democrats |
| CPH:DOX | 2014-11-06 | Democrats |
| Amsterdam, IDFA | 2010-10-10 | Mumbai Disconnected |
| Dokufest Prizren | 2010-07-31 | Mumbai Disconnected |
| Melbourne Film Festival | 2010-07-23 | Mumbai Disconnected |
| Warszawa, Against Gravity | 2010-05-08 | Mumbai Disconnected |
| Prague, One World Human Rights Film Festival | 2010-03-10 | Mumbai Disconnected |
| ZagrebDox | 2010-02-28 | Mumbai Disconnected |
| Göteborg International Film Festival | 2010-01-29 | Mumbai Disconnected |
| Helsinki Doc Point Documentary Film Festival | 2010-01-26 | Mumbai Disconnected |
| Amsterdam, IDFA | 2009-11-19 | Mumbai Disconnected |
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.
Camilla Nielsson in trade directory
