Screenwriter, director. Born 6 April 1972. Self-taught.
Anders Thomas Jensen won an Oscar in 1999 for his short fiction film 'Election Night' and has since written more than 25 features in a wide variety of genres, including collaborations with directors Susanne Bier, Lone Scherfig, Søren Kragh-Jacobsen and Nikolaj Arcel. Jensen wrote the screenplay for Susanne Bier's 'In a Better World' (2010), which won an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 2011, and he also scripted Bier's 'After the Wedding', which received an Oscar nomination in 2007.
Jensen's own feature films as director, characterised by dark humour and comical contrasts, comprise 'Flickering Lights' (2000), 'The Green Butchers' (2003), 'Adam's Apples' (2005), 'Men & Chicken' (2015) and 'Riders of Justice' (2020).
In 2003, Jensen was awarded an Honorary Bodil Award for his overall achievement in Danish film.
Anders Thomas Jensen won an Oscar in 1999 for his short fiction film 'Election Night' and has since written more than 25 features in a wide variety of genres, including collaborations with directors Susanne Bier, Lone Scherfig, Søren Kragh-Jacobsen and Nikolaj Arcel. Jensen wrote the screenplay for Susanne Bier's 'In a Better World' (2010), which won an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 2011, and he also scripted Bier's 'After the Wedding', which received an Oscar nomination in 2007.
Jensen's own feature films as director, characterised by dark humour and comical contrasts, comprise 'Flickering Lights' (2000), 'The Green Butchers' (2003), 'Adam's Apples' (2005), 'Men & Chicken' (2015) and 'Riders of Justice' (2020).
In 2003, Jensen was awarded an Honorary Bodil Award for his overall achievement in Danish film.
| Title | Year | Function | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Marco Effect | 2021 | Consultant | DK/Feature |
| Riders of Justice | 2020 | Direction, Script, Story | DK/Feature |
| Daniel | 2019 | Screenplay | DK/Feature |
| The Dark Tower | 2017 | Screenplay | Feature |
| Men & Chicken | 2015 | Direction, Story, Screenplay | DK/Feature |
| A Second Chance | 2015 | Screenplay, Story | DK/Feature |
| The Shamer's Daughter | 2015 | Screenplay | DK/Feature |
| Land of Mine | 2015 | Consultant | DK/Feature |
| People Get Eaten | 2015 | Script consultant | DK/Feature |
| The Salvation | 2014 | Screenplay | DK/Feature |
| All for Two | 2013 | Screenplay | DK/Feature |
| Tomgang | 2013 | Screenplay | TV series |
| Love Is All You Need | 2012 | Screenplay, Story | DK/Feature |
| In a Better World | 2010 | Script | DK/Feature |
| Donkeys | 2010 | Character developer | Feature |
| At World's End | 2009 | Script | DK/Feature |
| The New Tenants | 2009 | Script | DK/Short fiction |
| The duchess | 2009 | Script | Feature |
| Antichrist | 2009 | Script consultant | DK/Feature |
| Fear Me Not | 2008 | Screenplay | DK/Feature |
| Til døden os skiller | 2007 | Script | DK/Feature |
| Hvid nat | 2007 | Script | DK/Feature |
| After the Wedding | 2006 | Script, Writer | DK/Feature |
| Clash of Egos | 2006 | Script | DK/Feature |
| Red Road | 2006 | Character developer | DK/Feature |
| Adam's Apples | 2005 | Direction, Script | DK/Feature |
| The sun king | 2005 | Script | DK/Feature |
| Mørke | 2005 | Script | DK/Feature |
| Dear Wendy | 2005 | Script consultant | DK/Feature |
| Brothers | 2004 | Script, Screenplay | DK/Feature |
| The Green Butchers | 2003 | Direction, Script | DK/Feature |
| Skagerrak | 2003 | Script | DK/Feature |
| Stealing Rembrandt | 2003 | Script | DK/Feature |
| Gamle mænd i nye biler | 2002 | Script | DK/Feature |
| Open Hearts | 2002 | Script | DK/Feature |
| Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself | 2002 | Script | DK/Feature |
| Grev Axel | 2001 | Script | DK/Feature |
| Flickering Lights | 2000 | Direction, Script | DK/Feature |
| Dykkerne | 2000 | Script | DK/Feature |
| The King Is Alive | 2000 | Script | DK/Feature |
| Zacharias Carl Borg | 2000 | Script | DK/Short fiction |
| En sjælden fugl | 1999 | Script | DK/Short fiction |
| Mifunes sidste sang | 1999 | Script | DK/Feature |
| In China They Eat Dogs | 1999 | Script | DK/Feature |
| Election Night | 1998 | Direction, Script | DK/Short fiction |
| Baby Doom | 1998 | Script | DK/Feature |
| Albert | 1998 | Script | DK/Feature |
| Nøglebørn | 1998 | Script | DK/Short fiction |
| Wolfgang | 1997 | Direction, Script | DK/Short fiction |
| David's book | 1997 | Script | DK/Short fiction |
| Ernst og lyset | 1996 | Direction, Script | DK/Short fiction |
| Café Hector | 1996 | Script | DK/Short fiction |
| Hvileløse hjerte | 1996 | Script | DK/Short fiction |
Awards and nominations
| Award | Release year | Festival | Film |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Prize, Best Fiction Feature Film | 2006 | Brussels Int. Filmfestival of Fantasy,Thriller & Science Fiction Films 2006 | Adams æbler |
| Audience Award | 2006 | Brussels Int. Filmfestival of Fantasy,Thriller & Science Fiction Films 2006 | Adams æbler |
| The Silver Mèliés | 2006 | Brussels Int. Filmfestival of Fantasy,Thriller & Science Fiction Films 2006 | Adams æbler |
| Best Screenplay | 2010 | Sevilla Festival de Cine 2010 | Hævnen |
| Best Comedy | 2015 | Austin Fantastic Fest 2015 | Mænd og høns |
| Méliès d' Argent Award | 2015 | Neuchatel International Fantastic Film Festival 2015 | Mænd og høns |
| Kodak Nordic Vision Award, Best Photographer | 2001 | Göteborg International Film Festival 2001 | Blinkende lygter |
| The Silver Mèliés | 2004 | Brussels Int. Filmfestival of Fantasy,Thriller & Science Fiction Films 2004 | De grønne slagtere |
| Audience Award | 2005 | Hamburg FilmFest GmbH 2005 | Adams æbler |
| Audience Award | 2005 | Warsaw International Film Festival 2005 | Adams æbler |
| Best Actor | 2006 | Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival 2006 | Adams æbler |
| Best Featurfilm | 2006 | Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival 2006 | Adams æbler |
| Audience Award | 2006 | Neuchatel International Fantastic Film Festival 2006 | Adams æbler |
| Young People's Jury Award | 2006 | Neuchatel International Fantastic Film Festival 2006 | Adams æbler |
| Speciel Mention | 2015 | SITGES Festival Internacional de Cinema Fantàstic of Catalonia 2015 | Mænd og høns |
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dog primært de titler, som Filminstituttet varetager i sin festivaldistribution,
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Festivals
| Festival | Festival date | Film |
|---|---|---|
| Beijing International Film Festival | 2021-08-14 | Retfærdighedens ryttere |
| Transilvania International Film Festival | 2021-07-23 | Retfærdighedens ryttere |
| Seattle International Film Festival | 2021-05-01 | Retfærdighedens ryttere |
| Göteborg International Film Festival | 2021-01-29 | Retfærdighedens ryttere |
| Rotterdam, International Film Festival | 2021-01-27 | Retfærdighedens ryttere |
| Reykjavik Film Festival | 2018-09-27 | Mænd og høns |
| Melbourne Film Festival | 2016-07-28 | Mænd og høns |
| Shanghai International Film Festival | 2016-06-11 | Mænd og høns |
| Jeonju International Film Festival | 2016-04-28 | Mænd og høns |
| Moscow - Royal Danish Embassy | 2016-04-20 | Mænd og høns |
| Beijing International Film Festival | 2016-04-08 | Mænd og høns |
| Vilnius International Film Festival | 2016-03-31 | Mænd og høns |
| Hong Kong International Film Festival | 2016-03-21 | Mænd og høns |
| Sofia International Film Festival | 2016-03-10 | Mænd og høns |
| Istanbul Festival of Independent Films | 2016-02-18 | Mænd og høns |
| Göteborg International Film Festival | 2016-01-29 | Mænd og høns |
| Rotterdam, International Film Festival | 2016-01-27 | Mænd og høns |
| Palm Springs International Film Festival | 2016-01-01 | Mænd og høns |
| Sao Paulo Int. Film Festival | 2015-10-22 | Mænd og høns |
| SITGES Festival Internacional de Cinema Fantàstic of Catalonia | 2015-10-09 | Mænd og høns |
| Warsaw International Film Festival | 2015-10-09 | Mænd og høns |
| London Film Festival | 2015-10-07 | Mænd og høns |
| Austin Fantastic Fest | 2015-09-24 | Mænd og høns |
| Reykjavik Film Festival | 2015-09-24 | Mænd og høns |
| Helsinki Film Festival - Love & Anarchy | 2015-09-17 | Mænd og høns |
| Toronto International Film Festival | 2015-09-10 | Mænd og høns |
| Haugesund, Den Norske Filmfestivalen | 2015-08-15 | Mænd og høns |
| Neuchatel International Fantastic Film Festival | 2015-07-03 | Mænd og høns |
| München International Film Festival | 2015-06-25 | Mænd og høns |
| Malmö Nordisk Panorama | 2014-09-19 | Valgaften |
| Marrakech International Film Festival | 2013-11-29 | Adams æbler |
| Zlin Int. Film Festival for Children & Youth | 2013-05-27 | Adams æbler |
| Odense Internationale Film Festival | 2012-08-20 | Valgaften |
| Les Arcs European Film Festival | 2010-12-11 | Adams æbler |
| Lithuania Scanorama Film Forum | 2008-11-13 | De grønne slagtere |
| Taipei Film Festival | 2007-06-22 | Valgaften |
| Torun, Camerimage | 2006-11-25 | Adams æbler |
| Lithuania Scanorama Film Forum | 2006-11-11 | Valgaften |
| SITGES Festival Internacional de Cinema Fantàstic of Catalonia | 2006-10-06 | Adams æbler |
| Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival | 2006-07-13 | Adams æbler |
| Jerusalem Int. Film Festival | 2006-07-06 | Adams æbler |
| Neuchatel International Fantastic Film Festival | 2006-07-03 | Adams æbler |
| Sydney Film Festival | 2006-06-09 | Adams æbler |
| Seattle International Film Festival | 2006-05-25 | Adams æbler |
| San Francisco Int. Film Festival | 2006-04-20 | Adams æbler |
| Istanbul Int. Film Festival | 2006-04-01 | Adams æbler |
| Vilnius International Film Festival | 2006-03-24 | Adams æbler |
| Brussels Int. Filmfestival of Fantasy,Thriller & Science Fiction Films | 2006-03-10 | Adams æbler |
| Sofia International Film Festival | 2006-03-09 | Adams æbler |
| Berlinale | 2006-02-09 | Adams æbler |
| Sundance Film Festival | 2006-01-19 | Adams æbler |
| Thessaloniki International Film Festival | 2005-11-18 | Adams æbler |
| Lithuania Scanorama Film Forum | 2005-11-11 | Blinkende lygter |
| Marrakech International Film Festival | 2005-11-11 | Adams æbler |
| Sao Paulo Int. Film Festival | 2005-10-21 | Adams æbler |
| Warsaw International Film Festival | 2005-10-07 | Adams æbler |
| Reykjavik Film Festival | 2005-09-29 | Adams æbler |
| Hamburg FilmFest GmbH | 2005-09-22 | Adams æbler |
| Helsinki Film Festival - Love & Anarchy | 2005-09-15 | Adams æbler |
| Toronto International Film Festival | 2005-09-08 | Adams æbler |
| Transilvania International Film Festival | 2005-05-27 | De grønne slagtere |
| Cannes, Festival de | 2005-05-11 | Adams æbler |
| Warsaw International Film Festival | 2004-10-07 | De grønne slagtere |
| Melbourne Film Festival | 2004-07-21 | De grønne slagtere |
| Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival | 2004-07-15 | De grønne slagtere |
| Sydney Film Festival | 2004-06-11 | De grønne slagtere |
| San Francisco Int. Film Festival | 2004-04-15 | De grønne slagtere |
| Brussels Int. Filmfestival of Fantasy,Thriller & Science Fiction Films | 2004-03-12 | De grønne slagtere |
| Istanbul Festival of Independent Films | 2004-02-12 | De grønne slagtere |
| Berlinale | 2004-02-05 | De grønne slagtere |
| Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival | 2003-11-22 | De grønne slagtere |
| Los Angeles, AFI Int. Festival | 2003-11-06 | De grønne slagtere |
| Hamburg FilmFest GmbH | 2003-09-19 | De grønne slagtere |
| Helsinki Film Festival - Love & Anarchy | 2003-09-18 | De grønne slagtere |
| Toronto International Film Festival | 2003-09-04 | De grønne slagtere |
| Haugesund, Den Norske Filmfestivalen | 2003-08-17 | De grønne slagtere |
| Moscow - Royal Danish Embassy | 2003-04-05 | Wolfgang |
| Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival | 2001-12-01 | Blinkende lygter |
| Lübeck, Nordische Filmtage | 2001-11-01 | Blinkende lygter |
| Hamburg FilmFest GmbH | 2001-09-24 | Blinkende lygter |
| Karlovy Vary International Film Festival | 2001-07-04 | Blinkende lygter |
| Cannes, Festival de | 2001-05-09 | Blinkende lygter |
| Berlinale | 2001-02-07 | Blinkende lygter |
| Göteborg International Film Festival | 2001-01-26 | Blinkende lygter |
| Ghent Flanders Int. Film Festival | 2000-10-10 | Valgaften |
| Göteborg International Film Festival | 2000-01-28 | Valgaften |
| Lübeck, Nordische Filmtage | 1999-11-04 | Valgaften |
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.
