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Pernille Fischer Christensen

Film Director / Screenwriter | * 12/24/1969 (54) | Copenhagen (Denmark)
Pernille Fischer Christensen (born 24 December 1969) is a Danish film director and the older sister of actress Stine Fischer Christensen. She started out in the movie business when she was 20 years old as an assistant to Tómas Gislason. During that time, Gislason was closely connected to Lars von Trier, and she got to listen to Gislason and von Trier's discussions about movies. In 1993, she went to The European Film College where she met and collaborated with Nanna Arnfred. In 1999, she graduated from the National Film School of Denmark with the movie India, which later went on to win the Cinéfondations 3rd Prize at the Film festival in Cannes. After finishing film school she made a short film called Habibti My Love, which won a Robert in 2003 for best short subject. Her first feature film, En Soap (English title: A Soap), came out in 2006 and centered on the relationship between a female beauty shop owner and the transsexual living downstairs. The movie starred Trine Dyrholm as the beauty shop owner and David Dencik as the transsexual Veronica, and was written as a collaboration between Pernille Fischer Christensen and Ki... ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | History | Romance / Love

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Movies with Pernille Fischer Christensen as Actress(2)

as Den nye servitrice1998 The Blue Monk
as Honda Honda1996 Honda Honda

Movies with Pernille Fischer Christensen as Crew(14)

Directing/Director2018 Becoming Astrid
Writing/Writer2018 Becoming Astrid
Directing/Director2014 Someone You Love
Writing/Screenplay2014 Someone You Love
Directing/Director2011 A Family
Writing/Screenplay2011 A Family
Directing/Director2008 Dancers
Writing/Writer2008 Dancers
Directing/Director2006 A Soap
Writing/Story2006 A Soap
Directing/Director2002 Habibti My Love
Writing/Screenplay2002 Habibti My Love
Directing/Director1996 Honda Honda
Writing/Writer1996 Honda Honda

TV Shows/Series with Pernille Fischer Christensen as Crew(1)

Directing/Director2020 Cry Wolf

Born: Wednesday, 12/24 1969 (December) in Copenhagen (Denmark) (current age: 54 years + 95 days)
Zodiac sign: Capricorn (Chinese zodiac sign: Rooster)
Languages: Danish (DA)
Educated at: National Film School of Denmark, European Film College
Pernille Fischer Christensen frequently works together with these people:
Kim Fupz Aakeson (6x, Crew)
Trine Dyrholm (4x, Actress)
Signe Sejlund (4x, Crew)
Åsa Mossberg (4x, Crew)
Djamila Hansen (4x, Crew)
Christian Mosbæk (2x, Actor)
Thomas Hwan (2x, Actor)
Sebastian Öberg (2x, Crew)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:545785, Added: 10/09/2018, Last updated: 03/23/2024