Amanda Kernell
Amanda Kernell (Swedish: [ɕæˈɳɛlː];[1] born 9 September 1986) is a Swedish, Southern Sami director and screenwriter.[2] She is best known for the movie Sami Blood, which won several awards.
Biography
Amanda Kernell was born in Umeå. In her early teens, she devoted herself to acting and directing within the municipal theater. Her mother is Swedish, but through her father, she developed roots in Sami culture.[3] She has, among other things, worked as a film educator in Västerbotten County,[3] and acted in the film Maison (2007).[4] In the years 2009–2013, Kernell attended and graduated from the National Film School of Denmark in Copenhagen.[5] Kernell resides in Copenhagen,[3] where, in addition to film-making, she also teaches film directing.[5]
Awards
- 2016, Best Young Director, 73rd Venice International Film Festival[6]
- 2016, Best European film, Europa Cinemas Label[7]
- 2016, Jury's special award, Tokyo International Film Festival
- 2016, 2016 Toronto International Film Festival
- 2017, Lux Award, 74th Venice International Film Festival
- 2017, Lux Prize
- 2017, Guldbagge Award for Best Screenplay
- 2017, Dragon Award for Best Nordic Film, Gothenburg Film Festival
- 2018, Gold Beetles for best screenplay, best female lead (Lene Cecilia Sparrok), best editing (Anders Skov), and audience award for best film, 53rd Guldbagge Awards
- 2018, Dagens Nyheter cultural award[8]
- 2018, Swedish UN Federation's award for human rights[9]
Filmography
- Våra Discon (2007)
- Spel (2008)
- Sommarsystern (2008)
- Att dela allt (2009)
- Det kommer aldrig att gå över (2011)
- Paradiset (2014)
- Stoerre Vaerie, also Norra Storfjället (2015) – a pilot and short film that forms the basis for the movie Sami blood[3]
- I Will Always Love You Kingen (2016)
- Sami Blood (2017)[2]
- Charter (2020)
References
- ^ Turistbyrån Sorsele (12 February 2016). "Amanda Kernell". YouTube. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
- ^ a b "Amanda Kernell" (in Swedish). Svensk Filmdatabas. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
- ^ a b c d "Regissören Amanda Kernell om Sameblod: Okunskapen kring Sveriges koloniala historia är enorm". DN.SE (in Swedish). 5 September 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
- ^ "Maison (2004)". Svensk Filmdatabas. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
- ^ a b "Amanda Kernell". nordicwomeninfilm.com. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
- ^ "Sameblod (2017)". Svensk Filmdatabas. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
- ^ "Amanda Kernell dubbelt filmprisad". Sydsvenskan. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
- ^ ""En revansch för generationer av samer"". DN.SE (in Swedish). 29 January 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
- ^ "Amanda Kernell får FN-förbundets pris för mänskliga rättigheter". Svenska FN-förbundet (in Swedish). 4 June 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
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