Andreas Johnsen Explained

Andreas Johnsen
Birth Date:	1974
Birth Place:	Copenhagen
Occupation:	Film maker

Andreas Johnsen (born 1974^[1]) is a Danish documentary director, producer, cinematographer.^[2] He is best known for the film Ai Weiwei The Fake Case (2013),^{[3] [4] [5] [6]} about the Chinese artist and activist's life and battle against charges placed against him by the Chinese government. Johnsen's films often look at social issues in many different parts of the world,^[7] including (2012),^[8] about the Danish rapper and YouTube star Nicholas Westwood Kidd, and Man Ooman (2008),^[9] which looks at sex and gender relations in Jamaica through dancehall culture. In 2014, the Danish Film Critics Association granted him the Bodil Award for Best Documentary.^{[10] [11]}

Documentary

• Mr. Catra: The Faithful (2004)^[12]
• Inside Outside (2005)
• Curtain Raising: Musicians in East Africa (2006)
• Good Copy Bad Copy (2007)^[13]
• Natasja (2008)^{[14] [15]}
• Man Ooman (2008)
• Mord – as Andreas Rosforth Johnsen (2009)
• A Kind of Paradise (2011)^[16]
• Kidd Life (2012)
• Ai Weiwei The Fake Case (2013)
• Bugs (2016)

Awards

• 2014, Bodil Award for Best Documentary^{[17] [18]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Andreas Johnsen . Danish Film Institute . 25 October 2015.
2. Web site: Jagten på dansk grafittikunst . 3 September 2012 . www.b.dk.
3. Web site: I al hemmelighed: 'Kidd Life'-instruktør laver dokumentar om Ai Weiwei . politiken.dk. 29 August 2013 .
4. Web site: Dansker laver film om Ai Weiwei . ekkofilm.dk.
5. Web site: Et liv med usynlige fjender . Information. 27 November 2013 .
6. Web site: Ai Weiwei the Fake Case . ekkofilm.dk.
7. Web site: Marques . João Diogo . 180 ID Andreas Johnsen . 28 November 2013 . 25 October 2015.
8. Web site: Dansker er snublende tæt på at vinde dokumentarfilmenes svar på en Oscar . politiken.dk. 29 November 2013 .
9. Web site: Røvgo' dokumentar . Information. 12 November 2009 .
10. Web site: Bodil gik fra blæst til fest . Jan Dohrmann . dr.dk.
11. Web site: Jagten var bedst . ekkofilm.dk.
12. Web site: Andreas Johnsen . IMDB.com . 25 October 2015.
13. Web site: Copyright i krise . Information. 25 July 2007 .
14. Web site: Natasja-dokumentar kommer på dvd . GAFFA.dk.
15. Web site: Tæt på Natasja . tvtid.tv2.dk. 11 November 2008 .
16. Web site: CPH:DOX 2015: A Kind of Paradise . CPH:DOX . CPH:DOX.
17. Web site: Bodil gik fra blæst til fest . Jan Dohrmann . dr.dk.
18. Web site: Jagten var bedst . ekkofilm.dk.