Anne Sewitsky Explained

Anne Sewitsky (born 12 January 1978) is a Norwegian film director. Her 2010 film Happy, Happy was selected as the Norwegian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 84th Academy Awards,^{[1] [2]} but did not make the final shortlist.^[3] In 2015, her film Homesick was one of three films shortlisted by Norway to be their submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards,^[4] but it lost out to The Wave.^[5]

In 2019, she directed the Black Mirror episode "Rachel, Jack and Ashley Too"; and the episodes "Ties That Bind" and "The Laughing Place" from the TV series Castle Rock.

Filmography

• Himmelblå (2008), four episodes
• Happy, Happy (2010)
• Totally True Love (2011)
• Homesick (2015)
• 2018 Anne Sewitsky film Sonja – The White Swan
• "Rachel, Jack and Ashley Too" (2019), episode of the TV series Black Mirror
• "Ties That Bind" (2019) and "The Laughing Place" (2019), episode of the TV series Castle Rock.
• "Port Funchon, LA" (2020), episode of the TV series Monsterland.
• A Very British Scandal (2021) BBC historical drama television miniseries

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sundance Winner 'Happy, Happy' to Represent Norway in Oscar Race. 1 September 2011. Hollywood Reporter.
2. Web site: 63 Countries Vie for 2011 Foreign Language Film Oscar . 14 October 2011. oscars.org.
3. Web site: 9 Foreign Language Films Vie for Oscar. 19 January 2012.
4. Web site: Krigstraumer, søskenkjærlighet og katastrofer på Oscar-kortlisten . Norwegian Film Institute . 27 August 2015 . 27 August 2015.
5. Web site: "Bølgen" er Norges Oscar-kandidat . NRK . 2 September 2015 . 2 September 2015.