Nikolina Gillgren
| Nikolina Gillgren | |
|---|---|
| Born | Nikolina Gillgren Stockholm, Sweden |
| 🏳️ Nationality | Swedish |
| 🎓 Alma mater | Stockholm Academy of Dramatic Arts |
| 💼 Occupation | Actor |
| 📆 Years active | 2007–present |
Nikolina Gillgren, is a Swedish filmmaker.[1] She is best known as the director of critically acclaimed documentary Six Days: Three Activists, Three Wars, One Dream.[2][3]
Personal life[edit]
She was born in Stockholm, Sweden. She is a graduate of the Stockholm Academy of Dramatic Arts.
Career[edit]
In 2007, she made directorial debut with Ritalin, a stop-motion animated short. The film was officially selected for Diesel New Art, the Stockholm Film Festival and the Taiwan International Animation Festival. With the success of the short, she made another short Nine-ball in 2008. It was selected as a finalist for the TCM Classical Short Films Awards in London. She was later commissioned by Swedish Public Service Television to direct a series of nine short documentaries for children entitled En stund med. After the series become a hit, she made another series of three documentaries about three children's worst fears titled Mod.[4]
In 2013, she made the documentary film Six Days: Three Activists, Three Wars, One Dream.[5] The film follows three human rights activists in Liberia, Iraq and Georgia over six days which provides insight into the everyday struggle of making women's lives better, worldwide.[6] The film received critical acclaim and screened at several film festivals.[7][8]
Filmography[edit]
| Year | Film | Role | Genre | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Ritalin | Director, producer | Short film | |
| 2008 | Nine-ball | Director, producer | Short film | |
| 2013 | Six Days: Three Activists, Three Wars, One Dream | Director | Documentary |
References[edit]
- ↑ "NIKOLINA GILLGREN: DIRECTOR". MUBI. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
- ↑ "Six Days: Three Activists, Three Wars, One Dream". londonfeministfilmfestival.com.
- ↑ "HOME - IHRFFA 2015". ihrffa.net.
- ↑ "Nikolina Gillgren". WMM. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
- ↑ "SIX DAYS: Three Women. Three Wars. One Dream.: Nikolina Gillgren Sweden, 56 min". IDFA. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
- ↑ "Six Days: Three Activists, Three Wars, One Dream". Women Make Movies. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
- ↑ "Liberia launches Girls' Education National Policy with support from UNICEF". UNICEF. 18 April 2006.
- ↑ "home - Rural Poverty Portal". Rural Poverty Portal.
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