Jens Fischer
{{short description|Swedish cinematographer}}
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Jens Fischer (born 24 August 1946) is a Swedish cinematographer. According to Criterion Cast, Jens Fischer is known as "one of the most distinguished Swedish cinematographers of the 1990s and 2000s."
Early life and education
Jens Fischer was born in Sweden. His mother Gull Söderblom was the sister of Åke Söderblom, while his father Gunnar Fischer was a film director and photographer who worked closely with Ingmar Bergman.{{cite web
|url=https://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-xpm-2011-jun-13-la-me-gunnar-fischer-20110613-story.html
|title=Gunnar Fischer dies at 100; cinematographer known for work with Ingmar Bergman
|last=Thursby
|first=Keith
|date=13 June 2011
|website=Los Angeles Times
|access-date=25 January 2020
|quote= }}{{cite web
|url=https://criterioncast.com/news/acclaimed-cinematographer-gunnar-fischer-passes-away-at-100
|title=ACCLAIMED CINEMATOGRAPHER GUNNAR FISCHER PASSES AWAY AT 100
|last=Gallagher
|first= Ryan
|date=11 June 2011
|website=criterioncast.com
|publisher=Criterion Cast
|access-date=25 January 2020
|quote= }} Both Jens and his brother Peter went on to become cinematographers.
Career
In 1974, he worked with his father Gunnar Fischer on Parade by Jacques Tati. Jens and his brother Peter also played the sons of Eva Dahlbeck in Waiting Women. According to Criterion Cast, Jens Fischer was "one of the most distinguished Swedish cinematographers of the 1990s and 2000s."
In 1998, Fischer, who previously won the Guldbagge for best cinematography, was the recipient of the first George Eastman prize at the Guldebaggen.{{cite web
|url=https://variety.com/1998/film/news/golden-bugs-honor-swedish-filmmakers-1117467768/
|title=Golden Bugs honor Swedish filmmakers
|last=Tasca
|first=Eileen
|date=12 February 1998
|website=www.variety.com
|publisher=Variety
|access-date=25 January 2020
|quote= }} Among other recent projects, he was a cinematographer along with Eric Kress on the 2010 film The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo.{{cite web
|url=https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/archived/movietime/the-girl-with-the-dragon-tattoo-man-som-hatar/3112630
|title=The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Män som hatar kvinnor)
|date=26 March 2010
|website=abc.net.au
|publisher=ABC
|access-date=25 January 2020
|quote= }} At the 15th Pune International Film Festival (PIFF) in 2017, he served as a judge for the competition section.{{cite web
|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/piff-to-screen-films-from-12-countries/articleshow/56321176.cms
|title=Pune international film festival to screen films from 12 countries
|date=3 January 2017
|website=timesofindia.com
|publisher=Times of India
|access-date=25 January 2020
|quote= }}{{cite web
|url=https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/409763/Track-143-director-Narges-Abyar-on-Pune-festival-jury
|title="Track 143" director Narges Abyar on Pune festival jury
|date=4 January 2017
|website=www.tehrantimes.com
|publisher=Tehran Times
|access-date=25 January 2020
|quote= }}
At the 28th Guldbagge Awards in 2014 he was nominated for the award for Best Cinematography for the films Svart Lucia and House of Angels.{{Cite web|url=http://www.sfi.se/en-GB/Swedish-film-database/Item/?type=PERSON&itemid=64030&iv=AWARDS |title=Jens Fischer |access-date=23 March 2014 |work=The Swedish Film Database |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140417000612/http://www.sfi.se/en-GB/Swedish-film-database/Item/?type=PERSON&itemid=64030&iv=AWARDS |archive-date=17 April 2014 }} At the 29th Guldbagge Awards he won the Best Cinematography award for the film Sista dansen.{{Cite web|url=http://www.sfi.se/en-GB/Swedish-film-database/Item/?type=MOVIE&itemid=17895&iv=Awards |title=Sista dansen (1993) |access-date=6 April 2014 |work=The Swedish Film Database |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140415182553/http://www.sfi.se/en-GB/Swedish-film-database/Item/?type=MOVIE&itemid=17895&iv=Awards |archive-date=15 April 2014 }} He has worked on more than 35 films and television shows since 1972.{{Citation needed|date=January 2020}}
Selected filmography
- The Children of Noisy Village (1986)
- Allra käraste syster (1988)
- Ingen rövare finns i skogen (1988)
- Svart Lucia (1992)
- House of Angels (1992)
- Sista dansen (1993)
- The Queen of Sheba's Pearls (2004)
- Göta kanal 2 – Kanalkampen (2006)
- Göta kanal 3: Kanalkungens hemlighet (2009)
- Änglagård – tredje gången gillt (2010)
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|0278980|Jens Fischer}}
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{{Guldbagge Award Best Cinematography}}
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Category:Swedish cinematographers