Jens Fischer


Jens Fischer 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 Saderblom was the sister of a popular actor, while his father Gunnar Fischer was a film director and photographer who worked closely with Ingmar Bergman. 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. Among other recent projects, he was a cinematographer along with Eric Kress on the 2010 film The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo. At the 15th Pune International Film Festival in 2017, he served as a judge for the competition section.
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.
At the 29th Guldbagge Awards he won the Best Cinematography award for the film Sista dansen. He has worked on more than 35 films and television shows since 1972.

Selected filmography