Niki Lindroth von Bahr

Niki Lindroth von Bahr (born February 14, 1984, Stockholm) is a Swedish director and animator based in Stockholm, Sweden.

Niki Lindroth von Bahr
Born (1984-02-14) February 14, 1984
Stockholm, Sweden
NationalitySwedish
Alma materRoyal Institute of Art
OccupationFilm director,
Websitewww.nikilindroth.com

Biography

von Bahr studied animation at the Royal Institute of Art. She received her master's degree in fine art in 2016. Her films Bath House (2014) and Tord & Tord (2010) have been screened in prestigious festivals such as Berlinale, Sundance and Annecy. Tord & Tord was nominated as Best Short film at Guldbaggegalan (Main Swedish film award) 2011 and won the Grand Prix of Fredrikstad Animation Festival the same year.

In 2017 von Bahr released Min Börda (The Burden), a dystopian animated musical. Her short was nominated for the Prize for Best Short Film 2017 at the Directors' Fortnight (Quinzaine des Réalisateurs) during Cannes Festival in May 2017.[1] One month later, The Burden won the Oscars qualifying Cristal Award for the Best Animated Short at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival in France.[2]

Filmography

Short films


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gollark: I believe we are seeing the initial wave of eggs about 5 hours post-release.
gollark: This is the one time when my lack of relevant reflexes is helpful.
gollark: Some evil individual attacked my fort!
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References
  1. "Min Börda / Director's Fortnight 2017". Director's Fortnight. June 12, 2017. Retrieved June 12, 2017.
  2. "Winners of 2017 Annecy Animation Festival". Variety.
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