Anja Breien

Anja Breien
Anja Breien in 2016 (Ankara, Turkey)
Born (1940-07-12) 12 July 1940 (age 84)
Oslo, Norway
Occupation(s)Film director and screenwriter
Years active1967–present

Anja Breien (born 12 July 1940)[1] is a Norwegian film director and screenwriter. One of the leading figures of the Norwegian film industry,[2] and one of the first women to rise to prominence as a writer-director in Norway,[3] Breien's body of work in fiction and documentary explores social and political issues, notably women's rights within the context of Norwegian society.[3][4]

  1. ^ "Anja Breien - Biography - Movies & TV - NYTimes.com". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Retrieved 9 March 2016.[dead link]
  2. ^ "Anja Breien - English". www.nfi.no. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
  3. ^ a b Kristjansson-Nelson, Kyja (2015). "Norway". In Nelmes and Selbo (ed.). Women Screenwriters: An International Guide. Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire, New York: Palgrave Macmillan. p. 518.
  4. ^ "Museum of the Moving Image - Programs - Anja Breien: Games of Love and Loneliness". www.movingimage.us. Archived from the original on 29 June 2016. Retrieved 9 March 2016.