{{Short description|Swedish cinematographer (born 1946)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}} {{Infobox person | image = | caption = | name = Jens Fischer | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1946|8|24|df=yes}} | birth_place = Stockholm, Sweden | death_date = | death_place = | occupation = Cinematographer | years_active = 1972-present }}
'''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."<ref name="Gallagher for Criterion Cast, 2011"/>
== Early life and education == Jens Fischer was born in Sweden. His mother Gull Söderblom was the sister of Åke Söderblom,<ref name="Gallagher for Criterion Cast, 2011"/> while his father Gunnar Fischer was a film director and photographer who worked closely with Ingmar Bergman.<ref name="Thursby for the Los Angeles Times, 2011">{{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= }}</ref><ref name="Gallagher for Criterion Cast, 2011">{{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= }}</ref> Both Jens and his brother Peter went on to become cinematographers.<ref name="Gallagher for Criterion Cast, 2011"/>
== Career == In 1974, he worked with his father Gunnar Fischer on ''Parade'' by Jacques Tati.<ref name="Gallagher for Criterion Cast, 2011"/> Jens and his brother Peter also played the sons of Eva Dahlbeck in ''Waiting Women''.<ref name="Gallagher for Criterion Cast, 2011"/> According to Criterion Cast, Jens Fischer was "one of the most distinguished Swedish cinematographers of the 1990s and 2000s."<ref name="Gallagher for Criterion Cast, 2011"/>
In 1998, Fischer, who previously won the Guldbagge for best cinematography, was the recipient of the first George Eastman prize at the Guldebaggen.<ref name="Eileen Tasca for Variety, 1998">{{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= }}</ref> Among other recent projects, he was a cinematographer along with Eric Kress on the 2010 film ''The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo''.<ref name="ABC, 2010">{{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= }}</ref> At the 15th Pune International Film Festival (PIFF) in 2017, he served as a judge for the competition section.<ref name="Times of India, 2017">{{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= }}</ref><ref name="Tehran Times, 2017">{{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= }}</ref>
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''.<ref name="SFI">{{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 }}</ref> At the 29th Guldbagge Awards he won the Best Cinematography award for the film ''Sista dansen''.<ref name="29thGuldbagge">{{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 }}</ref> 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== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{IMDb name|0278980|Jens Fischer}} *{{Sfdb name}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Fischer, Jens}} Category:1946 births Category:Living people Category:Swedish cinematographers Category:Mass media people from Stockholm Category:Best Cinematographer Guldbagge Award winners