# Lisa Aschan

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{{short description|Swedish director and screenwriter (born 1978)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name               = Lisa Aschan
| image              = Lisa Aschan 01 (cropped).png
| caption            = Aschan in 2011
| birth_date         = {{Birth year and age|1978}}
| birth_place        = [Vejbystrand](/source/Vejbystrand), Sweden
| occupation         = {{hlist|Director|screenwriter}}
| known_for          = {{plainlist|
* ''[She Monkeys](/source/She_Monkeys)''
* ''{{ILL|Det vita folket|sv}}''
}}
}}

'''Lisa Aschan''' (born 1978) is a Swedish film director and screenwriter. Aschan went to film school in Stockholm and Denmark. During her studies, she became known for a commercial series called ''Fuck the Rapist!'' about a rape-protection. She worked as a director's assistant before releasing her first feature film, ''[Apflickorna](/source/Apflickorna)'', in 2011, which garnered numerous film festival awards. In 2011, she was also awarded a 5{{nbsp}}million [Swedish kronor](/source/Swedish_kronor) award by the  [Stockholm Film Festival'](/source/Stockholm_Film_Festival) for her new project, ''Det vita folket (The White People)'', a science fiction-inspired story about government deportation camps.<ref name="mariadomellöf-wik" /><ref name=":0" /> However, Aschan declined the money for the film,<ref name="mariadomellöf-wik" /> which later premiered in 2015.<ref name=":1" />  At Sweden's [2016 Guldbaggen Awards](/source/51st_Guldbagge_Awards), Aschan was filmed in the audience [giving the finger](/source/The_finger) to Swedish cinematographer [Gösta Reiland](/source/G%C3%B6sta_Reiland)<ref name=":2" /> who had won the award for Best Cinematography<ref name=":3" /> besting [Linda Wassberg](/source/Linda_Wassberg) in the same category for ''Det vita folket''.<ref name=":4" />

== Early life ==
Aschan was born in 1978 in [Vejbystrand](/source/Vejbystrand).<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sigander/TT |first=Miranda |date=2019-11-20 |title="Wahlgrens värld" inspirerade till ny komedi |url=https://www.svd.se/a/0nqwBM/wahlgrens-varld-inspirerade-till-ny-komedi |access-date=2025-08-17 |work=[Svenska Dagbladet](/source/Svenska_Dagbladet) |language=sv |issn=1101-2412 |archive-date=9 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230609143441/https://www.svd.se/a/0nqwBM/wahlgrens-varld-inspirerade-till-ny-komedi |url-status=live }}</ref> At the age of twelve, she moved to [Gothenburg](/source/Gothenburg) and then studied at a boarding school in England.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.gp.se/kulturnoje/1.2912595-lisa-aschan-utforskar-relationer |title=Lisa Aschan utforskar relationer |work=[Göteborgs-Posten](/source/G%C3%B6teborgs-Posten) |accessdate=22 January 2016 |language=sv |archive-date=30 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160130113643/http://www.gp.se/kulturnoje/1.2912595-lisa-aschan-utforskar-relationer |url-status=live}}</ref> After that she studied at Stockholms Filmskola between 1989 and 1999, and at the [National Film School of Denmark](/source/National_Film_School_of_Denmark) from 2001 to 2005 to become a director.<ref name="John 2006 p. 266">{{cite books |last=John |first=Ole |authorlink=:da:Ole John |title=At lære kunsten: 40 år med filmskolen |publisher=[Aschehoug](/source/Aschehoug_(Egmont)) |publication-place=[Copenhagen](/source/Copenhagen), Denmark |year=2006 |isbn=978-87-11-30048-0 |oclc=466469100 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HflaAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA260 |language=da |access-date=9 June 2021 |page=266}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.svd.se/provokation-ar-helt-ointressant |title=Lisa Aschan: "Provokation är helt ointressant" |date=18 October 2015 |work=[Svenska Dagbladet](/source/Svenska_Dagbladet) |accessdate=22 January 2016 |language=sv |archive-date=29 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160129231643/http://www.svd.se/provokation-ar-helt-ointressant |url-status=live|last1=Andersson |first1=Elisabet}}</ref> During her studies, she became known for the commercials ''Fuck the Rapist!'', a number of commercial films about a rape-protection consisting of an awl-clad tampon.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hd.se/noje/2015/11/27/lisa-aschan-gar-under-jorden/ |title=Lisa Aschan går under jorden |work=[Helsingborgs Dagblad](/source/Helsingborgs_Dagblad) |accessdate=22 January 2016 |language=sv |archive-date=28 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160128114943/http://www.hd.se/noje/2015/11/27/lisa-aschan-gar-under-jorden/ |url-status=live}}</ref> Her short films ''In Transit'' and ''Goodbye Bluebird'', which were made during the same time, have been shown at different film festivals.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gp.se/kulturnoje/1.2912595-lisa-aschan-utforskar-relationer |title=Lisa Aschan utforskar relationer |first=Maria |last=Domellöf-Wik |date=30 November 2015 |work=Göteborgs-Posten |accessdate=22 January 2016 |language=sv |archive-date=30 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160130113643/http://www.gp.se/kulturnoje/1.2912595-lisa-aschan-utforskar-relationer |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/movies/She+Monkeys-10753.html |title=She Monkeys |date=4 October 2011 |publisher=Female First |accessdate=22 January 2016 |language=sv |archive-date=29 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160129171925/http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/movies/She+Monkeys-10753.html |url-status=live}}</ref>

== Career ==
In 2009, she was a director's assistant at the [Royal Dramatic Theatre](/source/Royal_Dramatic_Theatre) and directed the Danish TV series ''[Thea & leoparden](/source/Thea_%26_leoparden)'' for [DR](/source/DR_(broadcaster))'s child TV section; the series has also been broadcast in Sweden and several other countries. The three-part series is about a girl who pretends to be a [leopard](/source/leopard).<ref name="hd.se">{{cite website |url=http://www.hd.se/noje/2009/11/06/lisa-aschan-atervander-alltid-till-djurens-varld/ |title=Lisa Aschan återvänder alltid till djurens värld |work=Helsingborgs Dagblad |accessdate=22 January 2016 |language=sv |archive-date=8 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208072651/http://www.hd.se/noje/2009/11/06/lisa-aschan-atervander-alltid-till-djurens-varld/ |url-status=live}}</ref> Aschan has stated that she likes to use animal parables in her productions to make it more clear about human behavioural patterns.<ref name="hd.se" />

In 2011, she released her first feature film, ''[Apflickorna](/source/Apflickorna)'', which premiered at the [Gothenburg Film Festival](/source/Gothenburg_Film_Festival) and won the Dragon Award Best Nordic Film and [FIPRESCI](/source/FIPRESCI_Prize) awards.<ref name="mariadomellöf-wik">{{cite web |url=http://www.gp.se/kulturnoje/film/1.815186-lisa-aschan-tackar-nej-till-miljonstipendium |title=Lisa Aschan tackar nej till miljonstipendium |first=Maria |last=Domellöf-Wik |date=3 January 2012 |work=Göteborgs-Posten |accessdate=22 January 2016 |language=sv |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208095947/http://www.gp.se/kulturnoje/film/1.815186-lisa-aschan-tackar-nej-till-miljonstipendium |archive-date=8 December 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.dn.se/kultur-noje/film-tv/de-ar-storfavoriter-infor-guldbaggen/ |title=De är storfavoriter inför Guldbaggen |work=[Dagens Nyheter](/source/Dagens_Nyheter) |date=18 January 2016 |access-date=22 January 2016 |language=sv |archive-date=20 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160120212818/http://www.dn.se/kultur-noje/film-tv/de-ar-storfavoriter-infor-guldbaggen/ |url-status=live}}</ref> 

''Apflickorna'' has also won the award for Best Narrative Feature at the 2011 [Tribeca Film Festival](/source/Tribeca_Film_Festival), Best Cinematography at the [Transilvania International Film Festival](/source/Transilvania_International_Film_Festival), as well as a Special Mention at the [Berlin Film Festival](/source/Berlin_International_Film_Festival).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ng.se/artiklar/lisa-aschan-skapar-skrack-pa-flyktingforvar |title=Lisa Aschan skapar skräck på flyktingförvar |work=[Nöjesguiden](/source/N%C3%B6jesguiden) |accessdate=22 January 2016 |language=sv |archive-date=3 July 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150703190024/http://ng.se/artiklar/lisa-aschan-skapar-skrack-pa-flyktingforvar |url-status=live}}</ref> At the 2012 [Guldbagge Awards](/source/Guldbagge_Awards), Aschan and [Josefine Adolfsson](/source/Josefine_Adolfsson) won the award for Best Script for the film, and the film also won the Best Film and Best Sound categories.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dramatiker.se/aktuellt/guldbagge-till-lisa-aschan-och-josefine-adolfsson-basta-manus |title=Guldbagge till Lisa Aschan och Josefine Adolfsson för bästa manus! |publisher=Sveriges Dramatikerförbund |accessdate=22 January 2016 |language=sv |archive-date=29 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160129032052/http://www.dramatiker.se/aktuellt/guldbagge-till-lisa-aschan-och-josefine-adolfsson-basta-manus |url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2011, Aschan was awarded the [Stockholm Film Festival](/source/Stockholm_Film_Festival)'s newly created long-film scholarship of 5{{nbsp}}million [Swedish kronor](/source/Swedish_kronor) (about €550,000, £480,000, or $770,000 in 2011) for her new project, ''Det vita folket'', a science fiction-inspired story about the camps where the government places foreigners that are awaiting deportation.<ref name="mariadomellöf-wik" /><ref name=":0">{{cite news |url=https://www.dn.se/kultur-noje/filmrecensioner/filmrecension-det-vita-folket-med-pernilla-august/ |title=Filmrecension: "Det vita folket" med Pernilla August |work=[Dagens Nyheter](/source/Dagens_Nyheter) |date=26 November 2015 |access-date=22 January 2016 |language=sv |archive-date=29 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160129040449/http://www.dn.se/kultur-noje/filmrecensioner/filmrecension-det-vita-folket-med-pernilla-august/ |url-status=live}}</ref> Aschan declined the money as she did not feel that her project fell under the rules of the award.<ref name="mariadomellöf-wik" /> Aschan has described ''Det vita folket'' as a space epos with inspiration from the horror film ''[The Shining](/source/The_Shining_(film))''.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.dn.se/kultur-noje/film-tv/jag-har-gjort-sciencefiction-av-verkligheten/ |title=Efter Guldbaggebelönade "Apflickorna" är Lisa Aschan tillbaka med en rysare på ett sterilt flyktingförvar |work=Dagens Nyheter |date=13 November 2015 |access-date=22 January 2016 |language=sv |archive-date=29 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160129064738/http://www.dn.se/kultur-noje/film-tv/jag-har-gjort-sciencefiction-av-verkligheten/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://kulturhusetstadsteatern.se/Film/Evenemang/2015/Det-vita-folket/ |title=Det vita folket |work=Kulturhuset Stadsteatern |accessdate=22 January 2016 |language=sv |archive-date=8 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208173454/http://kulturhusetstadsteatern.se/Film/Evenemang/2015/Det-vita-folket/ |url-status=live}}</ref> The film had its premiere in 2015.<ref name=":1">{{cite web |url=http://www.sfi.se/sv/svensk-filmdatabas/Item/?type=MOVIE&itemid=76335&ref=%252ftemplates%252fSwedishFilmSearchResult.aspx%253fid%253d1225%2526epslanguage%253dsv%2526searchword%253ddet+vita+folket%2526type%253dMovieTitle%2526match%253dBegin%2526page%253d1%2526prom%253dFalse |publisher=[Svensk Filmdatabas](/source/Svensk_Filmdatabas) |title=Det vita folket (2015) |accessdate=22 January 2016 |language=sv |archive-date=5 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305023044/http://www.sfi.se/sv/svensk-filmdatabas/Item/?type=MOVIE&itemid=76335&ref=%252ftemplates%252fSwedishFilmSearchResult.aspx%253fid%253d1225%2526epslanguage%253dsv%2526searchword%253ddet+vita+folket%2526type%253dMovieTitle%2526match%253dBegin%2526page%253d1%2526prom%253dFalse |url-status=live}}</ref>

At the [2016 Guldbaggen Awards](/source/51st_Guldbagge_Awards), Aschan was filmed in the audience [giving the finger](/source/The_finger) and saying "Fuck You" to Swedish cinematographer [Gösta Reiland](/source/G%C3%B6sta_Reiland).<ref name=":2">{{cite web |url=http://www.expressen.se/noje/ilskan-mot-lisa-aschan-efter-gesten/ |title=Bröderna Wahlgrens ilska mot Lisa Aschan efter Guldbagge-galan |work=[Expressen](/source/Expressen) |accessdate=22 January 2016 |language=sv |archive-date=21 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160121204112/http://www.expressen.se/noje/ilskan-mot-lisa-aschan-efter-gesten/ |url-status=live}}</ref> This was after Reiland had won the award for Best Cinematography, and was on his way up to the stage to receive the award.<ref name=":3">{{cite web |url=http://www.expressen.se/noje/fula-gesten-mitt-under-guldbaggegalan/ |title=Fula gesten från Lisa Aschan mitt under Guldbaggegalan |work=[Expressen](/source/Expressen) |accessdate=22 January 2016 |language=sv |archive-date=20 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160120210446/http://www.expressen.se/noje/fula-gesten-mitt-under-guldbaggegalan/ |url-status=live}}</ref> [Linda Wassberg](/source/Linda_Wassberg), who had filmed ''Det vita folket'', was also nominated in the same category, and Aschan called it a "spontaneous reaction" to Wassberg losing to Reiland.<ref name=":4">{{cite news |url=http://www.svd.se/arg--da-pekade-hon-finger-under-galan-spontant#sida-5 |title=Arg och pekade finger: "Spontan reaktion" |date=19 January 2016 |work=Svenska Dagbladet |accessdate=22 January 2016 |language=sv |archive-date=21 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160121203547/http://www.svd.se/arg--da-pekade-hon-finger-under-galan-spontant#sida-5 |url-status=live|last1=Drevinger |first1=Joanna}}</ref>

== Filmography ==
{{inc-film|date=October 2021}}
* 2003 – ''[Borta i tankar](/source/Borta_i_tankar)'' (based on a novel by {{ill|Alejandro Leiva Wenger|sv}})
* 2004 – ''[Fuck the Rapist!](/source/Fuck_the_Rapist!)''
* 2006 – ''{{ill|In Transit (2005 film)|lt=In Transit|da|In Transit}}''
* 2007 – ''{{ill|Goodbye Bluebird|da}}''
* 2009 – ''Thea & leoparden''
* 2011 – ''[She Monkeys](/source/She_Monkeys)''
* 2015 – ''{{ill|Det vita folket|sv}}''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gp.se/nyheter/1.2245784 |title=Det vita folket |work=Göteborgs-Posten |accessdate=22 January 2016 |language=sv |archive-date=30 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160130113648/https://www.gp.se/nyheter/1.2245784 |url-status=live}}</ref>
* 2018 – ''Guds tystnad'' (short film)
* 2019 – [Call Mom!](/source/Call_Mom!)
* 2023 – [''Thank You, I'm Sorry''](/source/Thank_You%2C_I'm_Sorry_(film))''<ref>{{Cite news |last=Eriksson |first=Karoline |date=2023-12-27 |title=Fars stjälper svenskt Netflix-drama |url=https://www.svd.se/a/wAqo1n/recension-tack-och-forlat-pa-netflix-overtygar-inte |access-date=2025-08-17 |work=[Svenska Dagbladet](/source/Svenska_Dagbladet) |language=sv |issn=1101-2412 |archive-date=14 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240114200921/https://www.svd.se/a/wAqo1n/recension-tack-och-forlat-pa-netflix-overtygar-inte |url-status=live }}</ref>''

== References ==
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== External links ==
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* {{IMDb name|2132286}}

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