Resume
Anne Isaksson works with film. She is currently undertaking a doctorate in fine arts exploring dislocation, connecting feminist and identity formation theory to her investigations.
Born and raised in Sweden, lives and works in London.
Education
Doctorate Fine Arts (Film), University of East London 2021-2026 Trauma, Recovery and Beyond: an Embodied Autobiographical Journey in Film
MA Fine Art (Hons), University of East London 2012-2014
BSc Architecture (Hons), University of East London 2007-2010
BA Human Geography (Hons), London School of Economics 1995-1998
BArch, Architecture 1993-1994, KTH Royal Institute of Technology
Selected Awards
[2024] Athens International Monthly Film Festival, Honourable Mention, A Meditation on Trauma
[2024] Lulea International Film Festival, Award Winner, A Meditation on Trauma
[2024] Swedish International Film Festival, Award Winner, A Meditation on Trauma
[2024] Best Shorts Competition, La Jolla CA, A Meditation on Trauma, Award Winner
[2024] Beyond the Curve International Film Festival, Award Winner, A Meditation on Trauma
[2024] Sunday Short Festival, Selected, A Meditation on Trauma
[2024] Momo International Film Festival, Breathless
[2024] Rotterdam Independent Film Festival, Semi-finalist, A Meditation on Trauma
[2024] Short Film Festival Cologne, Breathless, Screener by demand
[2024] Vienna International Film Awards, Honourable Mention, A Meditation on Trauma
[2024] Munich Short Film Awards, Semi-finalist, A Meditation on Trauma
[2023] Best Short, Award Winner, Breathless
[2023] Lulea International Film Festival, Award Winner, Breathless
[2023] Stockholm City Film Festival, Semi-finalist, Breathless
[2023] London International Short Film Festival, Award Winner, Breathless
[2023] Newham Film Festival, Nominee, Breathless
Screenings
[2024] Short Film Festival Cologne, Breathless, Screener by demand, Nov
[2024] Rotterdam Independent Film Festival, Semi-finalist, A Meditation on Trauma, Nov
[2024] Munich Short Film Awards, Semi-finalist, A Meditation on Trauma, Dec
[2024] In Out, Hive Curates Alice Billings, Stratford, London, Jan-Feb
[2023] Private Preview, B.O.T.H, London, Dec
[2023] Newham Film Festival, Breathless, Stratford, London, Dec
[2023] Phoenix, London International Short Film Festival, Breathless, London, Dec
[2023] Folkets Bio Lulea, Lulea International Film Festival, Breathless, Sweden, Nov
[2023] States of Exchange, Hypha, May Film Festival, Breathless, Stratford, London, May
[2023] States of Exchange, Hypha, Breathless, Stratford, London, March-May
Selected Group Shows
[2024] View-Point, BOTH Gallery, Highgate, London
[2024] In Out, Hive Curates, Alice Billings, Stratford, London
[2024] The Poetic Image: Performance-based Filmmaking ECC Performance Art VR ART
[2023] Mother of All, B.O.T.H, Highgate, London
[2023] Blue, B.O.T.H, Highgate, London
[2023] Wing Walking, B.O.T.H, Highgate, London
[2023] DFA Showcase, UEL, London
[2023] States of Exchange, Hypha, Stratford, London
[2022] Trauma, The Bridge on River Dorn, Wootton Woodstock, London
[2022] DFA Showcase, UEL, London
[2021] The River, The Bridge on River Dorn, Wootton Woodstock, London
[2021] Me, The Fence, Wootton Woodstock, London
[2020] Baltic Memory and Landscape, Biscuit Factory, Bermondsey, London
[2016] (No) More, Oxo Tower, Solo show, Southwark, London
[2015] UEL Showcase, London
[2014] Synthesis, Trinity Buoy Wharf, London
[2014] What If, Bermondsey Project, London
Curatorial Projects
[2024] Film screening @ In Out, Hive Curates Alice Billings, Stratford, London
[2024] In Out, Hive Curates, Stratford, London
[2023] Mother of All, B.O.T.H, Highgate, London 2023
[2023] States of Exchange, Hypha, Stratford, London 2023
[2023] Film Screening @ States of Exchange, Hypha, Stratford
Lectures and Workshops
[2024] National Film and Television School, Creative Producer Course
[2023] The Nature of the Poetic Image in Motion and its Performativity, ECC Vest and Page Performance Based Filmmaking
[2023] Interactive Film and Media Conference, Care, Collaboration and Craft
[2023] Embodied Filmmaking, Imprint Documentary Film Collective
[2023] BA Photography Workshops, Invited Critic
Professional Affiliations
[2023] Blue on the Hill (BOTH)
[2023] IMPRINT Documentary Collective
[2022] DFA Arts Exchange
[2022] Centre for Creative and Cultural Practice (CCP)