Anja Breien
Year Festival Award Film Result
1979 Cannes Film Festival Prize of the Ecumenical Jury Next of Kin / Arven ( 1979 ) Won
1979 Cannes Film Festival Palme d'Or Next of Kin / Arven ( 1979 ) Nominated
1984 Chicago International Film Festival Silver Hugo Paper Bird / Papirfuglen ( 1984 ) Won
2001 Berlin International Film Festival Prix UIP Berlin To See a Boat in Sail / Å se en båt med seil ( 2001 ) Won
2001 Toronto Worldwide Short Film Festival Best Live-Action Short To See a Boat in Sail / Å se en båt med seil ( 2001 ) Won
Awards and nominations
Anja Breien (born 12 July 1940) is a Norwegian film director and screenwriter. One of the leading figures of the Norwegian film industry, and one of the first women to rise to prominence as a writer-director in Norway, Breien's body of work in fiction and documentary explores social and political issues, notably women's rights within the context of Norwegian society.