Director, cinematographer. Born 1949, Poland. Graduated in cinematography from the Polish Film School. Resident in Denmark since 1969. She has shot some 150 films, including a number of features and worked on camera for German television (ZDF) and the Canadian Film Board.
Among other awards, she was honoured with the Annual Prize from the Association of Danish Cinematographers in 1992, and The Golden Mermaid from WIFT (Women in Film and Television), Copenhagen in 2001. Forbert Petersen's films include a trilogy consisting of "Mit iranske paradis"/My Iranian Paradise", "Fuglen, der kunne spå"/"The Bird That Could Tell Fortunes" (2007) and "Bag bjergene"/"Behind the Mountains" (2004), all made in collaboration with Annette Mari Olsen. The trilogy was screened at a number of international festivals their respective years and "Behind the Mountains" received a Grand Prix for Best Film at the Taipei Taiwan Int. Children's TV and Film Festival in 2006.
Title | Year | Function | Category |
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The Red Thread | 2016 | First assistant camera | DK/Documentary |
Mission Rape - A Tool of War | 2014 | Direction, Screenplay, Producer, Cinematographer | DK/Documentary |
Fangekoret | 2012 | Direction | TV documentary |
Mit iranske paradis | 2008 | Direction, Script, Cinematography | DK/Documentary |
Tomme rum | 2008 | Production, Cinematography, Stills, Producer | DK/Documentary |
Fuglen der kunne spå | 2007 | Direction, Cinematography, Stills, Producer | DK/Documentary |
Lyd på liv | 2006 | Direction, Script, Cinematography, Stills | DK/Documentary |
Bag bjergene | 2004 | Direction, Script, Production, Cinematography, Stills | DK/Documentary |
Homulus spectaculus | 2004 | Cinematography | DK/Documentary |
Det ulogiske instrument | 2003 | Stills, Producer | DK/Documentary |
Avation | 2003 | Producer | DK/Documentary |
5 hjerteslag | 2003 | Producer | Anthology |
It's All Good | 2003 | Producer | DK/Documentary |
Når far og mor er klovne | 2002 | Stills, Editing | DK/Documentary |
Min egen motorhest | 2001 | Direction, Stills | DK/Documentary |
Gud - hvor er det svært | 2001 | Cinematography | DK/Documentary |
Grevindens døtre | 2001 | Cinematography | DK/Documentary |
von Triers 100 øjne | 2000 | Direction, Cinematography, Script, Stills | DK/Documentary |
En fremmed fugl | 2000 | Cinematography | DK/Documentary |
Sut slut finale | 1999 | Cinematography | DK/Documentary |
Tiden før øjeblikket | 1999 | Direction, Script, Cinematography | DK/Documentary |
Cecilies verden | 1998 | Cinematography | DK/Documentary |
The Priestess | 1997 | Cinematography | DK/Documentary |
Inuttut Oqaatsikka - mit sprog som menneske | 1997 | Cinematography | DK/Documentary |
Two Women On A River | 1996 | Direction, Cinematographer | DK/Documentary |
Go West | 1996 | Cinematography | DK/Documentary |
Krig er ikke for børn | 1996 | Cinematography | DK/Documentary |
Man with Camera | 1995 | Direction, Script, Cinematography, Appearance | DK/Documentary |
Som fugle i bur | 1994 | Cinematography | DK/Documentary |
Lasse Lasse lille | 1993 | Cinematography | DK/Short fiction |
Dreams & dreams | 1993 | Cinematography | DK/Experimental |
Gud gav hende en Mercedes-Benz | 1992 | Direction, Script | DK/Documentary |
Gud ånder på øjet, når det græder | 1991 | Cinematography | DK/Documentary |
Klar besked - en film om prævention | 1991 | Cinematography | DK/Documentary |
Ønskebarn | 1990 | Direction, Script, Cinematography | DK/Documentary |
A Pig after My Own Heart | 1990 | Direction, Script, Cinematography | DK/Documentary |
Neither God nor Satan | 1990 | Cinematography | DK/Documentary |
Liberty, Equality and the Right to Vote | 1990 | Cinematographer | DK/Documentary |
En fremmed piges dagbog | 1989 | Direction, Script, Cinematography | DK/Short fiction |
Gammeldansen | 1989 | Cinematography | DK/Documentary |
Prøven er positiv - en film om abort | 1989 | Cinematography | DK/Documentary |
Jako | 1988 | Direction, Script, Cinematography | DK/Short fiction |
Indvandrerkvinder 3 - Kvinde i eksil | 1988 | Direction, Script, Cinematography | DK/Documentary |
Musen og dansepigen | 1988 | Cinematography | DK/Short fiction |
Mit søde barn | 1987 | Direction, Script, Cinematography | DK/Documentary |
Holografi | 1987 | Cinematography | DK/Documentary |
En hård dags nat | 1987 | Cinematography | DK/Short fiction |
Din daglige dosis | 1986 | Cinematographer | DK/Documentary |
Jobtilbud i nazismens Tyskland | 1986 | Cinematographer | DK/Documentary |
Johanne fra Daugbjerg | 1985 | Direction, Script, Cinematography | DK/Documentary |
Højt på en gren | 1985 | Cinematography | DK/Short fiction |
Rødstrømper - en kavalkade af kvindefilm | 1985 | Cinematography | DK/Documentary |
Forfilm Video Journalen 1985 | 1985 | Cinematography | |
I want you back | 1984 | Direction, Script, Cinematography | DK/Documentary |
Betagelse Q-Q | 1984 | Cinematography | DK/Short fiction |
Midvinter, Masketid | 1984 | Cinematography | DK/Documentary |
Forfilm 1984 | 1984 | Cinematography | DK/Commercial |
Gøgeungen | 1984 | Cinematography | DK/Documentary |
Hærvejen | 1983 | Cinematography | DK/Documentary |
Syv billeder fra Hærvejen | 1983 | Cinematography | DK/Short fiction |
Veras historie en - film om modstandskamp | 1983 | Cinematography | DK/Documentary |
Teknik for dig og mig | 1982 | Direction, Cinematography | DK/Documentary |
Bjerg Eivind og hans hustru | 1982 | Cinematography | DK/Documentary |
Jeg blir' så bange | 1981 | Script, Cinematography | DK/Short fiction |
En fugl under mit hjerte | 1981 | Cinematography | DK/Documentary |
The home bakery | 1981 | Cinematography | DK/Documentary |
En uge uden smil | 1980 | Direction, Production, Cinematography | DK/Documentary |
The trees and the people of the forest | 1980 | Cinematography | DK/Documentary |
Together with Lena | 1979 | Direction, Script, Cinematographer | DK/Documentary |
Shall we dance first? | 1979 | Script | DK/Feature |
Anarkiets land | 1979 | Cinematography | DK/Documentary |
Plantagens lange skygger - En film om Sylvia Woods | 1979 | Cinematography | DK/Documentary |
Kvinde og job | 1977 | Direction, Script, Cinematography | DK/Documentary |
Christiania | 1977 | Cinematographer | DK/Documentary |
Havets lavvandsfauna | 1976 | Direction, Script, Cinematography, Editing | DK/Documentary |
Barbermester Jensen | 1976 | Direction | DK/Documentary |
Frihed er ikke noget man får, det er noget man tager | 1976 | Cinematography | DK/Documentary |
Take it like a man, Ma'm | 1975 | Cinematography | DK/Feature |
Polish Girls | 1973 | Direction, Script, Cinematography, Editing, Production manager | DK/Documentary |
A Housewife | 1971 | Cinematography | DK/Experimental |
Vi leger hospital | 2. unit | DK/Documentary |