Lisa Aschan (b. 1979, Vejbystrand, Sweden), a graduate of the National Film School of Denmark, received attention for “Fuck the Rapist!”, a collection of fictional ads for spiked tampons. She also created a drama series for Danish TV channel DR1, attended Sweden’s Royal University College of Fine Arts and worked at Stockholm’s Royal Dramatic Theater. Her short films In Transit (2005) and Goodbye Bluebird (2007) screened at festivals around the world and established her reputation for suggestive visual language and naturalistic direction. She Monkeys (2011), her debut feature, nabbed top prize in the World Narrative Competition at the Tribeca Film Festival.
46. IFF Karlovy Vary
