WRITER · DIRECTOR
“I am drawn to stories about humans, complex emotions, taboos, passion and social themes. I love quirky, provocative, different and unexpected characters. I believe in diversity and equality for everyone and I think we, filmmakers, have a responsibility to tell stories that matter and to do it in an ethical way – even if that is not always the easiest way, but with struggle and hard work comes true satisfaction”.
Louise Brix Andersen is a multilingual screenwriter, film director and published author with a flair for deep and complex stories. Originally from Denmark but based in Barcelona, Spain, she enjoys working across different cultures and languages. She has a variety of experience in both fiction and documentary as well as commercial projects. She often explores perplexing and mind-bending themes within genres like psychological horror, thriller, Sci-Fi, true crime and drama. Although occasionally, and completely contrasted to the previous mentioned genres, she will also dive into comedy.
As a filmmaker, an outspoken advocate for women’s rights and equal opportunities, and a member of several international and local female-promoting organizations working towards gender equity in the industry, she is often invited as a panelist at round tables, a speaker at masterclasses and seminars and as a juror of film festivals.
Louise is also the founder of the group The Leading Ladies where during 3 years she organized and hosted monthly online meetings for female filmmakers with such inspiring guests as Starr Parodi President of Alliance for Women Film Composers, Emmy-nominated film composer Miriam Cutler and Sundance award-winnig director Diane Bell.
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Alongside with her career as a filmmaker, Louise pursues continuous training in areas such as domestic violence, sexual violence, pedophilia, and coercive control with highly trained professionals and experts such as Laura Richards, criminal behavioural analyst and former New Scotland Yard, Patrícia Bosch, psychologist specialized in addressing sexual violence and trauma treatment, and with the organizations Angel Blau, APRAMP and Darkness to Light.
Louise is also informed about sexual harassment in the workplace, diversity, inclusion and intimacy coordination. She has received training at the Acadèmia del Cinema Català on the prevention of sexual harassment and she has participated in numerous webinars, classes, and trainings given amongst others by intimacy coordinator Laura Rikard and film director Nina Menkes.
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Louise is an active member of several different groups and organizations:
TESTIMONIALS
I look forward to every opportunity to work with Louise. She possesses a clear creative vision, the ability to communicate it, and the skills to actualize it. She’s smart, funny, and committed to excellence. She’s not only a great collaborator, but also a strong leader who knows how to get the best from a team. She’s a resourceful problem- solver and her positive attitude creates a highly- productive work environment»
– Kevin Lee Miller, Hollywood writer, editor and producer
It was a great experience working with Louise on our short film The Pill. Louise is highly astute and courteous with the entire team. She is professional but also went above and beyond to not only cover all corners but ensure the team received everything they needed. Louise is a great director and I look forward to working with her again.
– Elaine Roberts, Miami based Producer
I produced one of Louise’s films and found her to be a highly skilled and creative director. She is supportive and helpful to everyone on set, and even in the most tense and stressed situations she never lost control or her good mood. She is organized and respectful of budget and shooting plan.
– Marta Lacima Ligero, Producer
Louise is a well balanced and well orientated person with skills of overview and organization. She has distinct leader skills and she has shown a firm sense of directing.
– Esben Høilund-Carlsen, Director / Teacher at the European Film College
Louise was an outstanding student. She is a creative individual. It is my observation that she provided leadership not only on her own individual projects, but also on other students’ projects. Her attention to detail and her ability to follow through on ideas and get things done was impressive. I only wish that all of my students could be as dedicated as Louise.
– Gary Gasgarth, Director / Teacher at NYU SPS
Louise is a brave and talented writer/director with a strong voice who loves to dive into complex matters. She gifted me with “Cristian” a character who made me grow as a person – a character with a thousand shades and full of depth and life. Louise is kind-hearted and shows both leadership and sensibility.»
– Carlos Martinho, actor
I had the pleasure of consulting Louise on her script, «The Pill», then watching her direct an international film production in the midst of a pandemic with humor, ease and optimism. Louise is an intelligent, passionate and driven director who is both sensitive and protective of her actors and flexible and open- minded with her crew, solving production challenges with solutions. Hard-working and dedicated to the art and craft of filmmaking, her greatest trait is that she leads with skill and kindness. I highly recommend Louise and look forward to working with her on future projects
– Sydney Leigh Soliz, Writer, Editor & Script Consultant
Louise was the kind of director everybody would want: with a clear vision of her film, kind, wanting the crew to always be well and with anoverall great sense of storytelling reflected in the finished short film. I still remember watching it at the premiere and thinking «wow, what a great director she is!»
– Massimo Perego Menori, Award winning director / 1st AD
Louise has a positive attitude and always works cooperatively and productively. Louise is a sensitive, thoughtful person who is also a self-starting, hard working individual.
– Falvio Alves, Award winning director
I first met Louise working on a short film and she was the 1st AD on it. She showed herself to be a passionate and thoughtful filmmaker all the while managing to communicate to a multi-national cast and crew in 3 languages! We subsequently then collaborated on more projects where Louise was the director. Again, her passion was palpable and her commitment to the craft is very apparent. She worked well with her actors, and was fantastic at communicating her ideas while being open to new viewpoints. I would not hesitate to work with Louise again!
– Eric Oh, Cinematographer CSC MYSC