| CV Jennifer Rainsford | ||
| EDUCATION COURSES AND WORKSHOPS Degrees Bachelor of Architecture September 2022 - June 2023 Year 3 of the Bachelor program in Architecture Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Stockholm Master of Fine Arts September 2005 - June 2010 Master program in Fine Arts, with a focus on sculpture, installation, and film Royal University College of Arts (KKH), Stockholm Selected courses and workshops Workshop in geometric design Grasshopper Parametric Architecture October 2023 Accelerator and mentorprogram for female filmmakers Chicken and Egg Pictures, Apr-Sept 2023 Project Management, Agile Project Development Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Stockholm Aug-Sept 2019 Pitch training, Berlinale, Vision Du Reel and cpu:dox 2014-2016 Scriptwriting Fiction Stockholm School of Dramatic Arts (SADA), Stockholm September 2011 - June 2012 Post-graduate course: Urban Studies Special student in the Postgraduate course in Architecture and Urban Studies, under Professor Henrietta Palmer. The course, "Beyond Desire," involved group work focusing on Los Angeles. Royal University College of Arts (KKH), Stockholm September 2008 - June 2009 Postgraduate course in Architecture: Marvels and Disasters Professor Peter Lang. Conducted an individual project based on fieldwork related to autonomous houses on the Lava field on the Big Island, Hawaii. Royal University College of Arts (KKH), Stockholm September September 2013 - June 2014 Sculpture One-Year Foundation Course Idun Loven Art School September 2004 - June 2005 Architecture Program Years 1, 2 of the Bachelor program in Architecture Lunds Technical University (LTH), Lund September 2002 - June 2004 |
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| WORK EXPERIENCE As a director for films, I have been responsible for overseeing all aspects of artistic development, from idea and concept creation to writing, pitching, and fundraising. Throughout production, I lead a team ranging from 3 to 15 individuals, managing the planning, scheduling, and booking of equipment and personnel in the shooting location. I frequently handle negotiations and contracts for the production. The role involves guiding and building the artistic vision, realizing it throughout the entire process, and collaborating with other creatives such as producers, cinematographers, actors, sound designers, composers, color graders, graphic designers, etc.. Fasad, Stockholm – Director of Documentaries, Freelance 2019 – Present Director and writer for the short documentary "Heart of an Astronaut," commissioned by the European Space Agency. To be broadcast on Swedish Television and presented at the European Space Commission meeting in autumn 2023. Conducting research and development for a project visualizing information about the Baltic Sea for the Stockholm Resilience Centre. Creating a 3D model of the Baltic Sea from barometric data and developing a multi-plot narrative for spatial storytelling. Writing the feature-length script for the fiction film "Mayflies," with development support from the Swedish Film Institute. Momento Film, Stockholm – Director of Documentaries, Freelance 2014-2023 Director for the feature-length arthouse documentary "All of Our Heartbeats Are Connected through Exploding Stars." Involved in production and filming in Japan and Hawaii, with editing in Paris and Stockholm. Program 33, Paris – Director and Journalist for TV-show "Tracks" on Arte 2011-2017 Director for several short and long documentaries on culture, future technology, and music for the cult TV-show "Tracks" on Arte. Involved in production and filming in the US, Uganda, Italy, Sweden, and France. Independent Artist - Stockholm, Paris, Berlin, Bangalore, Oahu, Ishinomaki, 2010 - Present Since 2010, managing an independent art production encompassing video art, photography, film, and sculpture. Producing artworks, books, exhibitions, installations and experimental projects. I received funding in the form of grants and project support from several Swedish and European institutions, among The Swedish Art Council, The Swedish Film Institute, European Media Board, The Swedish Institute, Nordic Culture Fund, for research, production, and exhibition. PROJEKT |
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| Selected projects in Film and Art (2018-2023) All of Our Heartbeats Are Connected Through Exploding Stars - Feature Length Documentary Set against the backdrop of the 2011 Tsunami, this documentary is a profound odyssey serving as an essay on grief and the rebuilding of both humanity and nature after trauma. Filmed over a decade in Japan, Hawaii, and the Pacific Ocean. Link to page A Heart - Documentary, installation, and augmented Reality This project delves into the intricacies of emotions through narratives from astronauts, a heart surgeon, heart transplant survivors, and a couple in love. These stories are woven together into a film that follows the heartbeat in each of them. Heart of an Astronaut - Short Documentary A captivating exploration of an astronaut's heart on its journey from Earth to space. Commissioned by the European Space Agency and filmed at the European Astronaut Centre Cologne. Bangalore, research film and book. Based on the Bellandur lakes, the big water reservoirs in Bangalore that at several occasions have caught fire because they were so polluted. I worked on storytelling projects that dealt with how the urban fabric had changed because of the IT industry and outsourcing offices and the housing for the growing middle-class. Among many projects, it resulted in the short film Lake on Fire. Set in a distant future, "Lake on Fire" tells the story of two former lovers reunited in a virtual forest created by artificial intelligence. Filmed in Bangalore, India. The book ”Fire on Lake” is a multi-layered narrative departing from the fires on Bellandur lake in Bangalore (India) between 2015-19. This artist book includes a collection of stories, poems, maps, illustrations and photographs — speculating on how plants are connected to Bangalore being India’s outsourcing and IT hub, to the breaking of phosphor in the Sahara desert, boolean algebra, and the Nobel prize in economics. Swamp Storytelling Invited by the Swedish Institute and Artlab Gnesta, I worked in the wetlands of Pondicherry, India, creating films and stories inspired by the swamps. The project resulted in the book "Fire on Lake," music videos for musician Shida Shahabi, and collaboration with Earth Colab. Birds in Space - Hybrid Sci-Fi Film This hybrid sci-fi film unfolds the narrative of a father and son on Jupiter's moon, Ganymede. | ||
| MISCELLANEOUS ARTISTIC PRACTICE Artist Talks, Lectures, and Teaching: Thesis Opponent, Stockholm Academy of Dramatic Arts (STDH), WIFT Värmland, Masterclass on Creative Collaborations, Beckmans Design School, Introductory Lecture for Bachelor's Course 2023 Essayistic Film Masterclass at DMX Seoul 2022 Teacher of Experimental Film at Ölands Folkhögskola 2015-2022 Lecture on "Marvels and Disasters" at R-Lab, Royal Institute of Arts, Stockholm 2018 ”Regenerative Biology," lectures and dialogue with researcher Michalis Averof/Averof Lab, Institut de Génomique Fonctionnelle de Lyon (IGFL), CNRS, and École Normale Supérieure de Lyon 2018-2022 Research for film at Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization (ToMMo), Tohoku University/Atsushi Seikguchi 2014 Research for film and modeling of ocean currents at International Pacific Research Center, School of Ocean and Earth Science & Technology, University of Hawaii/Nikolai Maximenko and Jan Hafner 2014 Collaboration with designer Shruti Chamaria for the book "Fire on Lake” 2019 Residencies Royal Academy of Arts studio grant at Cité des Arts International, Paris, FR, IASPIS at 1.Shantiroad, Bangalore, IN, Art-Lab Gnesta, SE, Swamp storytelling, Pondicherry, IN, ZK/U, Berlin, DE, Ricklundagården, Saxnäs, SE |
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| rainsford.jennifer@pm.me Currently based in Stockholm, Swedish and British nationality Portfolio artwork |
| OTHER SKILLS SOFTWARES Adobe; Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Premiere Pro Rhino, Grasshopper, Autocad, Blender Q-GIS, Spark-AR, Unity, AVID Word, Excel, Pages, Numbers LANGUAGES SWEDISH -native ENGLISH -advanced level FRENCH - basic CRAFTS Wood and metal workshop work, mig and tig welding, soldering and circuit building, laser cutter, 3d printing and CNC milling, knitting, sewing machine and by hand. MISCELLANEAOUS Drivers license, skilled in professional audio and video equipment use, diving certificate Nitrox certified.  Photo Iga Mikler Links Nordic Women in Film Films on Swedish Film Database Stories From the Debris, film site Momento Film website Distribution: Arsenal - Institut für Film und Videokunst e.V. Oberhausen International Kurzfilmtage (pdf) Filmform Other links: Tracks Arte The artist collective Crystal Beacon's films: Crystal Beacon website |