Diana Maria Olsson
Diana Maria Olsson, Lithuania
Bio: Diana is 39 years old from Lithuania currently living in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Diana is an award-winning Lithuanian filmmaker and dedicated journalist based in Copenhagen.
She made documentaries for Lithuanian National Television (LRT) and Swedish National Television (SVT). Diana has double master's and bachelor's degrees — in directing, journalism, public relations, and visual culture. She has also studied a civilization course at Sorbonne University. Diana has working experience in politics (Lithuanian Parliament). She is the founder of a film production company, ‘Zen Division’ (Copenhagen), and the co-founder and president of the non-profit organization ‘Child and Family in Focus (Sweden). Her recent multi-award-winning documentary ‘First Class Citizen’ is currently touring film festivals internationally.
Winner of Best Documentary at Porto Femme International Film Festival - Portugal, Porto 2022
Winner of Women of Courage at What If? Women in Film Festival - Switzerland, Zurich, 2022
Winner, Humanitarian Award, LifeArt Festival - California, Los Angeles, 2021
Winner of Best Women Film, Cannes World Film Festival - France, Cannes, 2021
Finalist The Ekurhuleni International Film Festival - 2022, South Africa, 2022 Semi-Finalist International Silento Film Festival - Carpaccio SA, Italy, 2022
Semi-Finalist at the 2023 Student World Impact Film Festival - USA, 2023
Official Selection at International Human Rights Film Festival Albania - Albania, Tirana 2022
Official Selection and Special Mention at The International Children Care Film Festival - France, Paris 2022
Official Selection at FIDBA Buenos Aires International Documentary Film Festival - Argentina, Buenos Aires, 2022
Official Selection at Krakow Film Festival - Poland, Krakow, 2022
Official Selection at HANIFF Hanoi International Film Festival - Vietnam, Hanoi 2022
Official selection at Astra Film Festival - Romania, Sibiu, 2021
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