Charlotte Høeg Andersen, Director of Education at The Index Project.
Student at European Film College 1995-96.
What did you do after EFC?
After EFC, I took a course in cinematography in Rockport, Maine, USA. After that I was part of the independent milieu that was based at the Film Workshop in Vognmagergade in Copenhagen.
I have been working for a number of years on various productions, both my own and others'. I was also a paid freelance film worker on everything from commercial film productions, art films, theatre productions, documentaries and feature films. I worked primarily as a photographer or illuminator.
I took many courses during those years and was more and more drawn towards working with still photos instead of moving images, and therefore also took a course at the art photography school Fatamorgana.
In 1999 I gave birth to my first daughter and then enrolled at Copenhagen University in Philosophy. I took my Master's degree in Art History 6 years later and then left the film industry to work with project management within design and business development.
In 2015, I was hired by The Index Project and I am there to this day!
What did the EFC experience mean to you?
I gained a strong film professional network from my time at EFC, which I draw on in many contexts in my working life - even though I do not work in the film or TV industry.
A college stay of 8,5 months, where the teaching is facilitated as group work and different nationalities and competences meet in one common passion and vision, gives the students a very intense togetherness - and that experience brought me both strengthened and enriched into my future life.
What does film mean to you today?
Film is not a part of my work life today. But it is very much a big part of my life. I have always watched and will always watch a lot of films.