Janicke Askevold

Born in Norway, Janicke moved to Paris after high school. She's educated from Atelier Theatral de Création theatre school in Paris, where there was a strong emphasis on developing ones true creative voice. The school focused on creative writing, directing as well as acting these works. This experience lit the flame and desire for Janicke to become a director. Janicke has since directed several theatre plays in Paris, such as Ein Sommars Dag (Jon Fosse) and L'Amant (Marguerite Duras) Quartett (Heiner Müller). After directing and writing several short films and Together Alone, a feature shot during covid without financing, Janicke directed and co-wrote her first feature film Solomamma that world premiered at Locarno in the main competition in 2025 where it won the ecumenical prize. Janicke also received the Eurimages Audentia award for the film in Cork November 2025.