Kajsa Næss is a director and animator.
She has been writing and directing animated short films, documentaries, music videos and commissioned films for Mikrofilm for almost 30 years. Her short films have been shown at prestigious festivals such as Clermont-Ferrand, Annecy, Fredrikstad and Tribeca. Kajsa is known for exploring and experimenting with animation techniques and stretching genres. She often uses real-life events and stories as a starting point and has made several animated documentaries. She works mainly with classical animation and other 2D techniques.
In addition to her many film awards, Næss has been granted the Norwegian Ministry of Culture’s Human Rights Award. Her dozen credits include It Was Mine (2015), It’s Up To You (2013), Deconstruction Workers (2008), Leonid Shower (2004) and Mother Said (1999). Kajsa founded the Oscar winning studio Mikrofilm together with producer Lise Fearnley in 199 and works in close collaboration with Tonje Skaar Reiersen.
Her first animated feature film, 'Titina', was released in 2022.
