He created the music video "Vad är jag" with the band "Bara på Låtsas," which won the local film festival FilmÖrnen and the NuFF Award at Novellfestivalen and competed at the NUFF Film Festival in Tromsø, Norway. He moved to Stockholm and worked as a cameraman and camera assistant on various TV programs while continuing to work on his own projects part-time. He studied film theory for a year at Stockholm University. He then entered the highly competitive film directing program at the Valand Academy in Gothenburg, with Ruben Östlund as his professor. During his years at Valand Academy, he explored various aspects of identity through themes, sculpting transcendent masks, leading discussions with two former girlfriends about their relationships, and doing extensive work at the forefront of identity. He collaborated with other artists while studying, serving as the director of photography for Kirsten Hamilton's "Zero Point Gravity," which was exhibited as part of the show "The New Human" at Moderna Museet in Malmö and Stockholm. He was also the cinematographer for Björn Perborg's short film "The Most Important Thing Now is to Get Sick," and the sound engineer and actor in Shahab Mehrabi's "Götaplatsen #flerochfler," which won the top prize Startsladden at the 2018 Gothenburg International Film Festival (GIFF). He graduated in 2019, presenting fragments of his larger project "The Actress" at GIFF. In the spring of 2021, he became a father and is now working on several short films and completing his debut feature. Post-pandemic, he looks forward to sending his short works to festivals worldwide for audiences to enjoy.

She established and runs her own animation studio, Trollfilm, in Dovre, Norway. She is known for directing and writing several award-winning short films, including "The Hedge of Thorns" (2001) and "Angry Man" (2009), the most awarded film worldwide in 2010. She completed a new short film, "Mother Didn't Know," in May 2020, which is currently on the festival circuit. She is passionate about bringing difficult themes to the screen for young audiences, such as children affected by war, depression, and domestic violence. She aims to inspire and move audiences through animation. She is an idealistic filmmaker, writing, directing, animating, and producing her films at her company Trollfilm. After undergoing chemotherapy for cancer, she is focusing on screenwriting and directing. "I believe that film can be more than just entertainment and should be. It is exciting to aim for greater depth in projects so that we all learn something new. Combining artistic films with important issues is reassuring. Problems shouldn't just be sad or heavy. But if the audience is moved, good conversations can start, and they may feel like they have learned or experienced something important." She believes that while there are many wonderful, cleverly made animations, much of the content is too frivolous. She is excited about grand, lyrical films that move slowly and give the audience space to think. Although she has primarily worked on children's films, they have also impacted adults. Since children are vulnerable and impressionable, filmmakers need to take on a great responsibility as communicators, messengers, and educators. Sadly, quality films for children often take a backseat compared to the wealth of artistic films for adults.

Filmography

Mother Didn't Know (Wants to Know More)
2020, 11 minutes, multiplane cutout
Director & Screenwriter: Anita Killi

Pilot for the feature film "Christmas Survivors (Jula på Dovre)"
2014, 1 minute, multiplane cutout/puppets
Director & Screenwriter: Anita Killi

Angry Man (Sinna Mann)
2009, 20 minutes, multiplane cutout. Based on the book by Gro Dahle
Director & Screenwriter: Anita Killi

The Hedge of Thorns (Tornehekken)
2001, 13 minutes, multiplane/cutout. Based on the book by Elzbieta
Director & Screenwriter: Anita Killi

The King Who Wanted More Than a Crown (Kongen som ville ha mer enn en krone)
1999, 28 minutes. Animation.
Directed by Anita Killi, co-directed by Randall Meyers
Screenplay: Lars Saabye Christensen

Far, Far Away (Langt langt borte)
1997, 4 minutes. Multiplane/cutout.
Directed by Natasha Nikitina, co-directed by Anita Killi

The Daughter of the Sun (Lavlashiid Aigi)
1996, 12 minutes, multiplane/cutout.
Based on the book by Mary Ailoida Sonby
Director & Screenwriter: Anita Killi

The Circle (Sirkelen)
1994, 5 minutes, painted on paper
Directed & Edited by Laila Løchen
Animation: Anita Killi

Glass Beads (Glassballen)
1992, 3 minutes, cutout
Directed & Screenplay: Anita Killi, Hege Krogvig Bergstrand