Annika Summerson
Cinematographer · Stockholm, Sweden
Bio by www.annikasummerson.com/about-me Born and bred in Stockholm, Sweden, Annika picked up a stills camera at the age of 12 and her passion for the image has been with her ever since. After gaining her MA in Cinematography at UK's prestigious National Film & Television School NFTS, Annika stayed on and is now based in North London but works worldwide in drama, commercials and music promos. She has recently proudly received the SUE GIBSON CINEMATOGRAPHY AWARD for her work on Mogul Mowgli. Her graduation film Until The River Runs Red directed by Paul Wright won a BAFTA for Best Short Film. Her work has received major awards including UKMVAs, an Amanda (Norwegian BAFTA), Honorary Mention for Outstanding Cinematography for her work on Camping With Ada, the FIPRESCI award (International critics prize) at Berlinale 2020 for Mogul Mowgli, which also recently picked up 7 BIFA 2021 nominations, including one for Best Cinematography and a BAFTA nomination for Best British Film 2021.. Her background includes invaluable experience in the lighting department as well as working for cinematography legend Christopher Doyle. Her feature film credits include Bfi funded Postcards From London, BBC rap-battle feature VS. and Pulse Film’s Mogul Mowgli starring Riz Ahmed. Her latest feature (BFI/ Film4/ Film Wales) Censor was shot on 35mm and premiered in Sundance January 2021 to great acclaim. Censor had it’s European premier at Berlinale June 2021, followed by a UK cinema release in August. Annika has recently conceptualised and completed ep 1-3 on Sky TV series Then You Run shooting in Berlin; 10 episodes of drama comedy Breeders starring Martin Freeman; 3 episodes of BBC drama ‘Clique S2’ as well as a 10 episode TV-comedy drama for the main Norwegian TV-channel NRK One Night/En Natt, which was experimentally filmed once in English, and once in Norwegian/Swedish. She currently prepping a new series for Disney shooting in the UK and LA, working title Wedding Season. When she’s not shooting she’s hiding in her wooden lake house in Sweden.
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Biography from TMDB.
- Stockholm, Sweden
- Cinematographer
- 10 on Motif · 18 credits in all
What are Annika Summerson's films like?
Across their 10 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Survival.
Genres
Their Motif films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Motif score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 1 · Wry 0 · Earnest 4
A split, not a type: Light 1 · Serious 1 · Dark 3
A split, not a type: Grounded 2 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 2
A split, not a type: Gentle 1 · Charged 1 · Intense 3
Steady 1 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0
A split, not a type: Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 1
Casual 1 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 1
Easy watch 0 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 3
A split, not a type: Resolved 2 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 2
Moods and endings
- Bittersweet3
- Ambiguous7
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Annika Summerson's films?
As of October 24, 2026, all 10 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).
- BritBox
Subscription and free streaming for Annika Summerson's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Motif score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
18 credits, 10 with a Motif page.
Summerwater(2025)
Motif score: 5th percentile of all shows
Dope Girls(2025)
Motif score: 23rd percentile of all shows
Ludwig(2024)
Motif score: 95th percentile of all shows
Baby Reindeer(2024)
Motif score: 85th percentile of all shows
Listen Up!(2023)
Motif score: 71st percentile of all films
Then You Run(2023)
Motif score: 14th percentile of all shows
Censor(2021)
Motif score: 41st percentile of all films
Mogul Mowgli(2020)
Motif score: 70th percentile of all films
Postcards from London(2018)
Motif score: 26th percentile of all films
VS. (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2018)
Motif score: 13th percentile of all films
Alt brenner (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2017)
Nothing Ever Really Ends (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2016)
Camping with Ada (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2016)
Nasty (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2015)
Cryptic (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2014)
Not as Old as the Trees (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2014)
Out of Time (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2012)
Career shape
A full career of 16 titles from 2012 to 2025.
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Motif score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on Motif, shown from 5 scored.
How do Annika Summerson's films land?
Their typical Motif film has a Motif score in the 41st percentile, the median of all 5; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 47th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up2
- 50th to 74th2
- 25th to 49th2
- Below 25th4
Shape of the crowd
5 of their 10 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved1
- Universally Panned1
- Crowd Pleaser2
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed5
Reviewers score the cinematography 71/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 80, detractors 53. The element that speaks to their work as a cinematographer.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Motif score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their Motif titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Is Annika Summerson's work okay for kids?
Across up to 6 Motif titles with content scores, 1 of the 5 categories sits near the median of all films.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.
Who does Annika Summerson work with?
People who share at least 2 of Annika Summerson's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Robert McKillop shares the most, 3.
Directors
- Robert McKillopShared titles: Summerwater (2025), Ludwig (2024), Then You Run (2023)See all 3 shared titles with Robert McKillop
Composers and editors
- Nikki McChristieShared titles: Summerwater (2025), Ludwig (2024), Then You Run (2023)See all 3 shared titles with Nikki McChristie
- Gazelle TwinShared titles: Summerwater (2025), Then You Run (2023)See all 2 shared titles with Gazelle Twin
