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Person

Signe Byrge Sørensen

(1970 – )

Producer, born 6 March 1970. Holds an MA in International Development Studies and Communication from Roskilde University, Denmark. A graduate of Eurodoc (2003) and EAVE (2010). Has produced films since 1998 and founded her award-winning company Final Cut for Real in 2009.

Notable films include Joshua Oppenheimer's award-winning, two-piece work scrutinising the Indonesian genocide, 'The Act of Killing' (2012) and 'The Look of Silence' (2014). Both films were Oscar-nominated and toured the international festival circuit, winning many awards, including at the Berlinale, Venice, CPH:DOX and Cinema Eye Honors. Also nominated for an Oscar was 'Strong Island' (Yance Ford, 2017). 'Songs of Repression' (2020) won the main prize at CPH:DOX.

'Flee' (2021) was selected for Cannes Film Festival, won the World Cinema Grand Jury Prize at Sundance and has since toured festivals around the world, including in Annecy, Telluride, Toronto and New York, winning a number of awards. The film was nominated in three categories for the Oscars 2022.

Byrge Sørensen has directed several documentaries, including 'In Language We Live' (2006) and 'The Importance of Being Mlabri' (2007), both co-directed with Janus Billeskov Jansen. 'Our Memory Belongs to Us' (2021, co-directed with Rami Farah) won a special mention at CPH:DOX and was selected for IDFA.

Byrge Sørensen has also co-produced a string of international documentaries.
Filmography
Title Year Function Category
Dreaming Arizona 2022 Producer DK/Documentary
Walad min al-Janna 2022 Co-producer Feature
President 2021 Producer DK/Documentary
On Screen Off Record 2021 Co-director, Producer, B-camera operator DK/Documentary
Flee 2021 Producer DK/Documentary
The Banality of Grief 2021 Executive producer DK/Documentary
He's My Brother 2021 Associate producer DK/Documentary
Raising a School Shooter 2021 Associate producer DK/Documentary
Songs of Repression 2020 Producer DK/Documentary
Attacked – The Copenhagen Shootings 2020 Producer DK/Documentary
Hush 2020 Executive producer Interactive projects
A Word for Human 2019 Production DK/Documentary
A Comedian in a Syrian Tragedy 2019 Producer Documentary
Angels are made of Light 2019 Co-producer Series (documentary)
Angels are made of Light 2019 Co-producer Series (documentary)
Patrimonium 2019 Executive producer DK/Documentary
Forget Me Not 2019 Executive producer DK/Documentary
Dreaming Murakami 2018 Producer DK/Documentary
Angels are made of Light 2018 Co-producer Documentary
What Walaa Wants 2018 Executive producer DK/Documentary
Strong Island 2017 Executive producer DK/Documentary
A Drowning Man 2017 Producer DK/Short fiction
Land of the Free 2017 Producer DK/Documentary
Little Wing 2017 Producer Feature
The Nile Hilton Incident 2017 Co-producer Feature
That Summer 2017 Producer DK/Documentary
Good Favour 2017 Co-producer DK/Feature
The Distant Barking of Dogs 2017 Executive producer DK/Documentary
The Distant Barking of Dogs 2017 Executive producer DK/Documentary
Shadow World 2016 Co-producer DK/Documentary
Those Who Jump 2016 Producer DK/Documentary
Life Is Sacred 2015 Producer DK/Documentary
Pebbles at Your Door 2015 Executive producer DK/Documentary
15 Minutes - The Dvor Massacre 2015 Executive producer DK/Documentary
The Look of Silence 2014 Producer DK/Documentary
Far From Home 2014 Producer DK/Documentary
Cathedrals of Culture 2014 Producer DK/Documentary
Night Will Fall 2014 Co-producer (Denmark) Documentary
Chikara - The Sumo Wrestler's Son 2014 Executive producer DK/Documentary
Last Dreams 2013 Producer DK/Documentary
The Gulabi Gang 2013 Producer Documentary
The Human Scale 2012 Producer DK/Documentary
Travelling with Mr. T 2012 Producer DK/Documentary
TPB AFK: The Pirate Bay away from keyboard 2012 Producer, Co-executive producer Documentary
Char... The No-Man's Island 2012 Co-producer Documentary
The Act of Killing 2012 Producer DK/Documentary
Verdens bedste kok 2011 Executive producer DK/Documentary
Klovn for livet 2011 Producer DK/Documentary
Hjemvendt 2011 Producer DK/Documentary
Canned Dreams 2011 Co-producer DK/Documentary
Football is God 2010 Producer DK/Documentary
The Perfect Muslim 2009 Producer DK/Documentary
Maria Larssons eviga ögonblick 2008 Post Producer DK/Feature
The Importance of being Mlabri 2007 Direction, Producer DK/Documentary
Nice To Meet You 2007 Editing supervisor DK/Documentary
I sproget er jeg 2006 Direction, Producer DK/Documentary
Mit Danmark - film nr. 1 2006 Producer DK/Documentary
Mit Danmark - film nr. 2 2006 Producer DK/Documentary
Mit Danmark - film nr. 3 2006 Producer DK/Documentary
Mit Danmark - film nr. 4 2006 Producer DK/Documentary
Mit Danmark - film nr. 5 2006 Producer DK/Documentary
Mit Danmark - film nr. 6 2006 Producer DK/Documentary
Mit Danmark - film nr. 7 2006 Producer DK/Documentary
Mit Danmark - film nr. 8 2006 Producer DK/Documentary
Mit Danmark - film nr. 9 2006 Producer DK/Documentary
Mit Danmark - film nr. 10 2006 Producer DK/Documentary
Drømmenes hotel 2005 Producer DK/Documentary
Elsker du mig? 2004 Post Producer DK/Documentary
Johanna Yohanna 2003 Producer DK/Documentary
Steps for the future 2002 Co-producer Anthology
On-line med forfædrene 2001 Producer DK/Documentary
Signe Byrge Sørensen in trade directory

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