Director. Born 1973, Denmark. Graduated in documentary direction from the National Film School of Denmark, 2001. Worked for several years in radio before making her directorial debut in 1992 with "Epilogue" (co-directed with Sara Bro). Has since worked with personal, investigative and experimental documentaries. Co-owner of Danish Documentary Production.
Her films include "Fish Out of Water" (2000), "Omvej til frihed"/"Detour to Freedom" (with Sidse Stausholm, 2001) and "My Father's Choice" (2002). Co-directed "My Grandad's Murderer" (with Søren Fauli, 2004), awarded in Sevilla and Paris, and "Beth's Diary" (with Kent Klich, 2006), recipient of Best Short Documentary at CPH:DOX and Honourable Mention at Nordic Panorama. Contributed to a series of four films on megacities with "Cairo Garbage" (2009). In 2011 she made "Me and My Twin", one of four films about sibling relationships. The documentaries "A Normal Life" (2012) and "A Year of Hope" (2017) were both selected for competition at IDFA.
| Title | Year | Function | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cash | 2022 | Direction, Producer, Screenplay, Executive producer | Series (documentary) |
| Cash | 2022 | Direction, Screenplay, Producer, Executive producer | Series (documentary) |
| Cash | 2022 | Direction, Producer, Screenplay, Executive producer | Series (documentary) |
| Cash | 2022 | Direction, Screenplay, Producer, Executive producer | Series (documentary) |
| Cash | 2022 | Direction, Screenplay, Producer, Executive producer | Series (documentary) |
| Apolonia, Apolonia | 2022 | Executive producer | DK/Documentary |
| Innocence | 2022 | Executive producer | DK/Documentary |
| Solutions | 2021 | Executive producer | DK/Documentary |
| The cars we drove into capitalism | 2021 | Executive producer | Documentary |
| Scandinavian Star (overview) | 2020 | Direction, Screenplay, Executive producer | Series (documentary) |
| Scandinavian Star 2:6 - The Disaster | 2020 | Direction, Screenplay, Executive producer | Series (documentary) |
| Scandinavian Star 1:6 | 2020 | Direction, Screenplay, Executive producer | Series (documentary) |
| I Walk | 2020 | Executive producer | DK/Documentary |
| School of Seduction | 2019 | Editing supervisor, Executive producer | DK/Documentary |
| Love Child | 2019 | Executive producer | DK/Documentary |
| The Cave | 2019 | Executive producer | DK/Documentary |
| Cherry Tale | 2019 | Executive producer | DK/Documentary |
| Hunting for Hedonia | 2019 | Executive producer | DK/Documentary |
| A Year of Hope | 2017 | Direction, Executive producer | DK/Documentary |
| Den anden side | 2017 | Executive producer | DK/Documentary |
| The Newsroom - Off the Record | 2014 | Direction, Cinematographer, Screenplay, Executive producer | DK/Documentary |
| Slottet | 2014 | Executive producer | DK/Documentary |
| Good Things Await | 2014 | Executive producer | DK/Documentary |
| A Different Kind of Boy | 2013 | Consultant | DK/Documentary |
| Ai Weiwei The Fake Case | 2013 | Executive producer | DK/Documentary |
| One Day at a Time | 2012 | Direction, Cinematographer | DK/Documentary |
| Me, myself & Martin Laursen | 2012 | Director supervisor | DK/Documentary |
| Sådan er søskende - Mig og min tvilling | 2011 | Direction, Cinematography | DK/Documentary |
| Pockets of resistance | 2011 | Consultant | DK/Documentary |
| Ballroom Dancer | 2011 | Executive producer | DK/Documentary |
| Love addict - historier om drømme, besættelse og længsel | 2011 | Executive producer | DK/Documentary |
| Tank City | 2010 | Consultant | DK/Documentary |
| Cairo garbage | 2009 | Direction | DK/Documentary |
| Everything is Relative | 2008 | Direction | DK/Documentary |
| Roskilde | 2008 | Co-director | DK/Documentary |
| Beths dagbog | 2006 | Direction, Editing | DK/Documentary |
| Min morfars morder - en film om tilgivelse | 2004 | Direction, Cinematography | DK/Documentary |
| Min fars valg | 2002 | Direction, Script, Cinematography | DK/Documentary |
| Min... | 2002 | Direction | Anthology |
| mk | 2001 | Direction | DK/Documentary |
| Omveje til frihed | 2001 | Direction, Script, Cinematography | DK/Documentary |
| Epilog | 1992 | Direction, Script | DK/Documentary |
| Skattekortet | 1988 | Assistant | TV series |
Awards and nominations
| Award | Release year | Festival | Film |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best Documentary Film | 2005 | Sevilla Festival de Cine 2005 | Min morfars morder - en film om tilgivelse |
| Honorable Mention | 2006 | Aarhus, Nordisk Panorama 2006 | Beths dagbog |
| Gold Dok Best Short Doc | 2006 | CPH:DOX 2006 | Beths dagbog |
| Audience Award | 2012 | CPH:DOX 2012 | En mors kamp for et normalt liv |
Det Danske Filminstitut registrerer international festivaldeltagelse og priser til danske film,
dog primært de titler, som Filminstituttet varetager i sin festivaldistribution,
og primært i forbindelse med de festivaler, som Filminstituttet har prioriteret at samarbejde med.
Registreringen af festivaldeltagelse og priser til danske film, der ikke er i festivaldistribution,
foretages kun for "launch"-festivaler ifølge Filminstituttets prioriterede festivalliste. Se listen over prioriterede festivaler.
Festivals
| Festival | Festival date | Film |
|---|---|---|
| Malmö Nordisk Panorama | 2018-09-20 | A Year of Hope |
| Warszawa, Against Gravity | 2018-05-11 | A Year of Hope |
| München Documentary Festival | 2018-05-02 | A Year of Hope |
| CPH:DOX | 2018-03-15 | A Year of Hope |
| Prague, One World Human Rights Film Festival | 2018-03-05 | A Year of Hope |
| Amsterdam, IDFA | 2017-11-15 | A Year of Hope |
| Beijing, iDOCS Int. Documentary Forum | 2016-11-11 | Ekstra Bladet: uden for citat |
| Helsinki Doc Point Documentary Film Festival | 2016-01-25 | Alt er relativt |
| Lübeck, Nordische Filmtage | 2015-11-04 | Ekstra Bladet: uden for citat |
| Sao Paulo Int. Film Festival | 2015-10-22 | Ekstra Bladet: uden for citat |
| Bergen International Film festival | 2015-09-23 | Ekstra Bladet: uden for citat |
| Malmö Nordisk Panorama | 2015-09-18 | Ekstra Bladet: uden for citat |
| Edinburgh International Film Festival | 2015-06-18 | Ekstra Bladet: uden for citat |
| Warszawa, Against Gravity | 2015-05-09 | Ekstra Bladet: uden for citat |
| Prague, One World Human Rights Film Festival | 2015-03-02 | Ekstra Bladet: uden for citat |
| Helsinki Doc Point Documentary Film Festival | 2015-01-27 | Ekstra Bladet: uden for citat |
| Göteborg International Film Festival | 2015-01-23 | Ekstra Bladet: uden for citat |
| Amsterdam, IDFA | 2014-11-19 | Ekstra Bladet: uden for citat |
| Lübeck, Nordische Filmtage | 2013-10-30 | En mors kamp for et normalt liv |
| Warszawa, Against Gravity | 2013-05-10 | En mors kamp for et normalt liv |
| Thessaloniki Documentary Festival | 2013-03-15 | En mors kamp for et normalt liv |
| Prague, One World Human Rights Film Festival | 2013-03-04 | En mors kamp for et normalt liv |
| Amsterdam, IDFA | 2012-11-14 | En mors kamp for et normalt liv |
| CPH:DOX | 2012-11-01 | En mors kamp for et normalt liv |
| Lübeck, Nordische Filmtage | 2012-10-31 | Sådan er søskende - Mig og min tvilling |
| Chicago Int. Children's Film Festival | 2012-10-26 | Sådan er søskende - Mig og min tvilling |
| Edinburgh International Film Festival | 2012-06-20 | Sådan er søskende - Mig og min tvilling |
| Malmö, BUFF | 2012-03-13 | Sådan er søskende - Mig og min tvilling |
| Thessaloniki Documentary Festival | 2012-03-09 | Sådan er søskende - Mig og min tvilling |
| Aarhus, Nordisk Panorama | 2011-09-23 | Sådan er søskende - Mig og min tvilling |
| Hamburg FilmFest GmbH | 2010-09-30 | Cairo skrald |
| Dokufest Prizren | 2010-07-31 | Cairo skrald |
| Melbourne Film Festival | 2010-07-23 | Cairo skrald |
| Warszawa, Against Gravity | 2010-05-08 | Cairo skrald |
| Moscow - Royal Danish Embassy | 2010-04-22 | Roskilde |
| Buenos Aires Festival de Cine Independiente | 2010-04-07 | Roskilde |
| Göteborg International Film Festival | 2010-01-29 | Cairo skrald |
| Reykjavik Film Festival | 2009-09-17 | Roskilde |
| Leuven, Docville | 2009-05-02 | Alt er relativt |
| Sao Paulo It's All True Int. Documentary FF | 2009-03-25 | Alt er relativt |
| Thessaloniki Documentary Festival | 2009-03-13 | Alt er relativt |
| ZagrebDox | 2009-02-23 | Alt er relativt |
| Göteborg International Film Festival | 2009-01-23 | Roskilde |
| Helsinki Doc Point Documentary Film Festival | 2009-01-21 | Alt er relativt |
| Torun, Camerimage | 2008-11-29 | Beths dagbog |
| CPH:DOX | 2008-11-07 | Alt er relativt |
| Sheffield Doc/Fest | 2008-11-05 | Alt er relativt |
| Leipzig Festival for Documentary and Animation | 2008-10-27 | Alt er relativt |
| Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival | 2008-10-24 | Alt er relativt |
| Warsaw International Film Festival | 2008-10-10 | Roskilde |
| Malmö Nordisk Panorama | 2008-09-26 | Alt er relativt |
| Hamburg FilmFest GmbH | 2008-09-25 | Alt er relativt |
| Karlovy Vary International Film Festival | 2008-07-04 | Alt er relativt |
| Nyon, Visions du Réel | 2008-04-17 | Alt er relativt |
| Sheffield Doc/Fest | 2007-11-07 | Beths dagbog |
| Lisbon Int. Documentary Film Festival | 2007-10-18 | Beths dagbog |
| Nyon, Visions du Réel | 2007-04-20 | Beths dagbog |
| Helsinki Doc Point Documentary Film Festival | 2007-01-24 | Beths dagbog |
| CPH:DOX | 2006-11-10 | Beths dagbog |
| Leipzig Festival for Documentary and Animation | 2006-10-30 | Beths dagbog |
| Aarhus, Nordisk Panorama | 2006-09-22 | Beths dagbog |
| Sevilla Festival de Cine | 2005-11-04 | Min morfars morder - en film om tilgivelse |
| Odense Internationale Film Festival | 2005-08-11 | Min morfars morder - en film om tilgivelse |
| Buenos Aires Festival de Cine Independiente | 2005-04-12 | Min morfars morder - en film om tilgivelse |
| Göteborg International Film Festival | 2005-01-28 | Min morfars morder - en film om tilgivelse |
| CPH:DOX | 2004-11-05 | Min morfars morder - en film om tilgivelse |
| Reykjavik Nordisk Panorama | 2004-09-22 | Min morfars morder - en film om tilgivelse |
Det Danske Filminstitut registrerer international festivaldeltagelse og priser til danske film,
dog primært de titler, som Filminstituttet varetager i sin festivaldistribution,
og primært i forbindelse med de festivaler, som Filminstituttet har prioriteret at samarbejde med.
Registreringen af festivaldeltagelse og priser til danske film, der ikke er i festivaldistribution,
foretages kun for "launch"-festivaler ifølge Filminstituttets prioriterede festivalliste. Se listen over prioriterede festivaler.
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