Producer. Born 23 October 1975. Sarita Christensen spent a total of nine years working for Zentropa, first as assistant producer on several feature films and later as head of Zentropa's children and youth division, Zentropa GRRRR.
Sarita Christensen left Zentropa in 2006 to start her own company, Copenhagen Bombay, together with director Anders Morgenthaler. Their mission was to produce quality films, TV, animation, cross media, games and books for young audiences. Anders Morgenthaler left the company in 2011.
Titles produced by Copenhagen Bombay include documentary films by Michael Noer, "Vesterbro" (2007) and "The Wild Hearts" (2008), as well as animation features such as "The Apple & the Worm" (2009) by Anders Morgenthaler, "The Great Bear" (2011) and "Beyond Beyond" (2014), the latter two directed by Esben Toft Jacobsen.
Sarita Christensen was selected as one of European Film Promotion's Producers on the Move at the Cannes Festival in 2007.
| Title | Year | Function | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| Folk og røvere i Karedemommeby | 2023 | Executive producer | DK/Feature |
| Do you know her | 2022 | Executive producer | Series (documentary) |
| Kender du hende 1:6 - Inge Lehmann | 2022 | Executive producer | Series (documentary) |
| Kender du hende 2:6 - Asta Nielsen | 2022 | Executive producer | Series (documentary) |
| Kender du hende 3:6 - Lis Hartel | 2022 | Executive producer | Series (documentary) |
| Kender du hende 4:6 - Nina Bang | 2022 | Executive producer | Series (documentary) |
| Kender du hende 5:6 - Else Marie Pade | 2022 | Executive producer | Series (documentary) |
| Kender du hende 6:6 - Jenny Kammersgaard | 2022 | Executive producer | Series (documentary) |
| Forsvundet til Halloween | 2021 | Executive producer, Story | DK/Feature |
| Redaktionen | 2018 | Executive producer | DK/Documentary |
| Jørgen singing his life | 2018 | Executive producer | Series (documentary) |
| Jørgen singing his life 1:6 | 2018 | Executive producer | Series (documentary) |
| Jørgen singing his life 2:6 | 2018 | Executive producer | Series (documentary) |
| Jørgen singing his life 4:6 | 2018 | Executive producer | Series (documentary) |
| Jørgen singing his life 6:6 | 2018 | Executive producer | Series (documentary) |
| Jørgen singing his life 5:6 | 2018 | Executive producer | Series (documentary) |
| Jørgen singing his life 3:6 | 2018 | Executive producer | Series (documentary) |
| Next Door Spy | 2017 | Executive producer | DK/Feature |
| Get Santa | 2016 | Executive producer | DK/Feature |
| Little Tot | 2015 | Executive producer | DK/Short fiction |
| Little Tot | 2015 | Executive producer | DK/Short fiction |
| Little Tot | 2015 | Executive producer | DK/Short fiction |
| Little Tot | 2015 | Executive producer | DK/Short fiction |
| Little Tot | 2015 | Executive producer | DK/Short fiction |
| Little Tot | 2015 | Executive producer | DK/Short fiction |
| Little Tot | 2015 | Executive producer | DK/Short fiction |
| Little Tot | 2015 | Executive producer | DK/Short fiction |
| Little Tot | 2015 | Executive producer | DK/Short fiction |
| Little Tot | 2015 | Executive producer | DK/Short fiction |
| Lillefinger - Den skæve kasse | 2015 | Executive producer | DK/Short fiction |
| Lillefinger - Alene i verden | 2015 | Executive producer | DK/Short fiction |
| Little Tot | 2015 | Executive producer | DK/Short fiction |
| Lillefinger - Det frosne dyr | 2015 | Executive producer | DK/Short fiction |
| Little Tot | 2015 | Executive producer | DK/Short fiction |
| Little Tot | 2015 | Executive producer | DK/Short fiction |
| Little Tot | 2015 | Executive producer | DK/Short fiction |
| Little Tot | 2015 | Executive producer | DK/Short fiction |
| Little Tot | 2015 | Executive producer | DK/Short fiction |
| Little Tot | 2015 | Executive producer | DK/Short fiction |
| Little Tot | 2015 | Executive producer | DK/Short fiction |
| Little Tot | 2015 | Executive producer | DK/Short fiction |
| Little Tot | 2015 | Executive producer | DK/Short fiction |
| Little Tot | 2015 | Executive producer | DK/Short fiction |
| Little Tot | 2015 | Executive producer | DK/Short fiction |
| Little Tot | 2015 | Executive producer | DK/Short fiction |
| Lillefinger (Oversigt) | 2014 | Executive producer | TV series |
| Songs for Alexis | 2014 | Executive producer | DK/Documentary |
| Beyond Beyond | 2014 | Producer, Executive producer | Feature |
| The Golden Horse | 2014 | Co-producer | Feature |
| Isblomstens hemmelighed | 2012 | Executive producer | DK/Short fiction |
| The Great Bear | 2011 | Executive producer | DK/Feature |
| The will | 2011 | Executive producer | DK/Documentary |
| Tigers & tattoos | 2010 | Executive producer | DK/Short fiction |
| Doxwise 2 | 2009 | Producer | DK/Documentary |
| Æblet & Ormen | 2009 | Producer | DK/Feature |
| Carsten & Gitte's Movie Madness | 2008 | Producer | DK/Short fiction |
| The wild hearts | 2008 | Producer | DK/Documentary |
| My Black Little Heart | 2008 | Producer | Feature |
| Through a glass, darkly | 2008 | Producer: development | Feature |
| Løgnhalsen | 2007 | Producer | TV series |
| Island of lost souls | 2007 | Producer | DK/Feature |
| Ekko | 2007 | Producer | DK/Feature |
| Eat shit and die | 2007 | Producer | DK/Short fiction |
| Vesterbro | 2007 | Producer | DK/Documentary |
| Princess | 2006 | Production | DK/Feature |
| Jeg som regel | 2006 | Production, Producer | DK/Short fiction |
| Den lille pige med svovlstikkerne | 2005 | Producer | TV film |
| Rocket Brothers - tæt på bandet Kashmir | 2003 | Production | DK/Documentary |
| Zafir | 2003 | Associate producer | DK/Feature |
| Debutanten | 2002 | Production manager | DK/Short fiction |
| Charlie Butterfly | 2002 | Production assistant | DK/Feature |
| Flyvende farmor | 2001 | Production assistant | DK/Feature |
| Fukssvansen | 2001 | Production assistant | DK/Feature |
| Truly Human | 2001 | Production assistant | DK/Feature |
| Prop & Berta | 2001 | Production assistant | DK/Feature |
| Le grand final | 2000 | Production | DK/Short fiction |
| Foreign Fields | 2000 | Producer's assistant | DK/Feature |
| The bench | 2000 | Production assistant | DK/Feature |
| Italian for Beginners | 2000 | Production assistant | DK/Feature |
| At the Faber | 2000 | Production assistant | TV series |
Awards and nominations
| Award | Release year | Festival | Film |
|---|---|---|---|
| Special Prize of The Jury | 2004 | Odense Internationale Film Festival 2004 | Rocket Brothers - tæt på bandet Kashmir |
| Best Documentary Film | 2004 | Reykjavik Nordisk Panorama 2004 | Rocket Brothers - tæt på bandet Kashmir |
| The Silver Mèliés | 2006 | SITGES Festival Internacional de Cinema Fantàstic of Catalonia 2006 | Princess |
| Distribution Award | 2006 | Ghent Flanders Int. Film Festival 2006 | Princess |
| Best Film | 2008 | Rio de Janeiro Anima Mundi 2008 | Princess |
| 2nd Prize for Best Featurefilm | 2007 | Chicago Int. Children's Film Festival 2007 | De fortabte sjæles ø |
| Best Feature Film, Jury's Prize | 2008 | Skip City International D-Cinema Festival 2008 | Ekko |
| Speciel Mention | 2007 | CPH:DOX 2007 | Vesterbro |
| Audience Award | 2009 | Odense Internationale Film Festival 2009 | De vilde hjerter |
| Speciel Mention | 2009 | Odense Internationale Film Festival 2009 | De vilde hjerter |
Det Danske Filminstitut registrerer international festivaldeltagelse og priser til danske film,
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Festivals
| Festival | Festival date | Film |
|---|---|---|
| Kristiansand International Children's Film Festival | 2018-04-24 | NABOspionen |
| TIFF Kids | 2018-03-09 | NABOspionen |
| New York International Children's Film Festival | 2018-02-23 | NABOspionen |
| Göteborg International Film Festival | 2018-01-26 | NABOspionen |
| Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival | 2017-11-17 | NABOspionen |
| Lübeck, Nordische Filmtage | 2017-11-01 | NABOspionen |
| Chicago Int. Children's Film Festival | 2017-10-27 | NABOspionen |
| Amsterdam Cinekid | 2017-10-24 | NABOspionen |
| Poznan Ale Kino! International Children's Film Festival | 2016-11-27 | Den magiske juleæske |
| Busan International Film Festival | 2016-10-06 | Den magiske juleæske |
| Message to Man | 2014-09-20 | Testamentet |
| Thessaloniki International Film Festival | 2013-11-01 | Isblomstens hemmelighed |
| San Sebastian International Film Festival | 2013-09-20 | Princess |
| Helsinki Doc Point Documentary Film Festival | 2013-01-22 | Testamentet |
| Poznan Ale Kino! International Children's Film Festival | 2012-12-02 | Isblomstens hemmelighed |
| CPH:DOX | 2012-11-01 | Testamentet |
| Lübeck, Nordische Filmtage | 2012-10-31 | Testamentet |
| Leipzig Festival for Documentary and Animation | 2012-10-29 | Testamentet |
| Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival | 2012-10-23 | Testamentet |
| London Film Festival | 2012-10-10 | Isblomstens hemmelighed |
| DMZ South Korea | 2012-09-21 | Testamentet |
| Oulu Nordisk Panorama | 2012-09-21 | Testamentet |
| Marseille Festival International du Documentaire | 2012-07-04 | Testamentet |
| Krakow Film Festival | 2012-05-28 | Testamentet |
| Warszawa, Against Gravity | 2012-05-11 | Testamentet |
| Stockholm Film Festival Junior | 2012-05-07 | Isblomstens hemmelighed |
| Kristiansand International Children's Film Festival | 2012-04-24 | Tigre og tatoveringer |
| Nyon, Visions du Réel | 2012-04-20 | Testamentet |
| Malmö, BUFF | 2012-03-13 | Isblomstens hemmelighed |
| Austin, SXSW Film Festival | 2012-03-09 | Testamentet |
| ZagrebDox | 2012-02-26 | Testamentet |
| Göteborg International Film Festival | 2012-01-27 | Jeg som regel |
| Poznan Ale Kino! International Children's Film Festival | 2011-12-04 | Tigre og tatoveringer |
| Amsterdam, IDFA | 2011-11-16 | Testamentet |
| CPH:DOX | 2011-11-03 | Testamentet |
| Chicago Int. Children's Film Festival | 2011-10-21 | Tigre og tatoveringer |
| Hamburg FilmFest GmbH | 2011-09-29 | Tigre og tatoveringer |
| Giffoni Film Festival | 2011-07-12 | Tigre og tatoveringer |
| München International Film Festival | 2011-06-24 | Tigre og tatoveringer |
| Zlin Int. Film Festival for Children & Youth | 2011-05-29 | Tigre og tatoveringer |
| Buenos Aires Festival de Cine Independiente | 2011-04-06 | Æblet & Ormen |
| Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival | 2010-11-19 | Æblet & Ormen |
| Warsaw International Film Festival | 2010-10-08 | Æblet & Ormen |
| Busan International Film Festival | 2010-10-07 | Æblet & Ormen |
| Rio de Janeiro Anima Mundi | 2010-07-16 | Æblet & Ormen |
| Jeonju International Film Festival | 2010-04-29 | Æblet & Ormen |
| Kristiansand International Children's Film Festival | 2010-04-27 | Æblet & Ormen |
| Moscow - Royal Danish Embassy | 2010-04-22 | Eat shit and die |
| Istanbul Int. Film Festival | 2010-04-03 | Æblet & Ormen |
| Malmö, BUFF | 2010-03-16 | Æblet & Ormen |
| Odense Internationale Film Festival | 2009-08-17 | Carsten & Gittes filmballade |
| Neuchatel International Fantastic Film Festival | 2009-06-30 | Ekko |
| Zlin Int. Film Festival for Children & Youth | 2009-05-31 | Carsten & Gittes filmballade |
| Warszawa, Against Gravity | 2009-05-09 | De vilde hjerter |
| Stuttgart International Animation Film Festival | 2009-05-05 | Eat shit and die |
| Toronto, Hot Docs Int. Documentary Festival | 2009-04-30 | De vilde hjerter |
| Torun, Camerimage | 2008-11-29 | Vesterbro |
| CPH:DOX | 2008-11-07 | De vilde hjerter |
| Lübeck, Nordische Filmtage | 2008-10-29 | Vesterbro |
| Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival | 2008-10-24 | Vesterbro |
| Warsaw International Film Festival | 2008-10-10 | Eat shit and die |
| Malmö Nordisk Panorama | 2008-09-26 | Vesterbro |
| Helsinki Film Festival - Love & Anarchy | 2008-09-18 | Ekko |
| Odense Internationale Film Festival | 2008-08-19 | Vesterbro |
| Skip City International D-Cinema Festival | 2008-07-19 | Ekko |
| Rio de Janeiro Anima Mundi | 2008-07-11 | Princess |
| Montreal Fantasia Int Film Festival | 2008-07-03 | De fortabte sjæles ø |
| Krakow Film Festival | 2008-05-30 | Vesterbro |
| Seattle International Film Festival | 2008-05-22 | De fortabte sjæles ø |
| Kristiansand International Children's Film Festival | 2008-04-22 | Eat shit and die |
| Toronto, Hot Docs Int. Documentary Festival | 2008-04-17 | Vesterbro |
| Brussels Int. Filmfestival of Fantasy,Thriller & Science Fiction Films | 2008-03-27 | De fortabte sjæles ø |
| Malmö, BUFF | 2008-03-11 | Eat shit and die |
| Berlinale | 2008-02-07 | Ekko |
| Göteborg International Film Festival | 2008-01-25 | Ekko |
| Helsinki Doc Point Documentary Film Festival | 2008-01-23 | Vesterbro |
| CPH:DOX | 2007-11-09 | Vesterbro |
| Lithuania Scanorama Film Forum | 2007-11-08 | Princess |
| Los Angeles, AFI Int. Festival | 2007-11-01 | Ekko |
| Chicago Int. Children's Film Festival | 2007-10-18 | De fortabte sjæles ø |
| London Film Festival | 2007-10-17 | De fortabte sjæles ø |
| Ghent Flanders Int. Film Festival | 2007-10-09 | Ekko |
| Hamburg FilmFest GmbH | 2007-09-27 | Ekko |
| San Sebastian International Film Festival | 2007-09-20 | Princess |
| Haugesund, Den Norske Filmfestivalen | 2007-08-17 | De fortabte sjæles ø |
| Melbourne Film Festival | 2007-07-25 | De fortabte sjæles ø |
| Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival | 2007-07-12 | Princess |
| Transilvania International Film Festival | 2007-06-01 | Princess |
| Cannes, Festival de | 2007-05-16 | De fortabte sjæles ø |
| Stuttgart International Animation Film Festival | 2007-04-26 | Princess |
| Kristiansand International Children's Film Festival | 2007-04-24 | De fortabte sjæles ø |
| TIFF Kids | 2007-04-13 | De fortabte sjæles ø |
| Istanbul Int. Film Festival | 2007-03-31 | Princess |
| Hong Kong International Film Festival | 2007-03-20 | Princess |
| Malmö, BUFF | 2007-03-13 | Princess |
| Buenos Aires, Mar Del Plata Int. FF | 2007-03-08 | Princess |
| Berlinale | 2007-02-08 | De fortabte sjæles ø |
| Santa Barbara Int. Film Festival | 2007-01-25 | Princess |
| Rotterdam, International Film Festival | 2007-01-24 | Princess |
| Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival | 2006-11-23 | Princess |
| Stockholm International Film Festival | 2006-11-16 | Princess |
| London Film Festival | 2006-10-18 | Princess |
| Montreal, Festival International Nouveau Cinema | 2006-10-18 | Princess |
| Ghent Flanders Int. Film Festival | 2006-10-11 | Princess |
| Warsaw International Film Festival | 2006-10-06 | Princess |
| Reykjavik Film Festival | 2006-09-28 | Princess |
| Aarhus, Nordisk Panorama | 2006-09-22 | Jeg som regel |
| Rio de Janeiro Film Festival | 2006-09-21 | Princess |
| Toronto International Film Festival | 2006-09-07 | Princess |
| Haugesund, Den Norske Filmfestivalen | 2006-08-18 | Princess |
| Melbourne Film Festival | 2006-07-26 | Princess |
| Wellington - New Zealand Film Festival | 2006-07-13 | Princess |
| Cannes, Quinzaine des Cinéastes | 2006-05-18 | Princess |
| Cannes, Festival de | 2006-05-17 | Jeg som regel |
| Bergen International Film festival | 2004-10-14 | Rocket Brothers - tæt på bandet Kashmir |
| Reykjavik Nordisk Panorama | 2004-09-22 | Rocket Brothers - tæt på bandet Kashmir |
| Odense Internationale Film Festival | 2004-08-09 | Rocket Brothers - tæt på bandet Kashmir |
| Berlinale | 2004-02-05 | Rocket Brothers - tæt på bandet Kashmir |
| Göteborg International Film Festival | 2004-01-23 | Rocket Brothers - tæt på bandet Kashmir |
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.
Sarita Christensen in trade directory
