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.
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.
| Title | Year | Function | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| The End | 2024 | Producer | Feature |
| Med drager mod dæmoner | 2024 | Executive producer | DK/Documentary |
| Med drager mod dæmoner - afsnit 1: En ny begyndelse | 2024 | Executive producer | DK/Documentary |
| Med drager mod dæmoner - afsnit 2: Nedlukning | 2024 | Executive producer | DK/Documentary |
| Med drager mod dæmoner - afsnit 3: Det andet år | 2024 | Executive producer | DK/Documentary |
| Med drager mod dæmoner - afsnit 4: Venner for livet | 2024 | Executive producer | DK/Documentary |
| 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 |
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