Producer. Born 28/9 1969. Studied Dramaturgy at Aarhus University and was a part of the advertising agency Young & Rubicam before entering the film industry.
During the years Dyekjær has produced a great number of documentaries and received several awards. Dyekjær's documentary feature debut 'Detour to Freedom' (2001) was selected for IDFA. 'The Monastery' (2006) by Pernille Rose Grønkjær won the main prize at IDFA as well as 80 prizes all over the world. 'The Good Life' (2011) by Eva Mulvad won the award for best long documentary at Karlovy Vary and 'Ballroom Dancer' (2011) won the prize for best new documentary director and a special jury mention at Tribeca.
'A Year of Hope' (2017) by Mikala Krogh was selected for IDFA. 'Love Child' (2019) by Eva Mulvad was selected for Toronto Film Festival. Hanna Polak's 'Something Better to Come' (2014) won a number of international awards, including a Special Jury Award at IDFA. 'The Cave' (2019) by Feras Fayyad won the audience award for documentaries at Toronto Film Festival, was nominated for an Oscar and won two Emmy Awards.
Dyekjær has also been behind a number of international co-productions such as Ulrich Seidl's 'Safari' (2017), which premiered at London Film Festival, and Victor Kossakovsky's 'Aquarela' (2018), which was selected for Venice Film Festival.
In 2007 she became co-owner of the productions and distribution company Danish Documentary Production A/S.
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.
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.
Abonnér på Filminstituttets nyhedsbrev og få seneste nyt om dansk film og Filminstituttets aktiviteter i din indbakke. Nyhedsbrevet udkommer 3-4 gange om måneden.