Born 1947, Danmark. Composer, song-writer, film director. Attended film school in Prague. Programme director for a number of years at DR TV. While his works from the eighties and nineties brought him a large Danish audience, they also brought him international renown. Kragh-Jacobsen is one of the Dogme brothers, in the company of Trier, Vinterberg and Levring.
Kragh-Jacobsen's children's classic "Gummi Tarzen / Rubber Tarzen" (1981) was a winner at Moscow, Berlin and Gijon. "Skyggen af Emma / Emma's Shadow" (1988) and "Drengene fra St. Petri / The Boys from St. Petri" (1991) were also successful on the festival circuit, while "Øen i Fuglegade / The Island on Bird Street" (1997) received numerous accolades at festivals, including Berlin.
Two years later his dogme feature "Mifune" (1999) received the Berlin Silver Bear.p
Concept director on DR's drama series "Borgen" (2010-13).
| Title | Year | Function | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bedrag 1 | 2016 | Direction | TV series |
| I lossens time | 2013 | Direction, Manuskript | DK/Feature |
| Ferdig mann | 2010 | Direction | DK/Short fiction |
| Borgen 1 | 2010 | Direction | TV series |
| Det som ingen ved | 2008 | Direction, Manuskript, Sangtekster (Rågesangen) | DK/Feature |
| Livvagterne | 2008 | Direction | TV series |
| Det danske dogmeri | 2005 | Appearance | DK/Documentary |
| Ørnen | 2004 | Direction | TV series |
| Skagerrak | 2003 | Direction | DK/Feature |
| De lutrede | 2002 | Appearance | DK/Documentary |
| D-Dag | 2001 | Direction | TV film |
| Mifunes sidste sang | 1999 | Direction, Idé | DK/Feature |
| Øen i Fuglegaden | 1997 | Direction | DK/Feature |
| Antons blå flyver | 1996 | Manuskonsulent | DK/Feature |
| Aberne og det hemmelige våben | 1995 | Sangtekster | DK/Feature |
| Cirkus Ildebrand | 1995 | Sangtekster | DK/Feature |
| Jungledyret | 1993 | Sangtekster | DK/Feature |
| Drengene fra Sankt Petri | 1991 | Direction | DK/Feature |
| Fuglekrigen i Kanøfleskoven | 1990 | Music, Sang | DK/Feature |
| Miraklet i Valby | 1989 | Manuskonsulent | DK/Feature |
| Guldregn | 1988 | Direction | DK/Feature |
| Skyggen af Emma | 1988 | Direction | DK/Feature |
| Omsen & Momsen | 1987 | Script | TV film |
| Livet er en god grund | 1985 | Direction | TV film |
| Ude på noget | 1984 | Script | TV series |
| Min farmors hus | 1984 | Script | DK/Feature |
| Isfugle | 1983 | Direction | DK/Feature |
| Nu er det ikke sjovt længere | 1982 | Direction | |
| Nu er det ikke sjovt længere | 1982 | Manuskript, Sangtekster | TV series |
| Gummi Tarzan | 1981 | Direction | DK/Feature |
| Vil du se min smukke navle? | 1978 | Direction | DK/Feature |
Awards and nominations
| Award | Release year | Festival | Film |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silver Bear, Jury Grand Prix | 1999 | Berlinale 1999 | Mifunes sidste sang |
| Berliner Morgenpost | 1999 | Berlinale 1999 | Mifunes sidste sang |
| Honorable Mention | 1999 | Berlinale 1999 | Mifunes sidste sang |
| Best Cinematographer | 1999 | Nuuk Nordic Film Festival 1999 | Mifunes sidste sang |
| European Film Prize | 1999 | Los Angeles, AFI Int. Festival 1999 | Mifunes sidste sang |
| Baltic Film Prize | 1999 | Lübeck, Nordische Filmtage 1999 | Mifunes sidste sang |
| Province of Salerno Prize | 1997 | Giffoni Film Festival 1997 | Øen i Fuglegaden |
| Honorable Mention | 1997 | Amsterdam Cinekid 1997 | Øen i Fuglegaden |
| Public Prize, Lübecker Nachrichten | 1997 | Lübeck, Nordische Filmtage 1997 | Øen i Fuglegaden |
| Gordon Parsons Children's Choice Award | 1998 | Halifax Atlantic Film Festival 1998 | Øen i Fuglegaden |
| Public Prize, Lübecker Nachrichten | 1998 | Lübeck, Nordische Filmtage 1998 | Øen i Fuglegaden |
| Adult Jury's 1st. Prize | 1998 | Chicago Int. Children's Film Festival 1998 | Øen i Fuglegaden |
| Best Actor, Children's Category | 1999 | Emmy Awards 1999 | Øen i Fuglegaden |
| Nominated Young Artist Award | 1999 | Emmy Awards 1999 | Øen i Fuglegaden |
| Nominated Outstanding Children's Special Award | 1999 | Emmy Awards 1999 | Øen i Fuglegaden |
| Best Director, Childrens Category | 1999 | Emmy Awards 1999 | Øen i Fuglegaden |
| Nominated Outstanding Writing/Children's Special | 1999 | Emmy Awards 1999 | Øen i Fuglegaden |
| Best Feature People's Choice Audience Award | 1997 | Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival 1997 | Øen i Fuglegaden |
| Best Performance in a Debut Feature | 1997 | Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival 1997 | Øen i Fuglegaden |
| Feature Film & Video, Adult Jury | 1998 | Vienna Film Festival, Viennale 1998 | Øen i Fuglegaden |
| The Interfilm Church Prize | 2013 | Lübeck, Nordische Filmtage 2013 | I lossens time |
| Bodil, Best Male Supporting Role | 1992 | Danske Filmkritikere bodil 1992 | Drengene fra Sankt Petri |
| Robert, Best Costumes | 1992 | Danmarks Film Akademi Robert-uddeling 1992 | Drengene fra Sankt Petri |
| Robert, Best Make Up | 1992 | Danmarks Film Akademi Robert-uddeling 1992 | Drengene fra Sankt Petri |
| Robert, Best Supporting Actor | 1992 | Danmarks Film Akademi Robert-uddeling 1992 | Drengene fra Sankt Petri |
| Silver Bear, Best Music | 1997 | Berlinale 1997 | Øen i Fuglegaden |
| Special Mention | 1997 | Berlinale 1997 | Øen i Fuglegaden |
| Robert, Best Production Design | 1998 | Danmarks Film Akademi Robert-uddeling 1998 | Øen i Fuglegaden |
| Amanda, Best Nordic Film | 1999 | Haugesund, Den Norske Filmfestivalen 1999 | Mifunes sidste sang |
| Audience Award | 1999 | Haugesund, Den Norske Filmfestivalen 1999 | Mifunes sidste sang |
| Robert, Best Supporting Actor | 2000 | Danmarks Film Akademi Robert-uddeling 2000 | Mifunes sidste sang |
| Robert, Best Editor | 2000 | Danmarks Film Akademi Robert-uddeling 2000 | Mifunes sidste sang |
| Bodil, Best Male Supporting Role | 2000 | Danske Filmkritikere bodil 2000 | Mifunes sidste sang |
| Russ. Film Clubs Fed. Prize | 2003 | Moscow Int. Film Festival 2003 | Skagerrak |
| Honorable Mention | 2003 | Moscow Int. Film Festival 2003 | Skagerrak |
| FIPRESCI Jury Prize | 2003 | Moscow Int. Film Festival 2003 | Skagerrak |
| Special Mention | 2014 | Brussels Int. Filmfestival of Fantasy,Thriller & Science Fiction Films 2014 | I lossens time |
Det Danske Filminstitut registrerer international festivaldeltagelse og priser til danske film,
dog primært de titler, som Filminstituttet varetager i sin festivaldistribution,
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Festivals
| Festival | Festival date | Film |
|---|---|---|
| Washington EU Film Showcase - AFI | 2014-12-03 | I lossens time |
| Leeuwarden Noordelijk Film Festival | 2014-11-05 | I lossens time |
| Vlissingen, Film by the Sea | 2014-09-12 | I lossens time |
| Moscow - Royal Danish Embassy | 2014-04-23 | I lossens time |
| Brussels Int. Filmfestival of Fantasy,Thriller & Science Fiction Films | 2014-04-08 | I lossens time |
| Vilnius International Film Festival | 2014-03-20 | I lossens time |
| Prague Febiofest, Int. Film, TV and Video Festival | 2014-03-20 | I lossens time |
| Los Angeles Scandinavian Film Festival ASFLA | 2014-01-17 | I lossens time |
| Courmayeur Film Noir in Festival | 2013-12-09 | I lossens time |
| Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival | 2013-11-15 | I lossens time |
| Thessaloniki International Film Festival | 2013-11-01 | I lossens time |
| Lübeck, Nordische Filmtage | 2013-10-30 | I lossens time |
| Montreal, Festival International Nouveau Cinema | 2013-10-09 | I lossens time |
| Cinemateket | 2013-10-01 | I lossens time |
| Reykjavik Film Festival | 2013-09-26 | I lossens time |
| Haugesund, Den Norske Filmfestivalen | 2013-08-15 | I lossens time |
| Galway International Film Festival, Film Fleadh | 2012-07-10 | Mifunes sidste sang |
| Ottawa EU-Film Festival | 2010-11-17 | Det som ingen ved |
| Moscow - Royal Danish Embassy | 2010-04-22 | Det som ingen ved |
| Lithuania Scanorama Film Forum | 2009-11-05 | Det som ingen ved |
| Beaune International Thriller Film Festival | 2009-04-01 | Det som ingen ved |
| Prague Febiofest, Int. Film, TV and Video Festival | 2009-03-26 | Det som ingen ved |
| Kerala International Film Festival | 2008-12-12 | Det som ingen ved |
| Courmayeur Film Noir in Festival | 2008-12-04 | Det som ingen ved |
| Bratislava International Film Festival | 2008-11-28 | Det som ingen ved |
| Sevilla Festival de Cine | 2008-11-07 | Mifunes sidste sang |
| Lübeck, Nordische Filmtage | 2008-10-29 | Drengene fra Sankt Petri |
| Hamptons Film Festival | 2008-10-15 | Det som ingen ved |
| Warsaw International Film Festival | 2008-10-10 | Det som ingen ved |
| Bitola International Cinematographers Film Festival Manaki Brothers | 2008-09-27 | Det som ingen ved |
| Bangkok International Film Festival | 2008-09-23 | Det som ingen ved |
| Espoo Ciné International Film Festival | 2008-08-19 | Det som ingen ved |
| Haugesund, Den Norske Filmfestivalen | 2008-08-16 | Det som ingen ved |
| Moscow Int. Film Festival | 2008-06-18 | Det som ingen ved |
| Shanghai International Film Festival | 2008-06-14 | Det som ingen ved |
| Transilvania International Film Festival | 2008-05-30 | Det som ingen ved |
| Cannes, Festival de | 2008-05-14 | Det som ingen ved |
| Distributørvisning | 2008-04-22 | Det som ingen ved |
| Berlinale | 2008-02-07 | Det som ingen ved |
| Budapest Danish Film Week | 2006-06-01 | Mifunes sidste sang |
| DK FILM FEST : LA | 2006-06-01 | Mifunes sidste sang |
| London Dogme Film Festival | 2005-04-01 | Mifunes sidste sang |
| Mexico City Intl Contemp FF | 2005-02-16 | Skagerrak |
| Lithuania Scanorama Film Forum | 2004-11-11 | Skagerrak |
| Lübeck, Nordische Filmtage | 2004-11-04 | Øen i Fuglegaden |
| Kiev Molodist Int. Film Festival | 2004-10-23 | Mifunes sidste sang |
| Toronto Harbourfront Super Danish | 2004-10-22 | Mifunes sidste sang |
| Zwierzyniec Summer Film Academy | 2004-08-06 | Skagerrak |
| Kristianstad Workshop | 2004-06-16 | Skagerrak |
| Bonn Scandinavian Film festival | 2004-04-22 | Skagerrak |
| Cinemateket | 2004-04-17 | Mifunes sidste sang |
| Santa Barbara Int. Film Festival | 2004-01-30 | Skagerrak |
| Sarasota Film Festival | 2004-01-23 | Skagerrak |
| Washington National Gallery of Art | 2004-01-10 | Mifunes sidste sang |
| Palm Springs International Film Festival | 2004-01-08 | Skagerrak |
| Kolkata Film Festival | 2003-11-10 | Mifunes sidste sang |
| Milan MIFED | 2003-11-09 | Skagerrak |
| Ljubljana International Film Festival | 2003-11-07 | Skagerrak |
| Hofer International Film Festival | 2003-10-22 | Skagerrak |
| New Delhi Dogme Event | 2003-10-21 | Mifunes sidste sang |
| St. Petersburg, Danish Wave | 2003-10-17 | Skagerrak |
| European Film College | 2003-10-02 | Drengene fra Sankt Petri |
| Vlissingen, Film by the Sea | 2003-09-05 | Skagerrak |
| Moscow Int. Film Festival | 2003-06-20 | Skagerrak |
| European Film College | 2003-04-04 | Skagerrak |
| American Film Market (AFM) | 2003-02-19 | Skagerrak |
| Berlinale | 2003-02-06 | Skagerrak |
| Damaskus Danish Film Week | 2002-09-01 | Mifunes sidste sang |
| Laon - International Film Festival For Young People | 2002-03-19 | Drengene fra Sankt Petri |
| Dar Es Salaam EU-Film Festival | 2001-11-09 | Mifunes sidste sang |
| Jakarta International Film Festival | 2001-10-26 | Mifunes sidste sang |
| Kerala International Film Festival | 2001-03-30 | Mifunes sidste sang |
| Reykjavik Nordic Film Festival | 2001-03-23 | Øen i Fuglegaden |
| Sofia Music & Film Fest | 2001-03-15 | Mifunes sidste sang |
| BUSTER | 2000-11-28 | Øen i Fuglegaden |
| Cairo International Film Festival | 2000-11-07 | Mifunes sidste sang |
| Athens Panorama of European Cinema | 2000-09-29 | Mifunes sidste sang |
| Herford Nightschool Anniversary | 2000-09-17 | Øen i Fuglegaden |
| Skelskør Society Norden | 2000-06-27 | Øen i Fuglegaden |
| Troia Int. Film Festival (Setúbal) | 2000-06-01 | Mifunes sidste sang |
| Londrina International Film Festival | 2000-05-25 | Mifunes sidste sang |
| Pecs Dogme Seminar | 2000-04-22 | Mifunes sidste sang |
| Istanbul Int. Film Festival | 2000-04-15 | Mifunes sidste sang |
| Singapore Danish Film Festival | 2000-04-01 | Øen i Fuglegaden |
| Bologna New Danish Cinema | 2000-03-22 | Mifunes sidste sang |
| Skopje International Film Festival | 2000-03-10 | Mifunes sidste sang |
| Guadalajara Film Festival | 2000-03-10 | Øen i Fuglegaden |
| Palm Springs Nortel Int. Film Festival | 2000-01-13 | Mifunes sidste sang |
| Goa - Int. Film Festival of India | 2000-01-10 | Mifunes sidste sang |
| Berlin European Film Academy Awards | 1999-12-04 | Mifunes sidste sang |
| Torun, Camerimage | 1999-11-27 | Mifunes sidste sang |
| Augsburger Kinder Filmfest | 1999-11-05 | Øen i Fuglegaden |
| Lübeck, Nordische Filmtage | 1999-11-04 | Mifunes sidste sang |
| South East Asia Scandinavian Film Week | 1999-11-01 | Mifunes sidste sang |
| Los Angeles, AFI Int. Festival | 1999-10-21 | Mifunes sidste sang |
| Ghent Flanders Int. Film Festival | 1999-10-05 | Mifunes sidste sang |
| San Sebastian International Film Festival | 1999-09-16 | Mifunes sidste sang |
| Toronto International Film Festival | 1999-09-09 | Mifunes sidste sang |
| Haugesund, Den Norske Filmfestivalen | 1999-08-21 | Mifunes sidste sang |
| Edinburgh International Film Festival | 1999-08-15 | Mifunes sidste sang |
| Zagreb Motovun Film Festival | 1999-08-10 | Mifunes sidste sang |
| Roskilde Universitetscenter | 1999-08-01 | Mifunes sidste sang |
| Haderslev Int. Media Summer Academy | 1999-07-27 | Mifunes sidste sang |
| Durban International Film Festival | 1999-06-14 | Mifunes sidste sang |
| Sochi International Film Festival | 1999-06-03 | Mifunes sidste sang |
| Cannes, Festival de | 1999-05-12 | Mifunes sidste sang |
| Stockholm Dogme Festival | 1999-05-07 | Mifunes sidste sang |
| Nuuk Nordic Film Festival | 1999-04-14 | Mifunes sidste sang |
| Estland Danish Film Week | 1999-04-12 | Øen i Fuglegaden |
| Copenhagen Night Film Festival | 1999-02-19 | Mifunes sidste sang |
| Berlinale | 1999-02-10 | Mifunes sidste sang |
| Washington Jewish Film Festival | 1998-12-03 | Øen i Fuglegaden |
| Warsaw Youth Film Festival | 1998-12-03 | Øen i Fuglegaden |
| Lübeck, Nordische Filmtage | 1998-11-05 | Øen i Fuglegaden |
| Chicago Int. Children's Film Festival | 1998-11-04 | Øen i Fuglegaden |
| Reykjavik Nordic Children's Film Festival | 1998-10-20 | Øen i Fuglegaden |
| Vienna Film Festival, Viennale | 1998-10-17 | Øen i Fuglegaden |
| Halifax Atlantic Film Festival | 1998-09-18 | Øen i Fuglegaden |
| Poznan Ale Kino! International Children's Film Festival | 1998-04-27 | Øen i Fuglegaden |
| Istanbul Int. Film Festival | 1998-04-18 | Øen i Fuglegaden |
| Haderslev The Well Told Story | 1998-03-16 | Øen i Fuglegaden |
| Antwerpen European Youth FF of Flanders | 1998-02-13 | Øen i Fuglegaden |
| Goa - Int. Film Festival of India | 1998-01-10 | Øen i Fuglegaden |
| Huelva Festival de Cine Iberoamericano | 1997-11-22 | Øen i Fuglegaden |
| Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival | 1997-11-17 | Øen i Fuglegaden |
| Lübeck, Nordische Filmtage | 1997-11-06 | Øen i Fuglegaden |
| Puerto Rico International Film Festival | 1997-10-30 | Øen i Fuglegaden |
| Milano Kid Screen | 1997-10-21 | Øen i Fuglegaden |
| Amsterdam Cinekid | 1997-10-11 | Øen i Fuglegaden |
| Montreal World Film Festival | 1997-08-22 | Øen i Fuglegaden |
| Haugesund, Den Norske Filmfestivalen | 1997-08-16 | Øen i Fuglegaden |
| Giffoni Film Festival | 1997-07-20 | Øen i Fuglegaden |
| Hannover Danish Film Days | 1997-06-13 | Øen i Fuglegaden |
| Japan Nordic Film Festival | 1997-05-30 | Øen i Fuglegaden |
| Seattle International Film Festival | 1997-05-15 | Øen i Fuglegaden |
| Cannes, Festival de | 1997-05-07 | Øen i Fuglegaden |
| Tampere Danish Cultural Week | 1997-04-21 | Øen i Fuglegaden |
| Malmö, BUFF | 1997-03-10 | Øen i Fuglegaden |
| Berlinale | 1997-02-13 | Øen i Fuglegaden |
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.