Søren Kragh-Jacobsen

Søren Kragh-Jacobsen (Danish: [ˈsœːɐn ˈkʰʁɑˀw ˈjɑkʰʌpsn̩]; born 2 March 1947, in Copenhagen) is a Danish film director, musician, and songwriter. He was one of the founders and practitioners of the Dogme95 project, for creating films without artificial technology or techniques.

Søren Kragh-Jacobsen
Born (1947-03-02) 2 March 1947
Copenhagen, Denmark
OccupationFilm director
Years active1978–present

Early career

Kragh-Jacobsen started out as a popular musician in Denmark, before attending film school in Prague. After returning to Denmark, he directed and co-wrote television productions.

He became one of the developers of the avant-garde film-making project Dogme95, based on creating films based only on reality, without artificial lighting and technology.

Career

His first feature film was Wanna See My Beautiful Navel? (1978). This was followed by the successful Rubber Tarzan (1981), Thunderbirds (1983), Emma's Shadow (1988), Shower of Gold (1988), The Boys from St. Petri (1991), The Island on Bird Street (1997), and his international break-through, dogme No. 3 Mifune's Last Song (1999), and Skagerrak (2003). Mifune's Last Song won the Silver Bear – Special Jury Prize at the 49th Berlin International Film Festival.[1] Skagerrak was entered into the 25th Moscow International Film Festival.[2] He has done some commercials and Danish/Swedish TV series.

Acclaimed internationally, he has received several major awards for his work, including the Memorial François Truffaut Award/Giffoni, an Emmy for The Island on Bird Street and a Silver Bear at the Berlinale film festival in Berlin for Mifune's Last Song. The Boys from St. Petri was screened out of competition at the 1992 Cannes Film Festival.[3]

Marriage and family

Kragh-Jacobsen is married to musician Cæcilie Nordgreen. They live in Copenhagen with their two children.[4][5]

Filmography
Work Year Credit Notes
Oh, To Be a Butterfly2020DirectionFeature
The Hour of the Lynx2013DirectionFeature
Borgen2010DirectionTV series
What No One Knows2008DirectionFeature
The Protectors2008DirectionTV series
Det danske dogmeri2005AppearanceDocumentary
The Eagle2004DirectionTV series
Skagerrak2003DirectionFeature
The Purified2002AppearanceDocumentary
D-Dag2001DirectionTV film
Mifune's Last Song1999DirectionFeature
The Island on Bird Street1997DirectionFeature
The Flyer1996Script consultantFeature
The Monkeys and the Secret Weapon1995LyricsFeature
Circus Hildebrandt1995LyricsFeature
Jungledyret Hugo1993LyricsFeature
The Boys from St. Petri1991DirectionFeature
War of the Birds1990MusicFeature
The Miracle in Valby1989Script consultantFeature
Shower of Gold1988DirectionFeature
Emma's Shadow1988DirectionFeature
Omsen og Momsen1987ScriptTV film
Livet er en god grund1985DirectionTV film
Granny's House1984ScriptFeature
Ude på noget1984ScriptTV series
Thunderbirds (1983 film)1983DirectionFeature
Rubber Tarzan1981DirectionFeature
Wanna See My Beautiful Navel?1978DirectionFeature

References
  1. "Berlinale: 1999 Prize Winners". berlinale.de. Retrieved 31 January 2012.
  2. "25th Moscow International Film Festival (2003)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 3 April 2013. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
  3. "Festival de Cannes: The Boys from St. Petri". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 16 August 2009.
  4. "Søren Kragh-Jacobsen: "Min kone kan stadig overraske mig"". Femina. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
  5. "Søren Kragh-Jacobsen: Derfor holder mit ægteskab". Billed Bladet. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
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