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Jonas Poher Rasmussen
Born 1981, Denmark. Graduated from the Copenhagen film collective Super16 in 2010.
Jonas Poher Rasmussen made his feature debut with the portrait film 'Noget om Halfdan' (2006). 'Searching for Bill' (2012), a mix of documentary and fiction, won the Nordic Dox Award at CPH:DOX and the international competition at DocAviv. He also directed the documentary 'What He Did' (2015), which won the film critics' Fipresci award at Thessaloniki Film Festival.
The animated documentary 'Flee' (2021) received the Cannes Festival's Official Selection stamp at its special digital edition in 2020. The film opened at Sundance Film Festival to warm reviews, winning the World Cinema Grand Jury Prize, and subsequently received several prominent awards, including for best feature film at Annecy. Other festival heavyweights include Telluride, Toronto, New York and Chicago, as well as awards at prominent US ceremonies such as the Gotham Awards and the Critics Choice Documentary Awards. Mores awards include the Nordic Council Film Prize and two awards at the European Film Awards for best documentary and best animation.
'Flee' was nominated in three categories for the Oscars 2022: International Feature Film, Feature Documentary and Animated Feature.
Jonas Poher Rasmussen made his feature debut with the portrait film 'Noget om Halfdan' (2006). 'Searching for Bill' (2012), a mix of documentary and fiction, won the Nordic Dox Award at CPH:DOX and the international competition at DocAviv. He also directed the documentary 'What He Did' (2015), which won the film critics' Fipresci award at Thessaloniki Film Festival.
The animated documentary 'Flee' (2021) received the Cannes Festival's Official Selection stamp at its special digital edition in 2020. The film opened at Sundance Film Festival to warm reviews, winning the World Cinema Grand Jury Prize, and subsequently received several prominent awards, including for best feature film at Annecy. Other festival heavyweights include Telluride, Toronto, New York and Chicago, as well as awards at prominent US ceremonies such as the Gotham Awards and the Critics Choice Documentary Awards. Mores awards include the Nordic Council Film Prize and two awards at the European Film Awards for best documentary and best animation.
'Flee' was nominated in three categories for the Oscars 2022: International Feature Film, Feature Documentary and Animated Feature.
| Title | Year | Function | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flee | 2021 | Direction, Screenplay | DK/Documentary |
| What He Did | 2015 | Direction | DK/Documentary |
| Searching for Bill | 2012 | Direction, Screenplay | DK/Documentary |
| Room 304 | 2011 | P.A. to Birgitte Stærmose, Translation: German | DK/Feature |
| Et hus af glas | 2010 | Direction, Script | DK/Short fiction |
| The Day After | 2009 | Direction, Script | DK/Short fiction |
| Out of love | 2009 | Assistant director | DK/Documentary |
| Bobby | 2009 | Location scout | DK/Short fiction |
| Winnie & Karina | 2009 | Production assistant | DK/Feature |
| Bag lukkede døre | 2008 | Direction, Screenplay | DK/Short fiction |
| Noget om Halfdan | 2006 | Direction, Script, Production | DK/Documentary |
| Easa 2002 - A Journey To Vis | 2003 | Direction, Script, Cinematography, Editing | DK/Documentary |
Awards and nominations
| Award | Release year | Festival | Film |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Cinema Grand Jury Prize: Documentary | 2021 | Sundance Film Festival 2021 | Flugt |
| NORDIC:DOX AWARD | 2012 | CPH:DOX 2012 | Searching for Bill |
| Best International Film | 2013 | Tel Aviv Docaviv Int. Documentary Film Festival 2013 | Searching for Bill |
| FIPRESCI Award best documentary | 2016 | Thessaloniki Documentary Festival 2016 | Det han gjorde |
| Best Documentary Film | 2021 | Göteborg International Film Festival 2021 | Flugt |
| Audience Award | 2021 | Nyon, Visions du Réel 2021 | Flugt |
| Grand Prix | 2021 | Warszawa, Against Gravity Postponed to Sep. 2021 | Flugt |
| Best Film on Psychology | 2021 | Warszawa, Against Gravity Postponed to Sep. 2021 | Flugt |
| Crystal Award for Best Feature | 2021 | Annecy, Festival Int. du Film d'Animation 2021 | Flugt |
| Gan Foundation Distriution Award | 2021 | Annecy, Festival Int. du Film d'Animation 2021 | Flugt |
| Best Original Music Score Award | 2021 | Annecy, Festival Int. du Film d'Animation 2021 | Flugt |
| Best Film | 2021 | Bologna, Biografilm 2021 | Flugt |
| Special Mention | 2021 | Jerusalem Int. Film Festival 2021 | Flugt |
| Audience Award | 2021 | Malmö Nordisk Panorama 2021 | Flugt |
| Producing Award | 2021 | New York, DOC NYC Film Festival 2021 | Flugt |
| Best Documentary Award | 2022 | Palm Springs International Film Festival 2022 | Flugt |
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Festivals
| Festival | Festival date | Film |
|---|---|---|
| Palm Springs International Film Festival | 2022-01-06 | Flugt |
| Les Arcs European Film Festival | 2021-12-11 | Flugt |
| Amsterdam, IDFA | 2021-11-17 | Flugt |
| New York, DOC NYC Film Festival | 2021-11-10 | Flugt |
| Sevilla Festival de Cine | 2021-11-05 | Flugt |
| Lübeck, Nordische Filmtage | 2021-11-03 | Flugt |
| Dokufest Prizren | 2021-11-01 | Flugt |
| Leipzig Festival for Documentary and Animation | 2021-10-25 | Flugt |
| El Gouna Film Festival | 2021-10-14 | Flugt |
| Hamptons Film Festival | 2021-10-07 | Flugt |
| London Film Festival | 2021-10-06 | Flugt |
| Reykjavik Film Festival | 2021-09-30 | Flugt |
| Zürich Film Festival | 2021-09-23 | Flugt |
| Malmö Nordisk Panorama | 2021-09-16 | Flugt |
| Toronto International Film Festival | 2021-09-09 | Flugt |
| Warszawa, Against Gravity | 2021-09-03 | Flugt |
| Telluride Film Festival | 2021-09-02 | Flugt |
| Jerusalem Int. Film Festival | 2021-08-24 | Flugt |
| Haugesund, Den Norske Filmfestivalen | 2021-08-21 | Flugt |
| Karlovy Vary International Film Festival | 2021-08-20 | Flugt |
| Melbourne Film Festival | 2021-08-05 | Flugt |
| Annecy, Festival Int. du Film d'Animation | 2021-06-14 | Flugt |
| Cape Town, Encounters South African Int. Documentary Film Festival | 2021-06-10 | Flugt |
| Bologna, Biografilm | 2021-06-04 | Flugt |
| Seattle International Film Festival | 2021-05-01 | Flugt |
| Nyon, Visions du Réel | 2021-04-16 | Flugt |
| Sao Paulo It's All True Int. Documentary FF | 2021-04-08 | Flugt |
| Hong Kong International Film Festival | 2021-04-01 | Flugt |
| ZagrebDox | 2021-03-01 | Flugt |
| Göteborg International Film Festival | 2021-01-29 | Flugt |
| Sundance Film Festival | 2021-01-28 | Flugt |
| Cannes, Festival de | 2020-05-12 | Flugt |
| Lübeck, Nordische Filmtage | 2016-11-02 | Det han gjorde |
| Leipzig Festival for Documentary and Animation | 2016-10-31 | Det han gjorde |
| Toronto, Hot Docs Int. Documentary Festival | 2016-04-28 | Det han gjorde |
| Thessaloniki Documentary Festival | 2016-03-18 | Det han gjorde |
| CPH:DOX | 2015-11-06 | Det han gjorde |
| Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival | 2013-10-24 | Searching for Bill |
| Dokufest Prizren | 2013-08-17 | Searching for Bill |
| Warszawa, Against Gravity | 2013-05-10 | Searching for Bill |
| Tel Aviv Docaviv Int. Documentary Film Festival | 2013-05-02 | Searching for Bill |
| Jeonju International Film Festival | 2013-04-26 | Searching for Bill |
| Toronto, Hot Docs Int. Documentary Festival | 2013-04-25 | Searching for Bill |
| Göteborg International Film Festival | 2013-01-25 | Searching for Bill |
| CPH:DOX | 2012-11-01 | Searching for Bill |
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.