Director. Born 26/1 1972. Graduated in documentary film direction at the National Film School of Denmark in 1997.
Saif's breakthrough film, "Family" (directed with Phie Ambo, 2001), won several national and international awards, including the Joris Ivens Award at IDFA Amsterdam.
Saif was the director behind "Tommy" (2010), a film about the greatness and fall of the popular Danish singer and composer Tommy Seebach that drew more than a million Danish television viewers.
Furthermore, Saif has directed "Dogville Confessions" (2003), following the making of Lars von Trier's "Dogville", the short experimental film "Awaiting" (2006) and "Paradise" (directed with Jens Loftager and Erlend E. Mo, 2008).
| Title | Year | Function | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Writer Named Tove | 2020 | Direction, Screenplay | DK/Documentary |
| The Allins | 2016 | Direction | DK/Documentary |
| Shadow Boxer | 2014 | Consultant | DK/Documentary |
| Tommy | 2010 | Direction, Script | DK/Documentary |
| Paradise | 2008 | Direction | DK/Documentary |
| Roskilde | 2008 | Co-director | DK/Documentary |
| Mit Danmark | 2006 | Direction | |
| Awaiting | 2006 | Direction, Script, Cinematography | DK/Experimental |
| Mit Danmark - film nr. 9 | 2006 | Direction | DK/Documentary |
| Mors dag | 2005 | Consultant | DK/Short fiction |
| American short | 2004 | Direction | DK/Documentary |
| Dogville Confessions | 2003 | Direction, Script, Cinematographer | DK/Documentary |
| Underneath the Skin | 2003 | Consultant | DK/Documentary |
| Family | 2001 | Direction, Appearance, Script | DK/Documentary |
| The video diary of Ricardo Lopez | 2000 | Direction | DK/Short fiction |
Awards and nominations
| Award | Release year | Festival | Film |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dokumentarfilmpreis Des Bayerischen Rundfunks | 2002 | München Documentary Festival 2002 | Family |
| Joris Ivens Award | 2001 | Amsterdam, IDFA 2001 | Family |
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.
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Festivals
| Festival | Festival date | Film |
|---|---|---|
| Bergen International Film festival | 2017-09-26 | The Allins |
| Melbourne Film Festival | 2017-08-03 | The Allins |
| CPH:DOX | 2017-03-16 | The Allins |
| Toronto, Hot Docs Int. Documentary Festival | 2010-04-29 | Family |
| Moscow - Royal Danish Embassy | 2010-04-22 | Roskilde |
| Buenos Aires Festival de Cine Independiente | 2010-04-07 | Roskilde |
| Reykjavik Film Festival | 2009-09-17 | Roskilde |
| ZagrebDox | 2009-02-23 | Roskilde |
| Göteborg International Film Festival | 2009-01-23 | Roskilde |
| Warsaw International Film Festival | 2008-10-10 | Roskilde |
| Odense Internationale Film Festival | 2008-08-19 | Paradis |
| Lisbon Int. Documentary Film Festival | 2007-10-18 | Family |
| Helsinki Doc Point Documentary Film Festival | 2007-01-24 | Family |
| ZagrebDox | 2005-02-22 | Family |
| Jeonju International Film Festival | 2003-04-25 | Family |
| Prague, One World Human Rights Film Festival | 2003-04-08 | Family |
| Los Angeles, AFI Int. Festival | 2002-11-07 | Family |
| Sheffield Doc/Fest | 2002-10-21 | Family |
| Bergen International Film festival | 2002-10-17 | Family |
| Oulu Nordisk Panorama | 2002-09-24 | Family |
| Toronto International Film Festival | 2002-09-06 | Family |
| Cape Town, Encounters South African Int. Documentary Film Festival | 2002-07-21 | Family |
| Lisbon Int. Documentary Film Festival | 2002-06-01 | Family |
| München Documentary Festival | 2002-04-27 | Family |
| Nyon, Visions du Réel | 2002-04-22 | Family |
| Tel Aviv Docaviv Int. Documentary Film Festival | 2002-04-17 | Family |
| Göteborg International Film Festival | 2002-01-25 | Family |
| Amsterdam, IDFA | 2001-11-22 | Family |
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.
