Producer and director. Born 18/3 1980, Denmark. Holds a Bachelor in Film and Media from University of Southern Denmark and a producer graduate from the acclaimed Super16 film school in Denmark.
Co-director of the documentary 'Squat 69' (2006). The film, which was selected for CPH:DOX, documents the final year of the controversial squat Ungdomshuset in Copenhagen.
In 2012 Sørensen produced and wrote the script for the documentary 'Searching For Bill', which won several awards, and in 2016 he was executive producer on the documentary 'The War Show', which also won a large number of Danish and International awards. In 2018 he produced 'Holiday' - feature debut of director Isabella Eklöf.
Co-director of the documentary 'Squat 69' (2006). The film, which was selected for CPH:DOX, documents the final year of the controversial squat Ungdomshuset in Copenhagen.
In 2012 Sørensen produced and wrote the script for the documentary 'Searching For Bill', which won several awards, and in 2016 he was executive producer on the documentary 'The War Show', which also won a large number of Danish and International awards. In 2018 he produced 'Holiday' - feature debut of director Isabella Eklöf.
| Title | Year | Function | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holiday | 2018 | Producer, Executive producer | DK/Feature |
| The War Show | 2016 | Executive producer | DK/Documentary |
| Searching for Bill | 2012 | Screenplay, Producer | DK/Documentary |
| Max Embarrassing 2 | 2011 | Location scout | DK/Feature |
| Bellum | 2010 | Direction, Producer | DK/Short fiction |
| Brotherhood | 2010 | Production assistant | DK/Feature |
| Mesopotamia | 2008 | Producer | DK/Short fiction |
| Frode - og alle de andre rødder | 2008 | Production assistant | DK/Feature |
| Max the movie | 2008 | Location manager | DK/Feature |
| D+R | 2007 | Producer | DK/Short fiction |
| 500 stenkastende autonome voldspsykopater fra helvede | 2006 | Direction, Script, Production, Cinematography | DK/Documentary |
| Arabesk til en LP af Gainsbourg | 2006 | Producer | DK/Short fiction |
| Emmalou | 2006 | Production manager | DK/Short fiction |
Awards and nominations
| Award | Release year | Festival | Film |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Jury Prize | 2016 | Venice Days 2016 | The War Show |
| Best Human Rights Documentary Awad | 2016 | Bergen International Film festival 2016 | The War Show |
| Honorary Mention | 2016 | Leipzig Festival for Documentary and Animation 2016 | The War Show |
| Dragon Award For Best Nordic Documentary | 2017 | Göteborg International Film Festival 2017 | The War Show |
| Special Mention of the International Jury | 2017 | Sao Paulo It's All True Int. Documentary FF 2017 | The War Show |
| Love & Change | 2017 | Istanbul Festival of Independent Films 2017 | The War Show |
| Amnesty Award | 2017 | Warszawa, Against Gravity 2017 | The War Show |
| Best Film | 2018 | Austin Fantastic Fest 2018 | Holiday |
| Best Director | 2018 | Austin Fantastic Fest 2018 | Holiday |
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,
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Festivals
| Festival | Festival date | Film |
|---|---|---|
| Lithuania Scanorama Film Forum | 2018-11-08 | Holiday |
| Thessaloniki International Film Festival | 2018-11-01 | Holiday |
| Sao Paulo Int. Film Festival | 2018-10-18 | Holiday |
| London Film Festival | 2018-10-10 | Holiday |
| Montreal, Festival International Nouveau Cinema | 2018-10-03 | Holiday |
| Austin Fantastic Fest | 2018-09-20 | Holiday |
| Haugesund, Den Norske Filmfestivalen | 2018-08-18 | Holiday |
| Melbourne Film Festival | 2018-08-02 | Holiday |
| Wellington - New Zealand Film Festival | 2018-07-27 | Holiday |
| Zagreb Motovun Film Festival | 2018-07-25 | Holiday |
| Sydney Film Festival | 2018-06-06 | Holiday |
| Transilvania International Film Festival | 2018-05-25 | Holiday |
| Jeonju International Film Festival | 2018-05-03 | Holiday |
| Moscow Int. Film Festival | 2018-04-19 | Holiday |
| Buenos Aires Festival de Cine Independiente | 2018-04-11 | Holiday |
| Istanbul Int. Film Festival | 2018-04-06 | Holiday |
| Göteborg International Film Festival | 2018-01-26 | Holiday |
| Sundance Film Festival | 2018-01-18 | Holiday |
| Hamburg FilmFest GmbH | 2017-12-07 | The War Show |
| Malmö Nordisk Panorama | 2017-09-16 | The War Show |
| Dokufest Prizren | 2017-08-04 | The War Show |
| Wellington - New Zealand Film Festival | 2017-07-20 | The War Show |
| Sydney Film Festival | 2017-06-07 | The War Show |
| Göteborg International Film Festival | 2017-05-31 | The War Show |
| Warszawa, Against Gravity | 2017-05-12 | The War Show |
| München Documentary Festival | 2017-05-04 | The War Show |
| Sao Paulo It's All True Int. Documentary FF | 2017-04-20 | The War Show |
| Hong Kong International Film Festival | 2017-04-11 | The War Show |
| Prague, One World Human Rights Film Festival | 2017-03-06 | The War Show |
| Thessaloniki Documentary Festival | 2017-03-03 | The War Show |
| ZagrebDox | 2017-02-26 | The War Show |
| Istanbul Festival of Independent Films | 2017-02-16 | The War Show |
| Göteborg International Film Festival | 2017-01-27 | The War Show |
| Dubai International Film Festival | 2016-12-07 | The War Show |
| Amsterdam, IDFA | 2016-11-16 | The War Show |
| Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival | 2016-11-11 | The War Show |
| Leipzig Festival for Documentary and Animation | 2016-10-31 | The War Show |
| Mumbai Film Festival | 2016-10-20 | The War Show |
| Warszawa, Against Gravity | 2016-10-16 | The War Show |
| London Film Festival | 2016-10-07 | The War Show |
| Reykjavik Film Festival | 2016-09-29 | The War Show |
| Bergen International Film festival | 2016-09-20 | The War Show |
| Toronto International Film Festival | 2016-09-08 | The War Show |
| Venice Days | 2016-08-31 | The War Show |
| 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 |
| Odense Internationale Film Festival | 2009-08-17 | Mesopotamia |
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.
