Final Cut for Real
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| Industry | Documentary Film |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2009 |
| Headquarters | Copenhagen, Denmark |
Key people | Signe Byrge Sørensen, Anne Köhncke |
| Products | Film |
| Website | www.final-cut.dk |
Final Cut for Real is a Copenhagen, Denmark based production company specializing in documentaries for the international market.
History
Thomas Stenderup founded Final Cut Productions in 1993.[1] Its first films, two documentaries, were released in 1995. Mikael Opstrup was a co-producer in the company from 2002 until 2008.[2] Signe Byrge Sørense, its current CRA, joined the firm in 2004.
In late 2008, both Stenderup and Opstrup decided to leave the company. To complete ongoing projects, Signe Byrge Sørense then started Final Cut for Real in collaboration with Anne Köhncke, who had previously worked with Final Cut for a year.[3] The company is based at [[Indiakaj| in the former Freeport area of Copenhagen.
People
- Signe Byrge Sørensen, CEO & Producer
- Anne Köhncke, Producer
- Monica Hellström, Producer
- Maria Kristensen, Production Manager/Assistant Producer
- Andreas M. Dalsgaard, Director
- Joshua Oppenheimer, Director
- Simon Lereng Wilmont, Director
Filmography
- Football is God (2010)
- Klovn for livet (2011)
- Hjemvendt (2011)
- Verdens bedste kok (2011)
- Säilöttyjä unelmia (2012)
- Gulabi Gang (2012)
- The Act of Killing (2012)
- The Human Scale (2012)
- Traveling with Mr. T. (2012)
- TPB AFK: The Pirate Bay Away from Keyboard (2013)
Awards
The Kid and the Clown:[4]
- Aljazeera Int. Documentary Film Festival 2012 - Winner of the Child and Family Award for Medium Categories
- HotDocs 2012 - In competition: Medium Length Documentary
- TRT Documentary Awards 2012- Winner of the first Special Prize in the International Category
- Krakow Int. Documentary Film Festival 2012 - Winner of the Silver Horn Award for Best Middle-length Documentary
- Pärnu Film Festival 2012 - Winner of Best Film for Kids
The Act of Killing:[5]
- CPH:DOX 2012 - DOX:AWARD
- Berlin Film Festival 2013 - Panorama Audience Award
- Berlin Film Festival 2013 - Prize of the Ecumenical Jury
- !F Istanbul 2013- Prize of the SIYAD jury (Turkish Film Critics' Association)
- Danish Film Academy 2013 - Best Feature Documentary
- FICUNAM, Mexico 2013 - Audience Award
- ZagrebDox, 2013 - Movies that Matter Award
- One World, Prague 2013 - Best Film
- Geneva International Human Rights Film Festival 2013 - Gilda Vieira de Mello Prize
- Danish Film Critics Association - Special Prize 2013 (Sær-Bodil)
- Festival de Cinéma Valenciennes 2013 - Grand Prize
- Festival de Cinéma Valenciennes 2013 - Special Mention, Critic's Jury
- IndieLisboa 2013 - Amnesty International Award
- BelDocs 2013 - Grand Prix for Best Film
- DocumentaMadrid 2013 - First Prize of the Jury
- DocumentaMadrid 2013 - Audience Award
- Planete + Doc Warsaw 2013 - Audience Award -
- Planete + Doc 2013 - Grand Prix of Lower Silesia
- DocsBarcelona 2013 - Best Film Award (Grand Prize)
- Sheffield Doc/Fest 2013 - Grand Prize
- Biografilm Festival Italy 2013 - Grand Prize
- Grimstad Short and Documentary Film Festival 2013 - Grand Prize
- Royal Anthropological Institute Film Festival 2013 - Basil Wright Prize
- Human Rights, Human Dignity Int. Film Festival Myanmar - Aung San Suu Kyi Award for Best Documentary
- Sheffield Doc/Fest 2013 - Audience Award
The Human Scale:[6]
- Aljazeera Int. Documentary Film Festival 2013- Winner of the Child and Family Award for Long Film
- Planete Doc, Warsaw 2013 - Green Cross Award
References
- ^ "Thomas Stenderup". Zoominfo. Retrieved 2010-01-04.
- ^ "Mikael Opstrup". European Documentary Network. Retrieved 2013-03-25.
- ^ "Member of the Month - Signe Byrge Sørensen, Final Cut". EuropeanDocu. Retrieved 2013-03-25.
- ^ http://www.final-cut.dk
- ^ http://www.final-cut.dk
- ^ http://www.final-cut.dk