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Boris Benjamin Bertram (born December 29, 1971) is a Danish film director, teacher, keynote speaker, producer and partner in Good Company Pictures [1] [2], a documentary production company based in Copenhagen [3].


Boris Benjamin Bertram
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Born (1971-12-29) 29 December 1971 (age 52)
Nationalitydenmark
OccupationFilm director, cinematographer, producer


Life and career

Boris Benjamin Bertram was born on 29 December 1971 in Danemark. He is a trained documentary film director from The National Film School of Denmark in 2005 and holds a master's degree in Social Psychology and Communication from Roskilde University. [4]

For the last decades, he did many international documentaries that sold to more than 30 countries. His films have been selected to international film festivals such Hot Docs, Camden International Film Festival, CPH:DOX and The International Film Festival Rotterdam. [5]

In addition, he has directed a variety of tv-series for the National Danish Television DR1 and TV2. [6]

Bertram has worked at Zentropa Real on the documentaries The Five Obstructions and The Erotic Man as an assistant director with Lars Von Trier and Jørgen Leth. [7]

As a director he has a keen interest on international issues, conflict resolutions, humanitarianism and art. [8] [9]

In 2019, he directed Photographer of War, which follows the renowned Danish war photographer Jan Grarup. Photographer of War is one of the most watched documentary in Danish cinemas and has been nominated for a Robert Award from the Danish Academy Awards in Denmark. [10] [11]


Filmography

An Elephant in the Room (2020) – Executive producer

Prelle – In My Own Voice (2020) – Executive producer

Photographer of War/Krigsfotografen (2019) - Film Director, cinematographer

Don't Give a Fox (2019) - Executive Producer

The Human Shelter (2018) - Film Director, producer

False Confessions (2018) - Executive Producer

Heroes of Hell/Helvedes helte (2014) - Film Director

The War Campaign/Krigskampagnen (2013) - Film Director

The Seduced Man/Det forførte menneske (2011) - Film Photographer

The Erotic Human (2010) – Assistant director: Brazil

Chips & Liver Girls (2010) - Film Director

• Tank City/Tankograd (2009) - Film Director

Diplomacy: The Responsibility to Protect (2008) - Film Director

• Great Danes/Store danskere (2005) - Film director

My Beirut (2005) - Film Director

[12] [13]


Awards

Film Year Category Film Festival
War Photographer

2020

Nominee Robert Best Documentary

Shared with: Katrine Sahlstrøm (producer)

Danish Film Awards (Robert)
2020 Prague, One World Human Rights Film Festival
2019 Lübeck, Nordische Filmtage
2019 Leipzig, Festival for Documentary and Animation
2019 Sao Paulo, Int. Film Festival
2019 Malmö, Nordisk Panorama
Chips & Liver Girls 2011 Rotterdam, International Film Festival
2010 CPH:DOX
Tankograd 2011 Helsinki, Doc Point Documentary Film Festival
2010 Hot Docs International Documentary Festival
2009 Nominee Amnesty Award CPH:DOX
Diplomacy- the responsibility to protect 2008 Odense Internationale Film Festival

[14] [15]

References


  1. ^ "BORIS BENJAMIN BERTRAM". good-company (in Danish). Retrieved 2020-04-09.
  2. ^ "Boris B. Bertram". IMDb. Retrieved 2020-04-09.
  3. ^ "ABOUT". good-company (in Danish). Retrieved 2020-04-09.
  4. ^ "Boris Benjamin Bertram | Danish Film Institute". www.dfi.dk. Retrieved 2020-04-09.
  5. ^ "BORIS BENJAMIN BERTRAM". good-company (in Danish). Retrieved 2020-04-09.
  6. ^ "Boris Benjamin Bertram | Danish Film Institute". www.dfi.dk. Retrieved 2020-04-09.
  7. ^ "MY BEIRUT / Danish Film School / Retrospectives / Programme / 2012 / ZAGREBDOX International documentary film festival". zagrebdox.net. Retrieved 2020-04-09.
  8. ^ "Film: Human Shelter, dir. Boris Benjamin Bertram, 2018". Supamodu. 2019-11-02. Retrieved 2020-04-09.
  9. ^ "BORIS BENJAMIN BERTRAM". good-company (in Danish). Retrieved 2020-04-09.
  10. ^ "BORIS BENJAMIN BERTRAM". good-company (in Danish). Retrieved 2020-04-09.
  11. ^ leipglo (2019-11-17). "Photographer of War: three perspectives, one DOK". The Leipzig Glocal. Retrieved 2020-04-09.
  12. ^ "Boris B. Bertram". IMDb. Retrieved 2020-04-09.
  13. ^ "Boris Benjamin Bertram | Danish Film Institute". www.dfi.dk. Retrieved 2020-04-09.
  14. ^ "Boris B. Bertram". IMDb. Retrieved 2020-04-09.
  15. ^ "Boris Benjamin Bertram | Danish Film Institute". www.dfi.dk. Retrieved 2020-04-09.


Category:Danish documentary films | Danish documentary film directors | Film directors from Copenhagen | People born in 1971 | Danish film directors | Danish film producers