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Jonas Poher Rasmussen

Film Director / Screenwriter | * 05/19/1981 (42) | Kalundborg (Denmark)
Jonas Poher Rasmussen (born 19 May 1981) is a Danish filmmaker. In 2021, he wrote and directed the animated documentary Flee, that received three nominations for the Best Documentary Feature, Best International Film and Best Animated Feature at the 94th Academy Awards. From 2007 to 2010 Jonas attended the Danish independent film school Super16. ()

Jonas Poher Rasmussen (born May 19, 1981; Kalundborg) is a Danish filmmaker, most noted for his Oscar-nominated animated-documentary film Flee (2021).He debuted in 2006 with the acclaimed TV documentary Something About Halfdan, followed by a series of radio documentaries from around the world. He graduated from the Danish film school Super16 in 2010. His feature film debut Searching for Bill, a mix of documentary and fiction, won him the Nordic Dox award at CPH:DOX, and the international competition prize at DocAviv. In November 2015 he premiered his documentary What He Did, which won the prestigious Fipresci (Int. Federation of Film Critics) at Thessaloniki Film Fest. 2016. His film "Flee" (2021), an animated documentary about a close friend, was officially selected for Cannes 2020, won the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance, the best doc prize at Gothenburg and the Cristal award at Annecy among others. Also, "Flee" (2021) made history by being nominated for an 94th Academy Awards in three categories in same year: Best International Film, Best Animated Film and Best Documentary.

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Most frequent genres for this person: Documentaries | Drama | Thriller

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Recounted mostly through animation to protect his identity, Amin looks back over his past as a child refugee from Afghanistan as he grapples with a secret he’s kept hidden for 20 years. ...

Flee

PG-13

2021 | 3.9/5 | 1h 23min
Documentary, Animation
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Bob Maser has had his car and money stolen by a con man called Bill. The car is found in Detroit and Bob leaves his home and family to go and reclaim it. In the car he finds Bill's old notebook filled ...

Searching for Bill

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2012 | 1h 16min
Documentary
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A moving portrait of one of the most loved and read Danish poets, Halfdan Rasmussen. The film covers both the early years with poverty and wartime on to success and the humorous nonsense verses that h ...

Something About Halfdan

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2006 | 58min
Documentary
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In 1988, emerging Danish playwright Jens Michael Schau killed his partner of 13 years, the acclaimed author Christian Kampmann, in a fit of jealous rage. The scandal gripped the nation as Schau pleade ...

What He Did

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2015 | 0.5/5 | 1h 2min
Documentary
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Awards & Nominations for Jonas Poher Rasmussen

Nordic Council Film Prize Nordisk Film Prisen Academy Award for Best Animated Feature Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film
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Movies with Jonas Poher Rasmussen as Crew(24)

Directing/Director2021 Flee
Writing/Writer2021 Flee
Directing/Director2015 What He Did
Writing/Writer2015 What He Did
Directing/Director2012 Searching for Bill
Writing/Writer2012 Searching for Bill
Directing/Assistant Director2011 Room 304
Directing/Director2010 House of Glass
Writing/Screenplay2010 House of Glass
Directing/Director2009 The Day After
Writing/Writer2009 The Day After
Art/Location Scout2009 Bobby
Directing/Assistant Director2009 Out of Love
Directing/Director2008 Closed Doors
Writing/Screenplay2008 Closed Doors
Crew/Carpenter2006 Terapi
Directing/Director2006 Something About Halfdan
Production/Executive Producer2006 Something About Halfdan
Writing/Writer2006 Something About Halfdan
Camera/Director of Photography2003 Easa 2002: A Journey to Vis
Directing/Director2003 Easa 2002: A Journey to Vis
Editing/Editor2003 Easa 2002: A Journey to Vis
Production/Producer2003 Easa 2002: A Journey to Vis
Writing/Screenplay2003 Easa 2002: A Journey to Vis

Full Name: Jonas Rasmussen
Citizenship: Denmark
Born: Tuesday, 05/19 1981 (May) in Kalundborg (Denmark) (current age: 42 years + 343 days)
Zodiac sign: Taurus (Chinese zodiac sign: Rooster)
Educated at: Super16
Other names for Jonas Poher Rasmussen (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Йонас Поэр Расмуссен"
Jonas Poher Rasmussen frequently works together with these people:
Carlo H.E. Agostoni (5x, Crew)
Tormod Ringnes (3x, Crew)
Bo Mikkelsen (3x, Crew)
Kenneth Ladekjær (3x, Crew)
Nadim Carlsen (2x, Crew)
Birgitte Stærmose (2x, Crew)
David B. Sørensen (2x, Crew)
Morten Revsgaard Frederiksen (2x, Crew)
Kristian Eidnes Andersen (2x, Crew)
Pellumb Ballata (2x, Crew)
Egil Dennerline (2x, Cast)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:886940, Added: 11/17/2018, Last updated: 04/22/2024