About

Known credits:
24
Birthday:
1981-05-19
Place of birth:
Kalundborg, Denmark
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Jonas Poher Rasmussen

Overview

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.

Known for

Directing
2021 Flee Directing Director 66
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2015 What He Did Directing Director 58
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2012 Searching for Bill Directing Director 58
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2011 Room 304 Directing Assistant Director 58
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2010 House of Glass Directing Director N/A
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2009 Out of Love Directing Assistant Director 58
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2009 The Day After Directing Director N/A
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2008 Closed Doors Directing Director N/A
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2006 Something About Halfdan Directing Director N/A
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2003 Easa 2002: A Journey to Vis Directing Director N/A
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Writing
2021 Flee Writing Writer 66
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2015 What He Did Writing Writer 58
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2012 Searching for Bill Writing Writer 58
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2010 House of Glass Writing Screenplay N/A
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2009 The Day After Writing Writer N/A
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2008 Closed Doors Writing Screenplay N/A
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2006 Something About Halfdan Writing Writer N/A
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2003 Easa 2002: A Journey to Vis Writing Screenplay N/A
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Production
2006 Something About Halfdan Production Executive Producer N/A
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2003 Easa 2002: A Journey to Vis Production Producer N/A
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Art
2009 Bobby Art Location Scout N/A
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Camera
2003 Easa 2002: A Journey to Vis Camera Director of Photography N/A
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Crew
2006 Terapi Crew Carpenter N/A
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Editing
2003 Easa 2002: A Journey to Vis Editing Editor N/A
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