Kasper Torsting (born September 22, 1975) is a Danish film director, producer, screenwriter, cinematographer, and editor. He is best known for his early works as a cinematographer and director on the documentaries Rocket Brothers, Solo, and the cinema-portrait of fellow Danish director, Oscar winner Thomas Vinterberg and David Bowie.[1]
Kasper Torsting | |
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| Born | 22 September 1975 Viborg, Denmark |
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| Years active | 2001–present |
| Website | https://kaspertorsting.com |
Early life
editTorsting was born in Viborg, Denmark on September 22, 1975.[2]
Career
editHe is trained as a director from the Danish Film School's documentary line (1997–2001), and has since worked on a large number of documentaries, which have had Danish and international premieres, as well as music videos, short films and feature films. Kasper Torsting is co-founder of Oure Dox and has taught at the Oure School.[3]
Kasper Torsting made his debut as a feature film director with the “A War Within” in 2018.[4][5] The film won the ‘Nordic Competition’ and the ‘Audience Award’ at the 34th Santa Barbara International Film Festival, as well as several more honors.[6][7] Kasper Torsting has directed several major commercials from 2013, alongside his work on documentaries and films.[8]
In 2016 Kasper Torsting produced, with Studio+, a web based mini-tv-series “Ø”, which is a thriller made for cellphone screens.[9][10]
Filmography
edit- Den anden side (Documentary) (2001)
- Mr. Vinterberg & Mr. Bowie (Documentary) (2002)
- Rocket Brothers - tæt på bandet Kashmir (Documentary) (2003)
- The Aftermath (Documentary) (2005)
- Solo (Documentary) (2007)
- Vores Krig (Documentary) (2009)
- Krigsminister (Documentary) (2009)
- Søren Gade, de sidste 48 timer Documentary) (2009)
- Udflugt (Short film, Fiction) (2010)
- Armadillo (Documentary, idea and producer) (2011)
- Sex, kaos og bekendelser (TV-series, editor) (2012)
- Piratjagt (2012)
- Ø (Web TV-series) (2016)
- A War Within (2017)
Awards and honors
edit- 2017 – Jury Award -Best Script for Ø - Shared with Amulya Malladi (writer) - LA Web Fest
- 2018 – Valhalla Award for A War Within- Santa Barbara International Film Festival
- 2018 – Audience Choice Award - Best Feature Length Film for A War Within - Santa Barbara International Film Festival
- 2019 – Jury Award - Best International Narrative Feature for A War Within - Shared with Ronnie Fridthjof (writer) - Rome International Film Festival
- 2019 – Audience Award - Best Feature for A War Within - Shared with Ronnie Fridthjof (writer) - Rome International Film Festival
- 2019 – Jury Award - Best Film for A War Within - Shared with Ronnie Fridthjof (writer)- Fairhope Film Festival
- 2019 – Audience Award - Best Feature for A War Within’' - Shared with Ronnie Fridthjof (writer) - Lighthouse International Film Festival
Danish awards and honors
editThis section of a biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification. (July 2021) |
- 2004 – CPH:DOX Award - Gold Dok Best Sound]] for Rocket Brothers - tæt på bandet Kashmir - CPH:DOX
- 2004 – Nordic Documentary Film Award - Best Nordic Documentary for Rocket Brothers - tæt på bandet Kashmir - Nordisk Panorama
- 2004 – Jury Special Prize for Rocket Brothers - tæt på bandet Kashmir - Odense International Film Festival
- 2007 – Youth Jury Prize, special mention for Solo - Odense International Film Festival
- 2007 – Audience Award for Solo - Odense International Film Festival
- 2008 – TV Prisen - Best Documentary Series, for Politiskolen
- 2010 – Robert for Best Documentary (Årets lange dokumentarfilm) for Armadillo.
- 2010 – Bodil for Best Documentary (Bedste dokumentarfilm) for Armadillo
- 2012 – TV Prisen - Best Documentary Series, for Sex, kaos og bekendelser
References
edit- ^ Mortensen, Af Mikkel Walentin (2018-11-14). "Portræt: Filmskaberen der elsker at tænke stort". Berlingske.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 2021-07-17.
- ^ Jørgensen, Hans (2018-12-01). "Debutant bag episk kærlighedsdrama: Der er flere film i mig". ugeavisen.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 2021-07-17.
- ^ "Dokumentar-linje på gymnasiet".
- ^ Mitchell2018-08-10T10:53:00+01:00, Wendy. "Haugesund to present 16 Nordic works in progress". Screen. Retrieved 2021-07-17.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "From the Arab Spring and comedy to a World War One drama set in Denmark". Cineuropa. 2017-03-22. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
- ^ "'Babysplitters' and 'In Love and War' Among Santa Barbara International Film Festival Winners". www.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2021-07-17.
- ^ "RIFF Announces 2019 Award-Winning Films".
- ^ "Portræt: Filmskaberen der elsker at tænke stort". 14 November 2018.
- ^ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6268062/ [user-generated source]
- ^ "LAWEBFEST 2017 AWARD WINNERS". Roma Web Fest. 2017-05-18. Retrieved 2021-07-17.