Michael Noer (director)
Michael Noer | |
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Born | Esbjerg, Denmark | 27 December 1978
Occupation | Film director |
Years active | 2003–present |
Michael Noer (Danish: [ˈmiˌkʰɛˀl ˈnoˀɐ]; born 27 December 1978) is a Danish film director.
Education and career
Noer studied at the European Film College and later at the National Film School of Denmark, where he graduated from the documentary programme in 2003.[1] His 2007 documentary, Vesterbro, received a Special Mention at the Copenhagen International Documentary Festival (CPH:DOX).[2]
Co-directing with Tobias Lindholm, Noer made his narrative feature debut with the 2010 prison drama R, which won the Bodil Award for Best Danish Film and the Robert Award for Best Danish Film and earned them the Robert Award for Best Director. He subsequently directed Northwest and Key House Mirror, which were released in 2013 and in 2015, respectively.[2] In 2017, his first English-language film, Papillon, a remake of the 1973 film, premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival.[3]
In 2018, Before the Frost, his fifth feature set in 19th-century rural Denmark, premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival. It also competed at the Tokyo International Film Festival, where it won the Special Jury Prize and the Award for Best Actor.[4]
Filmography
Year | Danish title | English title | Note |
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2003 | En rem af huden | Underneath the Skin | Short documentary |
2006 | Hawaii | Short film co-written with Tobias Lindholm | |
2006 | Jorden under mine fødder | The Earth Beneath My Feet | Documentary |
2007 | Vesterbro | Documentary | |
2008 | De vilde hjerter | The Wild Hearts | Documentary |
2010 | R | Co–written and directed with Tobias Lindholm | |
2010 | Son of God | Documentary co-directed with Khavn De La Cruz | |
2013 | Nordvest | Northwest | Co-written with Rasmus Heisterberg |
2015 | Nøgle hus spejl | Key House Mirror | Co-written with Anders August |
2017 | Papillon | Direction only | |
2018 | Før frosten | Before the Frost | Co-written with Jesper Fink |
2023 | Birthday Girl | Co-written with Jesper Fink |
References
- ^ "Interview med Michael Noer". Take (in Danish) (60). Danske Filminstruktører: 35–47. January 2013.
- ^ a b "Michael Noer". Danish Film Institute. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
- ^ Harvey, Dennis (7 September 2017). "Film Review: 'Papillon'". Variety. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
- ^ Blair, Gavin J. (2 November 2018). "Tokyo: France's 'Amanda' Wins Grand Prix and Best Screenplay". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
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- Michael Noer at IMDb
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- 1978 births
- Danish documentary film directors
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- Living people
- People from Esbjerg