Members - Class No4

Director

Born 1976 in Copenhagen, Denmark. BA in comparative literature and rhetoric from Copenhagen University 2005. Graduated as Director from the "Super16" film community in 2008.

From 1999-2008 Mads has directed around 10 short films. Films witch has participated and won prices at festivals like: Venice International Film Festival, Berlin International Film Festival, Sundance Film Festival, Melbourne Film Festival, Los Angeles Film Festival, London Film Festival, Tampere Film festival, Nordic Panorama, Cork Film Festival and Hawaii Film Festival.

Mads' short film "Mum" (2006) was selected for the 63. Venice Film Festival in the official program "Corto Cortissimo", and his film "Dennis" (2007) premiered in the competition program for short films at Sundance Film Festival 2008. "Dennis" later won a handful of main prices including the main price at Melbourne Film Festival (City of Melbourne Grand Prix, Best Short Film). The film was also selected for the Sundance Film Festival "Art house project" witch took it on a tour around the united states, and the Worldwide Short Film Festivals "Canadian tour" witch took it all around Canada.

Mads film "Cathrine" (2008) won the Danish Film Academy's "Robert" Price for the best short fiction film of the year, and had its world premiere in the "Generation" competition at the 59. Berlin International Film Festival.