Kasper Torsting Explained
| Kasper Torsting |
| Birth Date: | 22 September 1975 |
| Birth Place: | Viborg, Denmark |
| Years Active: | 2001–present |
| Homepage: | https://kaspertorsting.com |
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, , and the cinema-portrait of fellow Danish director, Oscar winner Thomas Vinterberg and David Bowie.[1]
Early life
Torsting was born in Viborg, Denmark on September 22, 1975.[2]
Career
He 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
- Den anden side (Documentary) (2001)
- Mr. Vinterberg & Mr. Bowie (Documentary) (2002)
- Rocket Brothers - tæt på bandet Kashmir (Documentary) (2003)
- The Aftermath (Documentary) (2005)
- (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
- 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
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Mortensen. Af Mikkel Walentin. 2018-11-14. Portræt: Filmskaberen der elsker at tænke stort. 2021-07-17. Berlingske.dk. da.
- Web site: Jørgensen. Hans. 2018-12-01. Debutant bag episk kærlighedsdrama: Der er flere film i mig. 2021-07-17. ugeavisen.dk. da.
- Web site: Dokumentar-linje på gymnasiet .
- Web site: Mitchell2018-08-10T10:53:00+01:00. Wendy. Haugesund to present 16 Nordic works in progress. 2021-07-17. Screen. en.
- Web site: From the Arab Spring and comedy to a World War One drama set in Denmark. 2017-03-22. 2024-01-17. Cineuropa.
- Web site: 'Babysplitters' and 'In Love and War' Among Santa Barbara International Film Festival Winners. 2021-07-17. www.yahoo.com. en-US.
- Web site: RIFF Announces 2019 Award-Winning Films.
- Web site: Portræt: Filmskaberen der elsker at tænke stort . 14 November 2018 .
- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6268062/
- Web site: 2017-05-18. LAWEBFEST 2017 AWARD WINNERS. 2021-07-17. Roma Web Fest. en-US.
