Boris Benjamin Bertram (born 29 December 1971) is a Danish film director, keynote speaker, producer and partner in Good Company Pictures, a documentary production company based in Copenhagen.

Life and career

Bertram studied documentary film making at National Film School of Denmark and Social Psychology and Communication at Roskilde University. Bertram worked as a radio journalist at Copenhagen Homeless Radio. In 1999, he joined the creative department of

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Real and worked on the documentaries ''

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'' and ''The Erotic Man'' as an assistant director with

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and Jørgen Leth. He has directed a few television series for

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. Bertram's films focus on international issues and conflict resolution. In 2018, he directed the documentary '' The Human Shelter'' with the support of

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, with both concerned to talk about what makes a home around the world. In 2019, he directed '' Photographer of War'', which follows Danish war photographer Jan Grarup. The film was nominated for a

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from the Danish Academy Awards."Boris has spent five years on his film and was shot by sniper"
''DR Culture''. Retrieved on 5 May 2020

Filmography

* An Elephant in the Room (2020) – Executive producer * Prelle – In My Own Voice (2020) – Executive producer * Photographer of War/ Krigsfotografen (2019) – Film Director, cinematographer * Don't Give a Fox (2019) – Executive Producer * The Human Shelter (2018) – Film Director, producer * False Confessions (2018) – Executive Producer * Heroes of Hell/ Helvedes helte (2014) – Film Director * The War Campaign/ Krigskampagnen (2013) – Film Director * The Seduced Man/ Det forførte menneske (2011) – Film Photographer * The Erotic Human (2010) – Assistant director: Brazil * Chips & Liver Girls (2010) – Film Director * Tank City/Tankograd (2009) – Film Director * Diplomacy: The Responsibility to Protect (2008) – Film Director * Great Danes/ Store danskere (2005) – Film director * My Beirut (2005) – Film Director

Awards

References

External links

Official website

Boris Benjamin Bertram
on

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