Kasper Torsting (born September 22, 1975) is a

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film director, producer, screenwriter, cinematographer, and editor. He is best known for his early works as a

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and director on the documentaries '' Rocket Brothers'', ', and the cinema-portrait of fellow Danish director, Oscar winner

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and

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Early life

Torsting was born in

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on September 22, 1975.

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. Kasper Torsting made his debut as a feature film director with the “A War Within” in 2018. The film won the ‘Nordic Competition’ and the ‘

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’ at the 34th

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, as well as several more honors. Kasper Torsting has directed several major commercials from 2013, alongside his work on documentaries and films. In 2016 Kasper Torsting produced, with

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, a web based mini-tv-series “Ø”, which is a thriller made for cellphone screens.

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) *''

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'' (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) -

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*2018 – Valhalla Award for ''A War Within''-

*2018 – Audience Choice Award - Best Feature Length Film for ''A War Within'' -

*2019 – Jury Award - Best International Narrative Feature for ''A War Within - Shared with Ronnie Fridthjof (writer) -

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'' * 2019 – Audience Award - Best Feature for ''A War Within - Shared with Ronnie Fridthjof (writer) -

* 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

* 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'' -

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*2004 – Jury Special Prize for ''Rocket Brothers - tæt på bandet Kashmir'' -

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*2007 – Youth Jury Prize, special mention for ''Solo'' -

*2007 –

for ''Solo'' -

*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

External links

Kasper Torstings homepage
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