Peter Schønau Fog (born 20 April 1971) is a

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. Fog's debut feature film, '' Kunsten at græde i kor'' (English: ''

The Art of Crying ''The Art of Crying'' ( da, Kunsten at Græde i Kor) is a 2006 Danish tragicomedy directed by Peter Schønau Fog. It stars and Jesper Asholt in a harsh tale about an 11-year-old boy's struggle to hold intact his bizarre family with its abusive ...

''), based on Erling Jepsen's novel of the same name, premiered 27 April 2007 and received critical acclaim. For the film, he received the

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for Best Film of 2007 as well as the 2007

Robert Award for Best Danish Film The Robert Award for Best Danish Film ( da, Robert Prisen for årets danske spillefilm) is presented at an annual Robert Award ceremony by the Danish Film Academy Honorees 1980s * 1984: ''Beauty and the Beast'' (''Skønheden og udyret'') dire ...

and 2008

Bodil Award for Best Danish Film The Bodil Award for Best Danish Film ( da, Bodilprisen for bedste danske film) is one of the categories for the Bodil Awards presented annually by the Danish Film Critics Association. It was created in 1948 and is one of the oldest film prizes in E ...

. Fog studied at the

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and the

Prague Film School Prague Film School is a private film school in the Czech Republic, providing training in the fields of cinematography, directing, screenwriting, editing and acting for film. History Prague Film School was founded to provide international st ...

before graduating in 1999 from the

National Film School of Denmark The National Film School of Denmark ( da, Den Danske Filmskole) is an independent institution under the Ministry of Culture of Denmark, Danish Ministry of Cultural Affairs. It was established in 1966 and is based on Holmen, Copenhagen, Holmen in ...

. His graduation project, the short film ''Lille Mænsk'' (English: ''Little Man'') was shortlisted for Best Foreign Film at the

Student Academy Awards The Student Academy Awards are presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in an annual competition for college and university filmmakers. Description The awards were originally named the Student Film Awards and were first ...

. In 2010, Fog accepted a four-year contract as consultant and project director at the

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which prevented him from pursuing personal film projects. Fog wrote and directed the 2017 film ''Du forsvinder'' (English: ''

You Disappear ''You Disappear'' ( da, Du forsvinder) is a 2017 Danish drama film directed by Peter Schønau Fog. The film was based on Christian Jungersen's novel You Disappear (novel), by the same name. It was screened in the Special Presentations section at ...

'') based upon

Christian Jungersen Christian Jungersen (born 10 July 1962 in Copenhagen) is a Danish novelist whose works have been translated into 20 languages. He has published three novels in Danish – ''Krat'' (1999), ''Undtagelsen'' (2004, published in English as ''The Excep ...

's bestselling novel of the same name. The film was submitted as Denmark's entry for the

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at the

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, but it was not nominated.

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