Peder Pedersen (26 April 1971 in Randers, Denmark) is a Danish film director, best known for his humorous music videos, television advertisement, commercials and animated shorts.
Since 1996 he has directed over 400 commercials for international brands such as Kellogg's, Carlsberg Group, Carlsberg, Lego, McDonald's, Bayer and Panasonic, as well as appr. 35 music videos for such bands as The Raveonettes, VETO (band), VETO, Superheroes (band), Superheroes and Aqua (band), Aqua.
''Barbie Girl'' and his other cheerful, cartoony music videos for Aqua (band), Aqua helped fuel the wave of bubblegum dance pop music.
In 2008 he worked on Lego / Indiana Jones mini-epic, ''Lego Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Brick'' (2008). It led to the follow-ups ''Lego Star Wars: The Quest for R2-D2'' (2009) and ''Lego Star Wars: Bombad Bounty'' (2010).
He has received several nominations and awards for his commercials at Cannes Lions etc. and is the director with most wins and most nominations for Best Music Video at the Danish Music Awards (previously called Dansk Grammy).
Peder Pedersen has also directed the documentary-films ''When the Music’s Over – i Jim Morrisons fodspor'' (1996) and ''Kontrol: P-vagten'' (1999), as well as many other short films in a variety of genres from horror and action to drama and comedy, including ''The End'' (1999), ''Code of Conduct'' (2001), ''Stille hjerte'' (2002) and ''Det hvide guld'' (2009). The latter won first prize at the 2009 BornShorts Film Festival.
BornShort Film Festival winners 2009
/ref>
He originally made a mark as publisher and editor of ''Inferno'' (1989–96), a Danish List of film journals and magazines, film journal dedicated to horror film, horror and science fiction films.
Short films
*''Friday the 13th the Final Chapter Part II'' (co-director) (1986)
*''Mark Damon: Mission Matrix'' (co-director) (1986)
*''Skriig'' (co-director) (1986)
*''Schoolcamp Massacre'' (1988)
*''Slut!'' (1991)
*''Lykantrop'' (1991)
*''En ulv i fåreklæder - bag kulisserne på Lykantrop'' (1991)
*''Vågn op!'' (1993)
*''Memoria'' (1993)
*''Destination: Frihed'' (1993)
*''When the Music’s Over – i Jim Morrisons fodspor'' (1997)
*''The End'' (1999)
*''Kontrol: P-vagten'' (1999)
*''Code of Conduct'' (2001)
*''Stille hjerte'' (2002)
*''Lego Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Brick'' (2008)
*''Det hvide guld'' (2009)
*''Lego Star Wars: The Quest for R2-D2'' (2009)
*''Lego Star Wars: Bombad Bounty'' (2010)
*''Lego City: Hot Chase'' (2011)
References
External links
*
Peder Pedersen official site
Lego's Indiana Jones mini-epics
''Lego Star Wars: The Quest for R2-D2'' at YouTube
{{DEFAULTSORT:Pedersen, Peder
1971 births
Danish film directors
Living people
Aqua (band)
People from Randers