Super16 is a

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non-traditional film school based at the

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Studio in Valby,

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. The name of the school refers to both the economical Super 16 mm film gauge, and to the number of participants in each class: 6 directors, 6 producers and 4 screenwriters (expanded to 6 in 2021). Each class program is for a 3-year period and produces 6 films annually. Although English-speaking applicants can apply, all instruction and communication is held in Danish. The school was founded in 1999 as an alternative to the National Film School of Denmark. During its first twelve years, Super16 focused only on direction and production, but began including screenwriters in its 7th class in 2011. The school receives no public funding, but relies on support from the Danish film industry, including

and the Danish Film Institute. The three founders of the school, Carsten Myllerup, Linda Krogsøe Holmberg, and Jens Mikkelsen, received in 2010 a

Bodil Honorary Award The Bodil Honorary Award ( da, Æres-Bodil, Honorary Bodil) is one of the special awards at the annual Danish Bodil Awards presented by the Danish Film Critics Association. It was awarded for the first time at the 2nd Bodil Awards in 1949, and ''pr ...

for their work. In 2015 Variety named Super16 as one of top 40 filmschools in the world. In 2021 the screenwriting class at Super16 was expanded from 4 to 6 students which equaled it with the producing and directing class.

Notable alumni

Fenar Ahmad Fenar Ahmad (in Arabic فنار أحمد) is a Danish filmmaker of Iraqi origin. He was born in 1981 in Czechoslovakia to immigrant Iraqi parents. In 1986 the family emigrated to Denmark. There he studied film in the alternative film school Super16 ...

Carlos Augusto de Oliveira Carlos Augusto de Oliveira (born 1974 in Brazil) is a Brazilian film director who has lived in Denmark since 2000. De Oliveira had his introduction to the film industry in 1992, but studied architecture in Rio de Janeiro before moving to Denmark ...

Daniel Borgman Daniel Joseph Borgman (born 9 August 1981) is a New Zealand film director. Education Borgman attended Bayfield High School. Borgman studied film science at Otago University in New Zealand, before moving to Copenhagen where he worked in post pr ...

Caroline Sascha Cogez Caroline Sascha Cogez is a Danish-French director/writer whose short films include fiction, documentary, commercials and music promos. Cogez is educated from the Danish independent film school super16 and she has studied sociology at Roskilde U ...

Martin Zandvliet Martin Pieter Zandvliet (born 7 January 1971 in Fredericia) is a Danish film director and screenwriter. Career Zandvliet originally began as an editor, before writing and directing the documentary ''Angels of Brooklyn'' in 2002. His first ...

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Allan Hyde Allan Hyde (born 20 December 1989)"Allan Hyde"
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Jonas Poher Rasmussen Jonas Poher Rasmussen (born May 19, 1981) is a Danish filmmaker. In 2021, he wrote and directed the animated documentary, '' Flee,'' that received three nominations for the Best Documentary Feature, Best International Film and Best Animated Fea ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Super16 Film schools in Denmark Education in Copenhagen

Notable alumni

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