Søren Kragh-Jacobsen (; born 2 March 1947, in

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) is a Danish film director, musician, and songwriter. He was one of the founders and practitioners of the Dogme95 project, for creating films without artificial technology or techniques.

Early career

Kragh-Jacobsen started out as a popular musician in Denmark, before attending film school in

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. After returning to Denmark, he directed and co-wrote television productions. He became one of the developers of the ''

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'' film-making project Dogme95, based on creating films based only on reality, without artificial lighting and technology.

Career

His first feature film was ''Wanna See My Beautiful Navel?'' (1978). This was followed by the successful ''Rubber Tarzan'' (1981), ''Thunderbirds'' (1983), ''Emma's Shadow'' (1988), ''Shower of Gold'' (1988), ''The Boys from St. Petri'' (1991), '' The Island on Bird Street'' (1997), and his international break-through,

dogme Dogme 95 is a 1995 avant-garde filmmaking movement founded by the Danish directors Lars von Trier and Thomas Vinterberg, who created the "Dogme 95 Manifesto" and the "Vows of Chastity" ( da, kyskhedsløfter). These were rules to create films ba ...

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Mifune's Last Song ''Mifune'' ( da, Mifunes sidste sang, "Mifune's Last Song") is a 1999 romantic comedy film, it is the third film to be made according to the Dogme 95 group rules. It was directed by Søren Kragh-Jacobsen. The film was a great success in Denmark a ...

'' (1999), and ''

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'' (2003). ''Mifune's Last Song'' won the Silver Bear – Special Jury Prize at the 49th Berlin International Film Festival. ''Skagerrak'' was entered into the 25th Moscow International Film Festival. He has done some commercials and Danish/Swedish TV series. Acclaimed internationally, he has received several major awards for his work, including the Memorial

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Award/Giffoni, an

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for '' The Island on Bird Street'' and a

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at the

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film festival in Berlin for ''Mifune's Last Song''. '' The Boys from St. Petri'' was screened out of competition at the

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Marriage and family

Kragh-Jacobsen is married to musician Cæcilie Nordgreen. They live in Copenhagen with their two children.

Filmography

References

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