Christoffer Boe
Christoffer Boe (born 1974) is a Danish film director and screenwriter. He is an established and well-known not only in Denmark, but all through the world. Among his international awards there are FIPRESCI Director of the Year at San Sebastián International Film Festival and Golden Camera at Cannes Film Festival in 2003. He is also co-founder and director of the film production company AlphaVille Pictures Copenhagen.
Christoffer Boe | |
|---|---|
| Born | 7 May 1974 Rungsted Kyst, Denmark |
| Other names | Christoffer Boes |
| Awards | Golden Camera at Cannes Film Festival 2003 Reconstruction FIPRESCI Director of the Year at San Sebastián International Film Festival 2003 Reconstruction Grand Prix at Sofia International Film Festival 2004 Reconstruction Young Cinema Award at Venice Film Festival 2006 Offscreen |
Early life and education
Boe was born in Rungsted just north of Copenhagen, Denmark. After school in Denmark, he went to study the history of cinematography in Indiana University in Bloomington, United States. Then, he continued his studies in Copenhagen University. In 1997 he decided to go deep into movie making and was accepted at the National Film School of Denmark director's course.
During that time he directed a trilogy of short films: Obsession (1999), Virginity (2000) and Anxiety (2001). They were 20 to 30 minutes long and starred Maria Bonnevie and Nikolaj Lie Kaas. They're all basically about a young male being obsessed by a beautiful woman and then being trapped in his own logic of what love is.[1] "Anxiety" received the Prix Decouverte de la Critique Francais and was screened in Critic's Week in 2002.
At that point Boe developed a style of movie making and playing with narrative structure. He graduated from the National Film School of Denmark in 2001.[2][3]
Career
After the graduation he is the head of so-called "Hr. Boe & Co." team. In spite of the fact that their debut was even during studying (Anxiety in 2001), their first feature film Reconstruction released in 2003 has become their first actual collaborative work. He was so satisfied with Maria Bonnevie and Nikolaj Lie Kaas playing in his students shorts – so he wrote Reconstruction specifically with them in mind. This real debut was well received by critics on international film festivals.
In 2001 he made 6 episodes (each 10 minutes) of TV series Kissmeyer Basics.
In 2004 he shot a short film Europe Does Not Exist as part of Visions of Europe with Cecilie Thomsen and Henning Moritzen representing Demark in this Europe Union media project.
His fourth feature film – thriller Everything will be Fine was selected for Quinzaine des Réalisateurs (Directors' Fortnight), marking the third Danish film to be selected for 2010 Cannes International Film Festival.[4]
Hr. Boe & Co.
Boe is the head of so-called Hr. Boe & Co. consisting of a group of filmmakers who gathered together because of a mutual adoration for the perfect frame while studying at the National Film School.
The other basic members are:
- Tine Grew Pfeiffer (film producer)
- Manuel Alberto Claro (director of photography)
- Mikkel E.G. Nielsen (film editor)
- Morten Green (sound designer)
Reconstruction is Hr. Boe & Co.'s feature film début.
Trivia
- His production company is named after the film Alphaville and he is an atheist.[5]
- Christoffer about Lars Von Trier: "I think there are ten or twenty guys like him, who you just have to look at. He is one of those. I find his position as a very confrontational and controversial man kind of funny. To me he's not controversial figure, he's just a very interesting film maker".[6]
Filmography
Short films (student works)
- Obsession (1999)
- Virginity (2000)
- Anxiety (2001)
Feature films
- Reconstruction (2003)
- Allegro (2005)[7]
- Offscreen (2006)
- Everything will be Fine (2010)[8]
- Beast (2010)
- Sex, Drugs & Taxation (2013)[9]
- A Taste of Hunger (2021)
Other
- Kissmeyer Basic (2001 TV series)
- Visions of Europe (2004, segment "Europe Does Not Exist")
Awards
- 2003 San Sebastián Film Festival FIPRESCI Director of the Year
- 2003 Caméra d'Or for Reconstruction
- 2006 Young Cinema Award at the Venice Film Festival for Offscreen[10]
- 2006 Altre Visioni Award at the 63rd Venice International Film Festival for Offscreen
- 2006 win at The Nordic Council Film Prize for Offscreen
- 2012 Dauphin d'Or at Cannes Corporate Media & TV Awards for "We are Maersk"[11]
- 2015 Dauphin d'Argent at Cannes Corporate Media & TV Awards for "Danfoss Engineering Tomorrow"[12]
Quotes on filmmaking
References
- ^ Christopher Boe on Love and Personal Identity in "Reconstruction"
- ^ John, Ole [in Danish] (2006). At lære kunsten: 40 år med filmskolen (in Danish). Copenhagen, Denmark: Aschehoug. p. 267. ISBN 978-87-11-30048-0. OCLC 466469100. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
- ^ Hjort, M.; Jørholt, E.; Redvall, E.N. (2010). The Danish Directors 2. The Danish Directors: Dialogues on a Contemporary National Cinema. Intellect. p. 49. ISBN 978-1-84150-271-7. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
- ^ Everything Will Be Fine To Canne, DFI, by Vicki Synnott[permanent dead link]
- ^ . Archived from the original on 26 February 2009. Retrieved 30 November 2008.
- ^ . Archived from the original on 9 January 2009. Retrieved 22 March 2009.
- ^ Piil, Morten (2008). Gyldendals danske filmguide (in Danish). Gyldendal. p. 21. ISBN 978-87-02-06669-2. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
- ^ "Everything Will Be Fine -- Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. 14 October 2010. from the original on 18 May 2011. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
- ^ DeFore, John (6 September 2013). "Sex, Drugs & Taxation (Spies & Glistrup): Toronto Review". The Hollywood Reporter. from the original on 10 September 2013. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
- ^ . Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
- ^ Winners 2015
- ^ Danfoss wins Cannes Award
- ^ Biography on IMDB
- ^ Christoffer Boe: "I liked movies so much that they became an obsession. I am still trying to kick the habit."
External links
- Christoffer Boe at IMDb
- Christoffer Boe in the Danish Film Database