Jon Bang Carlsen —
A genuine danish auteur
“Reality is a question of faith”
Born 1950 in Denmark. Graduated from The Danish Film School in 1976. Worked as a writer, director, performer with the groundbreaking Danish theatre group "Solvognen" from 1971 to 1978. Has published poetry, essays and a novel apart from his main profession of writing, directing and producing movies.
- Stupid Sara (1973)
- The Santa Claus Action (1975)
- White Man’s Seed (1975)
- The Lighthouse (1975)
- Jenny (1977)
- A Fisherman in Hanstholm (1977)
- A Rich Man (1979)
- Next Stop Paradise (1980)
- Hotel of the Stars (1981)
- The Amateur Photographer’s Son (1984)
- Phoenix Bird (1984)
- Before the Guests Arrive (1984)
- The Statue of Liberty (1984)
- Ofelia Comes to Town (1985)
- First I Wanted to Find the Truth (1987)
- Baby Doll (1988)
- Time Out (1988)
- Ich bin auch ein Berliner (1990)
- Yesterday’s Heroes (1990)
- Life Will Be Lived (1994)
- Carmen & Babyface (1995)
- It is Now or Never (1996)
- My Irish Diary (1996)
- How to Invent Reality (1996)
- Strange Fruit (1996)
- Addicted to Solitude (1999)
- My South African Diary (1999)
- Return to Sender (2000)
- Portrait of God (2001)
- Zuma the Puma (2002)
- Confessions of an Old Teddy (2003)
- Blinded Angels (2006)
- Purity Beats Everything (2007)
- Just the Right Amount of Violence (2013)
- Cats in Riga (2015)
- Déjà Vu (2016)
- I Am Because You Are (2017)
- The Banality of Grief (2020)
Awards
Won a My Generation Award in 2017 at the ZagrebDox Film Festival for the movie Déjà Vu
Nominated for a Best Documentary Award in 2015 at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival for the movie Cats in Riga in the category Under 30 Minutes
Nominated for a Silver Eye Award in 2015 at the Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival for the movie Cats in Riga in the category Best Short Documentary
Nominated for a European Film Award in 2014 at the European Film Awards for the movie Just the Right Amount of Violence in the category European Documentary
Nominated in 2013 at the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival for the movie Just the Right Amount of Violence in the category Best International Documentary
Won a Adult's Jury Award in 2000 at the Chicago International Children's Film Festival for the movie My South African Diary in the category Documentary Film or Video
Won a City of Melbourne Award in 1994 at the Melbourne International Film Festival for the movie Life Will Be Lived in the category Best Documentary
Won a Grand Prix in 1987 at the Tampere International Short Film Festival for the movie Before the Guests Arrive
Won a Robert in 1986 at the Robert Prisen Awards for the movie Ofelia Comes to Town in the category Best Screenplay
Won a Robert in 1985 at the Robert Prisen Awards for the movie Phoenix Bird in the category Best Documentary/Short Film
Nominated for a Gold Hugo in 1984 at the Chicago International Film Festival for the movie Phoenix Bird in the category Best Feature
Won a Bodil in 1984 at the Bodil Prisen Awards for the movie Phoenix Bird in the category Best Documentary/Short Film
Nominated for a Gold Hugo in 1984 at the Chicago International Film Festival for the movie Hotel of the Stars in the category Best Feature
Nominated for a Gold Hugo in 1981 at the Chicago International Film Festival for the movie Next Stop Paradise in the category Best Feature
Won a Bodil in 1978 at the Bodil Prisen Awards for the movie Jenny in the category Best Documentary/Short Film
Won a Bodil in 1976 at the Bodil Prisen Awards for the movie The Santa Claus Action in the category Best Documentary/Short Film