Katrine Philp (born December 14, 1978) is a Danish film director. She initially studied film production design at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts and later graduated from the National Film School of Denmark as a documentary film director in 2009.[1][2]
Katrine Philp | |
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| Born | December 14, 1978 |
| Nationality | Danish |
| Occupation | Film director |
Career edit
Philp started her career in 2009 with her graduation film Book of Miri. The film was selected for the IDFA Student Competition and won the European Young CIVIS Media award in Germany.[3][4]
Philp is a former dancer. After being invited to a ballroom training session, she met with dancers who would become the protagonists of her first feature documentary Dance For Me in 2013.[5] The film was nominated at the 2015 Emmy Awards in the category ‘Outstanding Arts and Culture Programming’.[6]
In 2018, Philp directed False Confessions. The film focuses on the defence lawyer Jane Fisher-Byrialsen, who works on false confessions cases in USA, including the ones of Korey Wise, Malthe Thomsen and Renay Lynch. Due to interrogation techniques that use brutal psychological manipulation, including lying about evidence, to secure a confession, they have falsely confessed to crimes they didn't commit.[7][8] The film won the Special Jury Award for Excellence in Social Justice at Los Angeles Film Festival in 2018.[9]
Philp directed in 2020 the documentary Beautiful Something Left Behind, which follows young children during a period of their grief, as they just lost one or both parents.[10][11][12]
The film was previously called An Elephant in the Room and was part of the main competition in the 2020 SXSW Film Festival under this title.[13] Although the festival was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the competition took place and Philp won the Grand Jury Prize for Best Documentary.[14][15]
Personal life edit
Philp is married to the cinematographer Adam Morris Philp whom she has made several films with, including Beautiful Something Left Behind. For this film, they spend a year following the kids and moved their children in New Jersey for the filming.[16][17] During this period, Philp's dad died unexpectedly. Filming kids going through grief and experiencing a similar loss helped her going through her own grief. Philp dedicated the film to her father.[18][19]
Filmography edit
- Beautiful Something Left Behind (also known as “An Elephant in the Room”) (2020) – Film Director
- False Confessions (2018) - Film Director
- Home Sweet Home (2015) - Film Director
- Dance For Me (2013) - Film Director
- Suitable (2013) - Film Director
- Book of Miri (2009) - Film director
Awards edit
| Film | Year | Category | Film Festival |
| Beautiful Something Left Behind
(also known as “An Elephant in the Room”) |
2020 | Winner Grand Jury Award – Documentary Feature | SXSW |
| 2020 | The Unicef Prize[20] | Japan Prize | |
| 2020 | Honourable Mention[21] | Nordische Filmtage Lübeck | |
| False Confessions | 2018 | Winner Politiken's Audience Award | CPH:DOX |
| 2018 | Winner Special Jury Award for Excellence in Social Justice | Los Angeles Film Festival | |
| 2018 | Nomination Best Documentary Feature | Los Angeles Film Festival | |
| 2018 | Audience Award | Kaliningrad International Film Festival "One the Edge: West" | |
| Home Sweet Home | 2016 | Winner Best Short Documentary | Danish Film Awards (Robert) |
| 2015 | Nomination in the Competition for Kids & Docs | IDFA | |
| Dance for Me | 2015 | Nomination in the category 'Outstanding Arts and Culture Programming' | Emmy Award |
| 2013 | Winner Audience Choice Award | American Documentary Film Festival and Film Fund | |
| 2012 | Nomination Sonic Dox Award | CPH:DOX | |
| 2012 | Nomination in the competition for First Appearance | IDFA | |
| Book of Miri | 2014 | Nomination Best Documentary | Ekko Shortlist Awards |
| 2010 | Winner President's Award | Full Frame Documentary Film Festival | |
| 2010 | Winner European Young CIVIS Media Prize | CIVIS Media Prize | |
| 2009 | Nomination for Best Student Award | IDFA |
References edit
- ^ "Filmmaker Katrine Philp". Women Make Movies. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
- ^ "Katrine Philp. Festival Scope Pro. Retrieved on 16 December 2020
- ^ "Katrine Philp. Det Danske Filminstitut. Viden Om Film. Retrieved on 16 December 2020
- ^ "Katrine Philp - Denmark. DoxLab. Retrieved on 16 December 2020
- ^ "Filmmaker Interview ". POV. Retrieved on 16 July 2020
- ^ "POV Awards". POV. Retrieved on 16 July 2020
- ^ "Seeking Justice". Barbara Majsa. Retrieved on 16 December 2020
- ^ "False Confessions: How Innocent People Confess to Crime in the US". Aljazeera. Retrieved on 16 July 2020
- ^ " ‘Brian Banks’ & Swedish Oscar Entry ‘Border’ Among Los Angeles Film Festival Winners". Deadline. Retrieved on 16 July 2020
- ^ "Joshua Reviews Katrine Philp’s An Elephant in the Room –Theatrical Review". Criterion Cast. Retrieved on 16 July 2020
- ^ " 'Shithouse,' 'An Elephant in the Room' Top SXSW Film Competition Winners". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved on 16 July 2020
- ^ "DOC NYC Review: Beautiful Something Left Behind Finds Catharsis in the Long Process of Grieving". The Film Stage. Retrieved on 16 December 2020
- ^ " SXSW Winners ‘Beautiful Something Left Behind’ and ‘Finding Yingying’ Nabbed by MTV Documentary Films (Exclusive)". TheWrap. Retrieved on 16 December 2020
- ^ "SXSW Winners: Despite Cancellation, Festival Announces Grand Jury Prizes". IndieWire. Retrieved on 16 July 2020
- ^ "A Homebound Audience, Halted Productions Set Stage for Expanded Indie Film Market". Morning Consult. Retrieved on 16 December 2020
- ^ " Beautiful Something Left Behind / Bag skyerne". Nordische Filmtage Lübeck. Retrieved on 16 December 2020
- ^ "An Elephant in the Room: Danish director Katrine Philp on her new documentary on children and grief". Medium. Retrieved on 24 July 2020
- ^ "Katrine Philp Shares Her Documentary On Grief - SXSW". SXSW. Retrieved on 16 July 2020
- ^ "SXSW winners plot next moves after online wins". ScreenDaily. Retrieved on 16 July 2020
- ^ "Announcing the JAPAN PRIZE 2020 winners!". Japan Prize 2020. Jurors’ Selection. Retrieved on 18 November 2020
- ^ "62. Nordische Filmtage Lübeck prize winners – for the first time since 1990, the NDR Film Prize goes to a film from Latvia – Audience Prize once again goes to Finland – Nordische Filmtage Lübeck". nordische-filmtage.de. Retrieved 2021-01-11.
External links edit
- Katrine Philp at IMDb
- Katrine Philp at AlloCiné (in French)
- Katrine Philp at the Danish Film Institute
