ULLA BOJE RASMUSSEN
Ulla Boje Rasmussen, filmdirector
cell: +45 26272708
Education:
Master of Fine Arts, painting, The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Art 1977
Masters degree M.A.T 1975. Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, USA
Diploma, Director of Photography from the National Film School of Denmark, 1980
Directing:
* “TJENESTEPIGER”/ HOUSEMAIDS” (43 min) 1984
* ”FISKEVENNER” / ”FISHING FRIENDS” (25 min. children's film) 1988
* “1700 METER FRA FREMTIDEN” / “1700 METRES FROM THE FUTURE (86 min. Faroe Islands) 1990
* ”TRE BLINK MOD VEST” / ”THE LIGHT ON MYKINES ISLAND” (56 min. Faroe Islands) 1992
* “SANGEN OM BOSA” / “CORO DI BOSA” (86 min. Sardegna, Italy) 1998
* ”I TIGERENS ØJE” / “THE EYE OF THE TIGER” (42 min. Nepal) 1999
* ”færøerne.dk” / “RUGGED ROAD TO INDEPENDENCE” (78 min. Faroe Islands/Denmark) 2003
* “THORS SAGA” (90 min. Iceland / Denmark) 2011
Cinematography:
Director of photography on a number of short and documentary films, among these:
“GORILLA, gorilla”
Five Programmes DR TV: “MODERN PAINTING”
”LILLE PIGE MED SKØJTERNE”
”1700 METRES FROM THE FUTURE”
”EIGIL KNUTH, Sculptor, Writer, Arctic Scientist”
“RUGGED ROAD TO INDEPENDENCE”
Prizes, among these:
“Grand Prix” Nordic Panorama Film Festival, Norway • "Robert" Danish Film Academy, Best Documentary • “Grand Prix “Man
and Sea Festival”, Latvia, • “Best Nordic TV programme”: Nordic Minister Council´s 20th and Nordic Council´s 40th Anniversary
Jubilee prize • “Documentary of the Year” Odense International Filmfestival • Amanda and European Film Academy nomination.
Honorary office among these:
Enrolment Board: National Film School of Denmark (1980 and 1991) * Board Deputy: Filmkontakt Nord (1994-97) * Media Consultant: DFI Film Workshop, Danish Refugee Commission (1987) * Jury member: Nordic Panorama Film Festival, Kristianstad, Sverige (1993) * Deputy Chair Person: Short & Documentary Film Council, Danish Film Institute (2001- 2005) * Board Member: Danish Film Directors' Association (1995-96 and 2003-2009) * Council Member: Danish Arts Council (representative for Danish Film Directors' Association (2004- 2009)
Grants:
Danish-Faroe Islands Cultural Fund * Danish-Icelandic Cultural Fund * Denmark-America Fund * working grants from the Statens Kunstfond.