Jonas Poher Rasmussen
Rasmussen in the 2022 Lux Audience Award
Born (1981-05-19) 19 May 1981 (age 42)
Kalundborg, Denmark
Citizenship
  • Denmark
  • France
EducationSuper16
Alma materUniversity of Zurich
Occupation(s)Producer, Director
Known forFlee
AwardsAnnecy Cristal for a Feature Film (Flee)

Jonas Poher Rasmussen (born 19 May 1981) is a Danish filmmaker. In 2021, he wrote and directed the animated documentary Flee, that received three nominations for the Best Documentary Feature, Best International Film and Best Animated Feature at the 94th Academy Awards.[1][2] From 2007 to 2010 Jonas attended the Danish independent film school Super16.[3]

Life and career

He is originally from Kalundborg.[4] He previously directed the short films Easa 2002: A Journey to Vis (2003), Something About Halfdan (2006), Closed Doors (2008), The Day After (2009) and House of Glass (2010), and the feature documentaries Searching for Bill (2012)[5] and What He Did (2015).[6]

Flee

The 2021 animated documentary film Flee tells the story of his friend Amin, an Afghan refugee in Denmark, and was one of the most highly acclaimed and award-winning films of 2021.[7]

Following Flee, Rasmussen signed with United Talent Agency and Anonymous Content to develop new projects.[8] His first announced new project is based on the graphic novels of Danish writer Halfdan Pisket.[9]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2003 Easa 2002: A Journey to Vis Director, Writer, Executive Producer, Cinematographer, Editor Short Film
2006 Noget om Halfdan Director, Writer, Executive Producer, Carpenter
2008 Closed Doors Director, Writer
2009 The Day After
Ønskebørn Assistant Director: Denmark
Bobby Location Scout
2010 Et hus af glas Director, Writer
2011 Room 304 Assistant Director
2012 Searching for Bill Director, Writer
2015 What He Did Director, Writer
2021 Flee Director, Writer,

Accolades

His film Flee has been nominated for Best Animated Feature, Best International Film and Best Documentary Feature at the 94th Academy Awards, a first in Oscar history.[10][11][12]

References

  1. ^ Ann Hornaday, "The documentary ‘Flee’ is mesmerizing — and told almost entirely in animation". The Washington Post, January 19, 2022.
  2. ^ Barraclough, Leo (2022-02-08). "'Flee' Director Jonas Poher Rasmussen on Helping Refugees Share Their Stories". Variety. Retrieved 2022-03-02.
  3. ^ "Jonas Poher Rasmussen - Super16". super16.dk. 16 September 2022.
  4. ^ Rebecca Rubin, "‘Flee’ Director Jonas Poher Rasmussen on the Painful Resonance of His Refugee Documentary Following the Crisis in Afghanistan". Variety, September 9, 2021.
  5. ^ Brad Wheeler, "Searching for Bill: On the trail of a con man". The Globe and Mail, April 24, 2013.
  6. ^ Willemien Sanders, "How to tell what he did". Modern Times Review, November 25, 2016.
  7. ^ Ramin Zahed, "Unchained Memories: Jonas Poher Rasmussen’s ‘Flee’ Animates a Turbulent Refugee Tale". Animation Magazine, June 3, 2021.
  8. ^ Justin Kroll, "UTA And Anonymous Content Sign ‘Flee’ Director Jonas Poher Rasmussen". Deadline Hollywood, March 25, 2021.
  9. ^ Annika Pham, "‘Flee’ Helmer Jonas Poher Rasmussen Turns to ‘Dane’ Animated Pic". Variety, August 25, 2021.
  10. ^ Oscars Nominations 2022 —— Full List of Nominees - Deadline
  11. ^ 2022|Oscars.org
  12. ^ 'Flee' Makes Oscar History With Nominations For Animated Feature, Documentary and International Feature|Cartoon Brew

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