Jonas Poher Rasmussen
{{Short description|Danish filmmaker (born 1981)}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Jonas Poher Rasmussen
| image = Jonas Poher Rasmussen 2022 Lux Audience Award (cropped).jpg
| caption = Rasmussen in the 2022 Lux Audience Award
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1981|05|19|df=y}}
| birth_place = Kalundborg, Denmark
| death_date =
| death_place =
| citizenship = {{hlist|Denmark|France}}
| education = Super16
| alma mater = University of Zurich
| occupation = Producer, Director
| known_for = Flee
| term =
| predecessor =
| awards = Annecy 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.Ann Hornaday, [https://www.washingtonpost.com/goingoutguide/movies/flee-movie-review/2022/01/18/378585f2-7873-11ec-9102-d65488c31bb1_story.html "The documentary ‘Flee’ is mesmerizing — and told almost entirely in animation"]. The Washington Post, January 19, 2022.{{Cite web |last=Barraclough |first=Leo |date=2022-02-08 |title=‘Flee’ Director Jonas Poher Rasmussen on Helping Refugees Share Their Stories |url=https://variety.com/2022/awards/awards/flee-oscars-jonas-poher-rasmussen-1235161557/ |access-date=2022-03-02 |website=Variety |language=en-US}} From 2007 to 2010 Jonas attended the Danish independent film school Super16.{{Cite web |date=16 September 2022 |title=Jonas Poher Rasmussen - Super16 |url=https://super16.dk/medlemmer/jonas-poher-rasmussen |website=super16.dk}}
Life and career
He is originally from Kalundborg.Rebecca Rubin, [https://variety.com/2021/film/features/flee-jonas-pohen-rasmussen-afghanistan-crisis-1235052305/ "‘Flee’ Director Jonas Poher Rasmussen on the Painful Resonance of His Refugee Documentary Following the Crisis in Afghanistan"]. Variety, September 9, 2021. 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)Brad Wheeler, [https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/film/film-reviews/searching-for-bill-on-the-trail-of-a-con-man/article11428223/ "Searching for Bill: On the trail of a con man"]. The Globe and Mail, April 24, 2013. and What He Did (2015).Willemien Sanders, [https://www.moderntimes.review/how-to-tell-what-he-did/ "How to tell what he did"]. Modern Times Review, November 25, 2016.
''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.Ramin Zahed, [https://www.animationmagazine.net/features/unchained-memories-jonas-poher-rasmussens-flee-animates-a-turbulent-refugee-tale/ "Unchained Memories: Jonas Poher Rasmussen’s ‘Flee’ Animates a Turbulent Refugee Tale"]. Animation Magazine, June 3, 2021.
Following Flee, Rasmussen signed with United Talent Agency and Anonymous Content to develop new projects.Justin Kroll, [https://deadline.com/2021/03/uta-anonymous-content-flee-director-jonas-poher-rasmussen-1234721867/ "UTA And Anonymous Content Sign ‘Flee’ Director Jonas Poher Rasmussen"]. Deadline Hollywood, March 25, 2021. His first announced new project is based on the graphic novels of Danish writer Halfdan Pisket.Annika Pham, [https://variety.com/2021/film/festivals/flee-helmer-jonas-poher-rasmussen-dane-1235048672/ "‘Flee’ Helmer Jonas Poher Rasmussen Turns to ‘Dane’ Animated Pic"]. Variety, August 25, 2021.
Filmography
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!Year !Title !Role !Notes |
| 2003
|Easa 2002: A Journey to Vis |Director, Writer, Executive Producer, Cinematographer, Editor | rowspan="7" |Short Film |
| 2006
|Noget om Halfdan |Director, Writer, Executive Producer, Carpenter |
| 2008
|Closed Doors | rowspan="2" |Director, Writer |
| rowspan="3" |2009
|The Day After |
| Ønskebørn
|Assistant Director: Denmark |
| Bobby
|Location Scout |
| 2010
|Et hus af glas |Director, Writer |
| 2011
|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.[https://deadline.com/2022/02/oscar-nominations-list-of-nominees-1234928251/ Oscars Nominations 2022 —— Full List of Nominees - Deadline][https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2022 2022|Oscars.org][https://www.cartoonbrew.com/awards/flee-makes-oscar-history-with-nominations-for-animated-feature-documentary-and-international-feature-213154.html 'Flee' Makes Oscar History With Nominations For Animated Feature, Documentary and International Feature|Cartoon Brew]
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External links
- {{IMDb name|1853542}}
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