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Gert Fredholm (born 18 November 1941) is a Danish film director and screenwriter. He has directed nine films since 1967. His 1971 film Den forsvundne fuldmægtig was entered into the 22nd Berlin International Film Festival.[1]

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Gert Fredholm is a Danish film director and screenwriter known for his contributions to Danish cinema through feature films, television productions, and extensive work in film education. Born on 18 November 1941, he graduated from the National Film School of Denmark in 1968 and has since built a career encompassing directing, assistant directing, production management, and teaching. His directing credits include the debut feature Den forsvundne fuldmægtig (1971), Lille Virgil og Orla Frøsnapper (1980), At klappe med een hånd (2001), and En enkelt til Korsør (2008). Fredholm has also directed television fiction and documentaries, worked as an assistant director on numerous Danish productions, and held institutional roles including film consultant at the Danish Film Institute from 1973 to 1975 and head of the directing programme at the National Film School of Denmark from 1992 to 1998. He additionally served as project leader for UNESCO’s Film Training Project in Zimbabwe during the 1990s. Fredholm's work often blends narrative fiction with adaptations and family-oriented stories, reflecting his broad engagement with both commercial and educational aspects of filmmaking in Denmark. His long-term teaching role at the National Film School of Denmark from 1973 to 2006 helped shape generations of Danish filmmakers.

Early life and education

Birth and early life

Gert Fredholm was born on 18 November 1941 in Denmark. No further details about his family background, childhood, or personal experiences prior to entering the film industry are documented in primary sources, including the Danish Film Institute database.

Film school education

Gert Fredholm received his formal film education at the National Film School of Denmark (Den Danske Filmskole), where he was part of the institution's inaugural directing class. He began his studies in 1966 and completed the program in 1968, graduating as a director. This marked the pioneering cohort of the school, which established structured professional training for Danish filmmakers.

Film career

Assistant director and production roles

Gert Fredholm began his involvement in Danish cinema primarily through assistant director and production management roles, contributing to a wide range of films starting in the late 1960s. He served as assistant director on numerous productions, with credits spanning from short films in 1967 to features into the late 1990s. Sources document him in this role on 14 projects, including early works such as The Man Who Thought Life (Manden der tænkte ting, 1969) and The Deserter (Desertøren, 1971), as well as later films like The Wolf at the Door (Oviri, 1986), Hip Hip Hurra! (1987), and I Wonder Who's Kissing You Now (1998). These assistant director positions often involved close collaboration with established Danish directors during the formative years of his own career. In addition to assistant directing, Fredholm took on production management responsibilities across several films. He worked as production manager on titles including The Ballad of Carl-Henning (Balladen om Carl-Henning, 1969), Dear Irene (Kære Irene, 1971), When Svante Disappeared (Da Svante forsvandt, 1975), and Dummy Partner (Blind makker, 1976), while serving as unit manager on Cross My Heart (Pengene eller livet, 1982) and other productions. He also contributed in related capacities such as site manager on select films and editing on Mirror, Mirror (Lille spejl, 1978). These varied production roles underscore his broad involvement in the technical and logistical aspects of Danish filmmaking during this period.

Directing career

Gert Fredholm began his directing career in 1967 with the short film Tag en rask beslutning, which he also scripted, and the documentary portrait Astrid Henning-Jensen. He soon expanded into documentaries and additional shorts, including Fugls føde (1968) and Livets hårde landevej (1970). His feature directorial debut came in 1971 with Den forsvundne fuldmægtig (The Case of the Missing Clerk), an adaptation of Hans Scherfig's novel scripted by Erik Thygesen. The film competed at the 22nd Berlin International Film Festival, where it received the OCIC Award. It also earned Bodil Awards for Best Danish Film and Best Actor for Ove Sprogøe, while becoming a significant audience success. Fredholm followed with the documentary Er kongen død? (1973), which he directed and scripted, and the feature Terror (1977). Throughout the late 1970s and 1980s, he directed several television productions, including the TV films Faster er død (1978) and Kom, som du er (1982). In 1980, he wrote and directed the family feature Lille Virgil og Orla Frøsnapper (Little Virgil and Freddy Frogface). He later contributed episodes to the television series Historier fra Danmark (1993). Fredholm returned to feature filmmaking in the 2000s with At klappe med een hånd (One-Hand Clapping, 2001), which he directed and scripted and which achieved notable popularity as a box-office success. He continued with Dommeren (The Judge, 2005) and En enkelt til Korsør (Ticket to Romance, 2008). In 2011, he co-directed the 3D animated feature Orla Frøsnapper (Freddy Frogface) with Peter Dodd. Across his career, Fredholm frequently served as screenwriter on his own directed projects.

Pedagogical and consulting work

Gert Fredholm has made significant contributions to film education and institutional development in Denmark and internationally. He worked as a freelance teacher at Den Danske Filmskole from 1973 to 2006, where he played a key role in training generations of Danish filmmakers. During this period, he served as head of the directing programme from 1992 to 1998, overseeing curriculum and student development in one of the country's premier film institutions. Early in his career, Fredholm also held a position as film consultant at the Danish Film Institute from 1973 to 1975, advising on feature film projects and contributing to the institute's support for Danish cinema. Internationally, he served as project leader for UNESCO’s Film Training Project in Zimbabwe across three periods between 1992 and 1994, focusing on practical film-making training for participants in the developing country's emerging film sector. In addition to these institutional roles, Fredholm has undertaken freelance consulting work, including as voice director on the animated film Freddy Frogface (2011) and as a direction consultant on various projects. He has also appeared in documentaries profiling his career, notably Livet foran kameraet – Et portræt af Gert Fredholm (2008).
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