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Kasper Torsting

Kasper Torsting (born September 22, 1975) is a Danish film director, producer, screenwriter, cinematographer, and editor. He is best known for his early works as a cinematographer and director on the documentaries Rocket Brothers, Solo [da], and the cinema-portrait of fellow Danish director, Oscar winner Thomas Vinterberg and David Bowie.[1]

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Early life

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Torsting was born in Viborg, Denmark on September 22, 1975.[2]

Career

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He is trained as a director from the Danish Film School's documentary line (1997–2001), and has since worked on a large number of documentaries, which have had Danish and international premieres, as well as music videos, short films and feature films. Kasper Torsting is co-founder of Oure Dox and has taught at the Oure School.[3]

Kasper Torsting made his debut as a feature film director with the “A War Within” in 2018.[4][5] The film won the ‘Nordic Competition’ and the ‘Audience Award’ at the 34th Santa Barbara International Film Festival, as well as several more honors.[6][7] Kasper Torsting has directed several major commercials from 2013, alongside his work on documentaries and films.[8]

In 2016 Kasper Torsting produced, with Studio+, a web based mini-tv-series “Ø”, which is a thriller made for cellphone screens.[9][10]

Filmography

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  • Den anden side (Documentary) (2001)
  • Mr. Vinterberg & Mr. Bowie (Documentary) (2002)
  • Rocket Brothers - tæt på bandet Kashmir (Documentary) (2003)
  • The Aftermath (Documentary) (2005)
  • Solo [da] (Documentary) (2007)
  • Vores Krig (Documentary) (2009)
  • Krigsminister (Documentary) (2009)
  • Søren Gade, de sidste 48 timer Documentary) (2009)
  • Udflugt (Short film, Fiction) (2010)
  • Armadillo (Documentary, idea and producer) (2011)
  • Sex, kaos og bekendelser (TV-series, editor) (2012)
  • Piratjagt (2012)
  • Ø (Web TV-series) (2016)
  • A War Within (2017)

Awards and honors

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  • 2017 – Jury Award -Best Script for Ø - Shared with Amulya Malladi (writer) - LA Web Fest
  • 2018 – Valhalla Award for A War Within- Santa Barbara International Film Festival
  • 2018 – Audience Choice Award - Best Feature Length Film for A War Within - Santa Barbara International Film Festival
  • 2019 – Jury Award - Best International Narrative Feature for A War Within - Shared with Ronnie Fridthjof (writer) - Rome International Film Festival
  • 2019 – Audience Award - Best Feature for A War Within - Shared with Ronnie Fridthjof (writer) - Rome International Film Festival
  • 2019 – Jury Award - Best Film for A War Within - Shared with Ronnie Fridthjof (writer)- Fairhope Film Festival
  • 2019 – Audience Award - Best Feature for A War Within’' - Shared with Ronnie Fridthjof (writer) - Lighthouse International Film Festival

Danish awards and honors

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