Jonas Elmer (director)

This article is about the Danish director; for the Swiss footballer, see Jonas Elmer.

Jonas Elmer (born March 14, 1966 in Denmark) is a Danish film director, scriptwriter and previously an actor. In 1988 he was a production assistant at the set of Family Business, starring Sean Connery.^[1] Elmer graduated in direction at the National Film School of Denmark in 1995. His debut as a director came with the Danish film Let's Get Lost which to a certain extent was improvised with the actors. Since then, he has directed the Danish feature films Monas verden and Nynne. He has also directed 21 episodes of the Danish sit-com Langt fra Las Vegas. In 2008 he is directing his first American feature film, Chilled in Miami, starring Renée Zellweger and Harry Connick, Jr.

[edit] Filmography

2004 Dansk HipHop Pris, winner: Music video director of the year - "Sulten" by Jokeren^[1]
2002 Robert award, nomination: Danish feature film of the year - Monas verden ^[2]
2001 International Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg - Special Prize in Memoriam R.W. Fassbinder, winner: Monas verden
1999 NatFilm Festival - Night Dreamer Award winner
1998 Bodil Award, winner: Best Danish Film - Let's Get Lost ^[3]
1998 Robert award, winner: Danish feature film of the year - Let's Get Lost
1998 FIPRESCI Prize - Special Mention: Let's Get Lost - "For its light-hearted and gentle perspective on human nature, its frailties and hopes."
1995 Internationales Festival der Filmhochschulen München - Script Preis der Drehbuchwerkstatt München: Debut