Morten Søborg

Morten Søborg (born August 18, 1964 ) is a Danish cameraman who is known for his "dark and raw style" and often works with Susanne Bier and Nicolas Winding Refn . Well-known films include In a Better World  (2010), which won an Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film , and After the Wedding  (2006), which was also nominated for an Oscar.

Life

After studying at Den Danske Filmskole from 1985 to 1989, Søborg quickly became the head cameraman. In 1988 he was still camera assistant for the comedy film Jydekompagniet , and in 1990 he was the head cameraman for the film Casanova . In addition to his work as a cameraman, Søborg surprisingly continued to take on the assistance of various productions.

With six nominations, Søborg is one of the most frequently nominated cameramen for the Danish Robert Film Award, without being able to win the award. In 2005, however, he won a Bodil , next to Robert the second most important Danish film award, for best cameraman.

Søborg and Livet är en schlager have been working together for many years with the Danish director Susanne Bier . He was not only a camera assistant on a new opportunity , but also cameraman in Open Hearts , Brothers - Between brothers and with the Oscar for foreign language Best Picture winning In a Better World . The film Serena can currently be seen in cinemas.

Filmography (selection)

• 1988: Jydekompagniet (camera assistant)
• 1990: Casanova
• 1996: Pusher
• 1997: The Eagle's Eye (Ørnens øje) (camera assistant)
• 1999: Bleeder
• 1999: In China they eat dogs (I Kina spiser de hunde)
• 2000: Fruen på Hamre
• 2000: Livet är en schlager
• 2002: Forever and Ever (Elsker Dig For Evigt)
• 2003: rule no. 1
• 2004: Brothers - Between Brødre
• 2004: Niceland (Population. 1,000,002) (Næsland)
• 2004: Pusher II: Respect (Pusher II)
• 2005: Pusher 3
• 2006: After the wedding (Efter brylluppet)
• 2007: A New Chance (Things We Lost in the Fire)
• 2007: WΔZ - What torments do you endure? (WΔZ)
• 2008: What nobody knows (Det som ingen ved)
• 2009: Walhalla Rising (Valhalla Rising)
• 2010: In a better world (Hævnen)
• 2011: Sons of Norway (Sønner av Norge)
• 2012: Operation Sugar
• 2012: Love Is All You Need
• 2014: Serena
• 2019: Freedom Prize (three-part television series)

Awards

Robert 2000: Best Cinematography - Bleeder (nominated) 2001: Best Cinematography - Fruen på Hamre (nominated) 2004: Best camera - rule no. 1 (nominated) 2005: Best Cinematography - Pusher II (nominated) 2007: Best Cinematography - After the Wedding (nominated) 2009: Best Cinematography - What Nobody Knows (nominated)

Bodil 2005: Cinematographer Award

Web links

• Morten Søborg in the Internet Movie Database (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Morten Søborg at danskefilm.dk , accessed April 18, 2011
2. ↑ Sons of Norway press release . Thimfilm, p. 11 , accessed on February 2, 2015 (PDF; 3.2 MB). 
3. ↑ http://dff-dk.dk/dff/extuserpage44.aspx?EUID=48&  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.