Søren Steen Jespersen

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Søren Steen Jespersen (born November 30, 1962 in Copenhagen ) is a Danish screenwriter , film producer and film director in the field of documentary film , who was nominated for an Oscar .

Career

Jespersen's career in the film business began with the television series Fak2eren in 1993, where he worked as a director and also wrote the script. Jespersen achieved great fame through his participation in the documentary The Last Men of Aleppo by director Feras Fayyad . The documentary, which illuminates the life of the founders of the White Helmets and focuses on search and rescue operations during the war in Aleppo , was nominated as the first Syrian entry in the category " Best Documentary " at the 2018 Academy Awards. Due to Executive Order 13780 , Kareem Abeed , who was also nominated like Jespersen, did not receive a visa for the USA.

At European film festivals, Jespersen was honored with an “Asia Pacific Screen Award” and “Cinema Eye Honors Award”.

Filmography (selection)

  • 1993–1999: Fak2eren (TV series, 7 episodes)
  • 2017: The last men of Aleppo (آخر الرجال في حلب)
  • 2018: Lost Warrior

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ The 90th Academy Awards - 2018. Oscars.org, accessed January 17, 2018 .
  2. ↑ 'Last Men in Aleppo' Team Prevented From Attending Oscars. The Hollywood Reporter , February 14, 2018, accessed February 27, 2018 .
  3. ^ Film Academy Stands in 'Solidarity' With 'Last Men in Aleppo' Producer Denied Visa to Attend Oscars. Variety , February 20, 2018, accessed February 27, 2018 .
  4. ↑ Kareem Abeed: Oscar-nominated Syrian producer denied entry into US to attend Academy Awards. February 26, 2018, accessed February 27, 2018 .
personal data
SURNAME Jespersen, Søren Steen
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Danish screenwriter, film producer and film director
DATE OF BIRTH November 30, 1962
PLACE OF BIRTH Copenhagen