Person

Jonas Poher Rasmussen

Directing · Born 1981-05-19 · Kalundborg, Denmark

Jonas Poher Rasmussen (born May 19, 1981; Kalundborg) is a Danish filmmaker, most noted for his Oscar-nominated animated-documentary film Flee (2021). He debuted in 2006 with the acclaimed TV documentary Something About Halfdan, followed by a series of radio documentaries from around the world. He graduated from the Danish film school Super16 in 2010. His feature film debut Searching for Bill, a mix of documentary and fiction, won him the Nordic Dox award at CPH:DOX, and the international competition prize at DocAviv. In November 2015 he premiered his documentary What He Did, which won the prestigious Fipresci (Int. Federation of Film Critics) at Thessaloniki Film Fest. 2016. His film "Flee" (2021), an animated documentary about a close friend, was officially selected for Cannes 2020, won the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance, the best doc prize at Gothenburg and the Cristal award at Annecy among others. Also, "Flee" (2021) made history by being nominated for an 94th Academy Awards in three categories in same year: Best International Film, Best Animated Film and Best Documentary.

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  Flee

  Director

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  The Day After

  Director

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  Room 304

  Assistant Director

• Bobby

  Location Scout

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  Searching for Bill

  Writer

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  House of Glass

  Screenplay

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  What He Did

  Writer

• Terapi

  Carpenter

• Closed Doors

  Director

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  Something About Halfdan

  Executive Producer

• 2021FleeDirector
• 2015What He DidWriter
• 2012Searching for BillWriter
• 2011Room 304Assistant Director
• 2010House of GlassScreenplay
• 2009Out of LoveAssistant Director
• 2009The Day AfterDirector
• 2009BobbyLocation Scout
• 2008Closed DoorsDirector
• 2006Something About HalfdanExecutive Producer
• 2006TerapiCarpenter
• 2003Easa 2002: A Journey to VisProducer
• —DanskerDirector