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Jørgen Roos

Jørgen Roos

Jørgen Roos was a Danish documentary filmmaker and cinematographer, celebrated for his extensive work in documenting Greenlandic culture and the Arctic environment. He began his career in the 1940s and directed numerous documentaries that brought attention to the lives and traditions of Greenland's indigenous people. Roos's notable works include Nordatlantens folk (1956) and Angotee (1953), the latter winning the Short Film Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival. His dedication to ethnographic filmmaking has been instrumental in preserving and showcasing Arctic cultures to a broader audience.

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Known For

  • The Streamlined Pig
  • Knud
  • Eaten Horizons
  • På besøg hos Kong Tingeling
  • Escape
  • A City Called Copenhagen
  • Carl Th. Dreyer
  • Andersen hos fotografen
  • J.F. Willumsen
  • Oslo
  • Richard Mortensen's Motion Picture
  • The Final Rejection of the Request for a Kiss
  • And Who but I Should Be
  • Are you Greenlandic?
  • 6-Day Race
  • The Heart Thief
  • A Castle Within a Castle
  • Shakespeare og Kronborg
  • Opus I
  • Danish Design
  • 17 minutes Greenland
  • Mikkel
  • The Flying Dane
  • Die Asta - portræt af Asta Nielsen