Mads Matthiesen

Mads Matthiesen (b. 1976, Copenhagen) began dabbling in direction while still a student of comparative literature and rhetoric at Copenhagen University. He became more widely recognized after graduating in 2005, when his short films began turning up at a variety of international festivals, including Venice, Berlin, and Sundance. The success of Dennis (2007) was a turning point in his career: after screening at Sundance it won numerous awards and became an internet… (more)