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DanielBorgman

  • Director
  • Writer
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Otago University film graduate Daniel Borgman has been based in Denmark since 2005. Borgman has made short films with Lars von Trier’s company Zentropa, and twice been invited to compete at the Cannes Film Festival. After the success of short film Lars and Peter, follow-up Berik — about a deformed Kazakhstani — took the Cannes Critics’ Week prize in 2010. Borgman's first feature, coming of age tale The Weight of Elephants was set and shot in Southland, and premiered at the prestigious Berlin International Film Festival in 2013. Since then, he has directed two Danish features; character piece At Elske Pia, and thriller Resin. 

Screenography

Resin
2019 Director Film
Lida
2017 Colorist Film
At Elske Pia
2017 Director, Writer, Cinematographer, Editor Film
Wolf and Sheep
2016 Story and Screenplay Collaboration Film
The Weight of Elephants
2013 Writer, Director Film

Awards

2013 New Zealand Film and Television Awards
Nominated for Best Director: for The Weight of Elephants
Nominated for Best Screenplay: for The Weight of Elephants

2012 Edinburgh International Film Festival (Scotland)
Best International Short Film: Brainy

“Life is hard, but it’s also really beautiful, and film is a great medium in which to render that contrast.”

— Daniel Borgman, in the press kit for his 2009 short film Lars and Peter