'PRESIDENT' SHORTLISTED FOR FEATURE DOCUMENTARY ACADEMY AWARD

We are so overjoyed and grateful that Camilla Nielsson’s documentary film President has been shortlisted for the Feature Documentary Academy Award.

The shortlist contains 15 films, which will be narrowed down to 5 nominated films on February 8, 2022, and the 94th Academy Awards Ceremony will take place on March 27, 2022.

So we’ll keep our fingers crossed for the next couple of months!

President is produced by Signe Byrge Sørensen for Final Cut for Real, and Joslyn Barnes for Louverture Films (US). The film is co-produced by Anne Köhncke and Anita Rehoff for Sant & Usant (NO) for Sant & Usant (NO).

Executive Producers are Thandiwe Newton, Susan Rockefeller, Danny Glover and Tone Grøttjord-Glenne.

The film is produced with the support of The Danish Film Institute, Danida, International Media Support, EU’s Media Program Creative Europe, The Norwegian Film Institute, Fritt Ord, Nordisk Film og TV Fond, Enterprise Fund, Ford Foundation, Bertha Foundation, Sundance Documentary Program, DR, SVT, NRK, ZDF Arte, BBC, VPRO, ERR, RTV & Ceska TV.

Read more about ‘President’ here.

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'FLEE' SHORTLISTED FOR FEATURE DOCUMENTARY AND INTERNATIONAL FEATURE ACADEMY AWARDS

We are so very honoured that Jonas Poher Rasmussen’s animated documentary film Flee has been shortlisted for both the Feature Documentary and International Feature Film Academy Awards.

The shortlist for both awards contains 15 films, which will be narrowed down to 5 nominated films on February 8, 2022, and the 94th Academy Awards Ceremony will take place on March 27, 2022.

So we’ll keep our fingers crossed for the next couple of months!

Flee is produced by Monica Hellström and Signe Byrge Sørensen for Final Cut for Real, and Charlotte de la Gournerie for Sun Creature Studios. The film is co-produced by Charlotte Most for Most Films (SE), Maria Ekerhovd for Mer Film (NO) and Mathieu Courtois and Jean-François Le Corre for Vivement Lundi.

Executive Producers are Philippa Kowarsky (Cinephil), Danny Gabai, Natalie Farrey & Jannat Gargi (VICE Studios) and Hayley Pappas & Matt Ippolito (RYOT Films).

The film is produced with the support of the Danish Film Institute, Swedish Film Institute, Norwegian Film Institute, Nordic Film and TV Fond, West Danish Film Fund, Creative Europe MEDIA Programme of the European Union, Région Bretagne, Région Hauts De France/Pictanovo, CNC, Procirep + Angoa, DR, SVT, YLE, The Animation Workshop, Fritt Ord, Movistar+, I Wonder Pictures, ERR, RTV Slo.

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'PRESIDENT' U.S. THEATRICAL RELEASE IN NEW YORK AND LOS ANGELES

On December 16 Camilla Nielsson’s Sundance-winning documentary President, produced by Signe Byrge Sørensen and Joslyn Barnes, had its U.S theatrical premiere, distributed by Greenwich Entertainment.

The film was warmly received by the press, reviewed by The New York Times and Los Angeles Times, both highlighting the film as riveting and outstanding, being “one of the year’s best nonfiction films”!

Each of the reviews can be found here:
The New York Times
Los Angeles Times

'FLEE' WINS AT EUROPEAN FILM AWARDS 2021

Flee directed by Jonas Poher Rasmussen and produced by Monica Hellström has received two prizes at this weekend’s European Film Awards!

The awards ceremony took place in Berlin on Saturday, December 11, 2022. Due to Covid-restrictions, Jonas received the awards for Best Documentary and Best Animated Feature virtually. It is possible to watch the entire awards ceremony and see Jonas’ speech here.

The European Film Awards have been presented annually since 1988 by the European Film Academy to recognise excellence in European cinematic achievements. We are all super proud and happy at Final Cut for Real!

'A HOUSE MADE OF SPLINTERS' SELECTED FOR SUNDANCE 2022

We're so happy to announce that Simon Lereng Wilmont’s new feature documentary A House Made of Splinters, produced by Monica Hellström, will have its world premiere in January, as part of the World Documentary Competition at Sundance Film Festival 2022. The film has been selected along with 9 other documentaries from around the world. This year Sundance will be a hybrid between online and in-person attendance taking place from January 20 to January 30 2022 in Salt Lake City, US.

A House made of Splinters is a follow-up to Wilmont’s debut feature The Distant Barking of Dogs, both films showing the lives of children in war-torn Eastern Ukraine. The film from 2017 won a string of ​​awards, including for best first film at IDFA. A House Made of Splinters follows a small group of strong-willed social workers who strive tirelessly in a special kind of orphanage to create an almost magical safe space for kids to live in while the state authorities and courts decide the future fate of the children and families.

Click here to browse through the full lineup at the Sundance website.

Or read DFI’s coverage about this exciting news here!

'FLEE' WINS GOTHAM AWARD FOR BEST DOCUMENTARY

We are so excited that Jonas Poher Rasmussen’s animated documentary film ‘Flee’, produced by Monica Hellström and Signe Byrge Rasmussen has won the Gotham Award for Best Feature Documentary Monday night at the awards ceremony in New York City.

‘Flee’ wasn’t the only Final Cut for Real production represented at the awards ceremony. Camilla Nielssons's award-winning film ‘President’ was competing in the same category. We wish both of our directors a huge congratulations on their honorable achievements!

The Gotham Awards ceremony was held on November 29 and is one of the leading honors for independent film and television and provides acknowledgment to groundbreaking independent films and television series.