Katrine Philp

Katrine Philp (born December 14, 1978) is a Danish film director and co-founder of the production company Good Company Pictures. She initially studied film production design at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts and later studied at the National Film School of Denmark from where she graduated as a documentary film director in 2009."Katrine Philp - Biography". César . Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma. Retrieved on 16 July 2020
==Career==
Philp started her career in 2009 with her graduation film Book of Miri. The film was selected for the IDFA (film festival)|IDFA Student Competition and won the Civis Media Prize|European Young CIVIS Media award in Germany.
Philp is a former dancer. After being invited to a ballroom training session, she met with dancers who would become the protagonists of her first feature documentary Dance For Me in 2013."Filmmaker Interview ". POV. Retrieved on 16 July 2020 Dance For Me was nominated at the 2015 Emmy Awards in the category ‘Outstanding Arts and Culture Programming’."POV Awards". POV. Retrieved on 16 July 2020
Philp co-founded in 2014 the Danish documentary production company Good Company Pictures, along the side of directors Kasper Astrup Schröder and Boris Benjamin Bertram, and producer Katrine A. Sahlstrøm."Jury 2020". Cannes Corporate Media & TV Awards. Retrieved on 16 July 2020
In 2018, Philp directed False Confessions. Through the eyes of defense lawyer Jane Fisher-Byrialdsen, the film investigate the case of several people in United States, including Korey Wise, Malthe Thomsen and Renay Lynch who have falsely confessed to crimes they didn't commit, caused by interrogation techniques that use brutal psychological manipulation, including lying about evidence, to secure a confession."False Confessions: How Innocent People Confess to Crime in the US". Aljazeera. Retrieved on 16 July 2020"Filmmaker spotlight: Katrine Philp, Director of False Confessions". Salem Film Fest. Retrieved on 16 July 2020 The film won the Special Jury Award for Excellence in Social Justice at Los Angeles Film Festival in 2018." ‘Brian Banks’ & Swedish Oscar Entry ‘Border’ Among Los Angeles Film Festival Winners". Deadline. Retrieved on 16 July 2020
Philp directed in 2020 the documentary Beautiful Something Left Behind, which follows young children during a period of their grief, as they just lost one or both parents."Joshua Reviews Katrine Philp’s An Elephant in the Room –Theatrical Review". Criterion Cast. Retrieved on 16 July 2020" 'Shithouse,' 'An Elephant in the Room' Top SXSW Film Competition Winners". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved on 16 July 2020
The film was previously called An Elephant in the Room and was part of the main competition in the 2020 SXSW Film Festival under this title. Although the festival was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the competition took place and Philp won the Grand Jury Prize for Best Documentary."SXSW Winners: Despite Cancellation, Festival Announces Grand Jury Prizes". IndieWire. Retrieved on 16 July 2020
During the filming of the film, Philp's dad died unexpectedly. Filming kids going through grief and experiencing a similar loss helped her going through her own grief."Katrine Philp Shares Her Documentary On Grief - SXSW". SXSW. Retrieved on 16 July 2020 She dedicated the film to her father."SXSW winners plot next moves after online wins". ScreenDaily. Retrieved on 16 July 2020
==Personal life==
Philp is married to the cinematographer Adam Morris Philp whom she has made several films with, including False Confessions and Beautiful Something Left Behind. They have two children together and reside in Copenhagen, Denmark."False Confessions. 2018 Alumni". DOC NYC. Retrieved on 24 July 2020"An Elephant in the Room: Danish director Katrine Philp on her new documentary on children and grief". Medium. Retrieved on 24 July 2020"Winning The Grand Jury At SXSW With Documentary Filmmakers Katrine & Adam Philp". Show Don’t Tell. Retrieved on 24 July 2020
==Filmography==
*Beautiful Something Left Behind (also known as “An Elephant in the Room”) (2020) – Film Director
*False Confessions (2018) - Film Director
*Home Sweet Home (2015 film)|Home Sweet Home (2015) - Film Director 
*Dance For Me (film)|Dance For Me (2013) - Film Director 
*Suitable (2013) - Film Director 
*Book of Miri (2009) - Film director
==Awards==
Film 	Year	Category 	Film Festival
Beautiful Something Left Behind
(also known as “An Elephant in the Room”)	2020	Winner Grand Jury Award – Documentary Feature 	SXSW
False Confessions	2018	Winner Politiken's Audience Award 	CPH:DOX
False Confessions	2018	Winner Special Jury Award for Excellence in Social Justice 	Los Angeles Film Festival
False Confessions	2018	Nomination Best Documentary Feature 	Los Angeles Film Festival
False Confessions	2018	Audience Award 	Kaliningrad International Film Festival "One the Edge: West"
Home Sweet Home 	2016	Winner Best Short Documentary 	Danish Film Awards (Robert)
Home Sweet Home 	2015	Nomination in the Competition for Kids & Docs 	IDFA
Dance for Me 	2015	Nomination in the category 'Outstanding Arts and Culture Programming' 	Emmy Award
Dance for Me 	2013	Winner Audience Choice Award 	American Documentary Film Festival and Film Fund
Dance for Me 	2012	Nomination Sonic Dox Award 	CPH:DOX
Dance for Me 	2012	Nomination in the competition for First Appearance"Dance for Me". IDFA. Retrieved on 16 July 2020	IDFA
Book of Miri 	2014	Nomination Best Documentary 	Ekko Shortlist Awards
Book of Miri 	2010	Winner President's Award 	Full Frame Documentary Film Festival
Book of Miri 	2010	Winner European Young CIVIS Media Prize 	CIVIS Media Prize
Book of Miri 	2009	Normination for Best Student Award"Book of Miri". IDFA. Retrieved on 16 July 2020 	IDFA
==References==
==External links==
* Katrine Philp on IMDb
* Katrine Philp on Allociné
* Katrine Philp on DFI
* Official website
Category:1978 births
Category:Living people
Category:Danish film directors
Category:Danish women film directors
Category:Film directors from Copenhagen
Category:Danish documentary film directors