Boris Benjamin Bertram (born 29 December 1971) is a Danish film director, keynote speaker, producer and partner in Good Company Pictures, a documentary production company based in Copenhagen."The Human Shelter Screening and Q&A". The Design Museum. Retrieved on 5 May 2020
Life and career Bertram studied documentary film making at National Film School of Denmark and Social Psychology and Communication at Roskilde University.
Bertram worked as a radio journalist at Copenhagen Homeless Radio. In 1999, he joined the creative department of Zentropa Real and worked on the documentaries The Five Obstructions and The Erotic Man as an assistant director with Lars Von Trier and Jørgen Leth. He has directed a few television series for DR1 and TV2.
Bertram's films focus on international issues and conflict resolution. In 2018, he directed the documentary The Human Shelter with the support of IKEA, with both concerned to talk about what makes a home around the world.«Documentary About Human Shelter Shows the Poetry, Power and Resilience of "Home"». Arch Daily. Retrieved on 5 May 2020"The Human Shelter: Wherever that may be". The Hindu. Retrieved on 5 May 2020
In 2019, he directed Photographer of War, which follows Danish war photographer Jan Grarup. The film was nominated for a Robert Award from the Danish Academy Awards."Boris has spent five years on his film and was shot by sniper". DR Culture. Retrieved on 5 May 2020
Filmography An Elephant in the Room (2020) – Executive producer Prelle – In My Own Voice (2020) – Executive producer Photographer of War/Krigsfotografen (2019) – Film Director, cinematographer Don't Give a Fox (2019) – Executive Producer The Human Shelter (2018) – Film Director, producer False Confessions (2018) – Executive Producer Heroes of Hell/Helvedes helte (2014) – Film Director The War Campaign/Krigskampagnen (2013) – Film Director The Seduced Man/Det forførte menneske (2011) – Film Photographer The Erotic Human (2010) – Assistant director: Brazil Chips & Liver Girls (2010) – Film Director Tank City/Tankograd (2009) – Film Director Diplomacy: The Responsibility to Protect (2008) – Film Director Great Danes/Store danskere (2005) – Film director My Beirut (2005) – Film Director
Awards FilmYearCategoryFilm festivalWar Photographer2020Nominee Robert Best Documentary
Shared with: Katrine Sahlstrøm (producer)Danish Film Awards (Robert)2020Prague, One World Human Rights Film Festival2019Lübeck, Nordische Filmtage2019Leipzig, Festival for Documentary and Animation2019São Paulo, Int. Film Festival2019Malmö, Nordisk PanoramaChips & Liver Girls2011Rotterdam, International Film Festival2010CPH:DOXTankograd2011Helsinki, Doc Point Documentary Film Festival2010Hot Docs International Documentary Festival"Tankograd". Hotdocs 2010. Retrieved on 5 May 20202009Nominee Amnesty AwardCPH:DOXDiplomacy- the responsibility to protect2008Odense Internationale Film Festival
References
External links Official website Boris Benjamin Bertram on IMDb