Katrine Philp (born December 14, 1978) is a Danish film director. She initially studied film production design at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts and later graduated from the National Film School of Denmark as a documentary film director in 2009."Katrine Philp. Festival Scope Pro. Retrieved on 16 December 2020.
Career Philp started her career in 2009 with her graduation film Book of Miri. The film was selected for the IDFA Student Competition and won the European Young CIVIS Media award in Germany."Katrine Philp. Det Danske Filminstitut. Viden Om Film. Retrieved on 16 December 2020."Katrine Philp – Denmark. DoxLab. Retrieved on 16 December 2020.
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 The film was nominated at the 2015 Emmy Awards in the category ‘Outstanding Arts and Culture Programming’."POV Awards". POV. Retrieved on 16 July 2020
In 2018, Philp directed False Confessions. The film focuses on the defence lawyer Jane Fisher-Byrialsen, who works on false confessions cases in USA, including the ones of Korey Wise, and Renay Lynch. Due to interrogation techniques that use brutal psychological manipulation, including lying about evidence, to secure a confession, they have falsely confessed to crimes they didn't commit."Seeking Justice". Barbara Majsa. Retrieved on 16 December 2020."False Confessions: How Innocent People Confess to Crime in the US". Aljazeera. 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"DOC NYC Review: Beautiful Something Left Behind Finds Catharsis in the Long Process of Grieving". The Film Stage. Retrieved on 16 December 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." SXSW Winners ‘Beautiful Something Left Behind’ and ‘Finding Yingying’ Nabbed by MTV Documentary Films (Exclusive)". TheWrap. Retrieved on 16 December 2020. 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"A Homebound Audience, Halted Productions Set Stage for Expanded Indie Film Market". Morning Consult. Retrieved on 16 December 2020.
Personal life Philp is married to the director of photographer Adam Morris Philp with whom she has made several films, including Beautiful Something Left Behind. For this film, they spent a year following the kids and moved their children in New Jersey for the filming." Beautiful Something Left Behind / Bag skyerne". Nordische Filmtage Lübeck. Retrieved on 16 December 2020."An Elephant in the Room: Danish director Katrine Philp on her new documentary on children and grief". Medium. Retrieved on 24 July 2020. During this period, Philp's dad died unexpectedly and she dedicated the film to her father."Katrine Philp Shares Her Documentary On Grief – SXSW". SXSW. Retrieved on 16 July 2020."SXSW winners plot next moves after online wins". ScreenDaily. Retrieved on 16 July 2020.
Filmography (also known as An Elephant in the Room) (2020) (2018) (2015) (2013) Suitable (2013) (2009)
Awards Film Year Category Film Festival (also known as An Elephant in the Room) 2020 Winner Grand Jury Award – Documentary Feature SXSW 2020 The Unicef Prize"Announcing the JAPAN PRIZE 2020 winners!". Japan Prize 2020. Jurors’ Selection. Retrieved on 18 November 2020 Japan Prize 2020 Honourable Mention Nordische Filmtage Lübeck 2018 Winner Politiken's Audience Award CPH:DOX 2018 Winner Special Jury Award for Excellence in Social Justice Los Angeles Film Festival 2018 Nomination Best Documentary Feature Los Angeles Film Festival 2018 Audience Award Kaliningrad International Film Festival "One the Edge: West" 2016 Winner Best Short Documentary Danish Film Awards (Robert) 2015 Nomination in the Competition for Kids & Docs IDFA 2015 Nomination in the category 'Outstanding Arts and Culture Programming' Emmy Award 2013 Winner Audience Choice Award American Documentary Film Festival and Film Fund 2012 Nomination Sonic Dox Award CPH:DOX 2012 Nomination in the competition for First Appearance IDFA 2014 Nomination Best Documentary Ekko Shortlist Awards 2010 Winner President's Award Full Frame Documentary Film Festival 2010 Winner European Young CIVIS Media Prize CIVIS Media Prize 2009 Nomination for Best Student Award IDFA
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Katrine Philp at the Danish Film Institute