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Name  Janus Pedersen
Role  Documentary Filmmaker
Education  Roskilde University

Janus Metz Pedersen Nordic Noir TV and Film from Scandinavia and beyond

Movies  Armadillo, Expedition to the End of the World, Love on Delivery
Awards  Bodil Award for Best Documentary, Robert Award for Best Documentary Feature
Nominations  European Film Academy Documentary Award - Prix Arte

Born  27 September 1974 (age 46), Viborg, Denmark

Similar  Sverrir Gudnason, Pablo Trapero, Stefano Sollima

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Janus Metz Pedersen (born 1974) is a Danish film director and documentary filmmaker.

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Work

Metz worked as a documentary researcher and moved to South Africa. There he worked on the television drama Soul City before making his debut documentary short Township Boys in 2006. His feature documentaries include Love on Delivery and Ticket to Paradise. These two films are a two part series depicting women in a situation of mail-ordered brides from Vietnam and Thailand to Denmark. In 2010, Pedersen directed Armadillo. In 2015, Pedersen directed the third episode, "Maybe Tomorrow", of the second season of True Detective, starring Colin Farrell, Rachel McAdams, and Vince Vaughn.

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In May 2016, it was announced that he will direct the 2017 film Borg/McEnroe.

Awards

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  • Winner at BFI London Film Festival, Cannes Film Festival, Critics' Choice Movie Award, and Shaken's Stars.
  • Official selection of Brisbane International Film Festival, Cleveland International Film Festival, and Toronto International Film Festival.
  • Works Cited

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  • Lars Skree
  • Armadillo (2010)

  • Janus Metz Pedersen Janus Metz Zimbio

    References

    Janus Metz Pedersen Wikipedia