Anders Østergaard was born in Copenhagen in 1965. He graduated from the Danish School of Journalism in 1991. He then spent five years working on social and political campaigns for a leading Danish advertising agency, while serving as a researcher for DR Dokumentar and Nordisk Film at the same time. An international breakthrough followed in 2004 with Tintin and I and in 2006 he launched Gasolin’ – the best-selling documentary in the history of Danish cinema followed by Oscar nominated Burma VJ – Reporting From A Closed Country, which caught global attention and received dozens of Danish and international awards. Throughout Østergaard’s career he has been concerned with the boundaries of non-fiction and documentary itself.

Docpoint will be showing four main works from Østergaard’s career: 1989 (2014), Burma VJ (2008), Tintin and I (2003) and The Magus (1999).

Anders Østergaard in Helsinki 30th January – 1st February

Filmography:
1989 (2014)
Burma VJ – Reporting From A Closed Country (2008)
Så kort og mærkeligt livet er (2008)
Gasolin’ (2006)
Diplomatiets fortrop (2004)
Tintin and I (2003)
Brødre i ånden (Denmark, 2002)
Malaria! (Denmark, 2001)
Fra asken i ilden (Denmark, 2000)
The Magus (Denmark, Sweden,1999)
Johannesburg Revisited (1996)