Emil Nørgaard Munk is a Documentary Filmmaker and Cinematographer, based in Copenhagen. He has a Masters degree in Film Studies and Visual Anthropology from the University of Copenhagen. He is also a Berlinale Talent alumnus of 2020 and an IDFAcademy Alumnus from 2022.
His first ever film “Gushegu Exile”, premiered at CPH:DOX 2018, and later won the award for best documentary at the EKO International Film Festival in Nigeria. The two short docs “Imagining my Father” and “Lockdown – A Children’s Story” were both nominated for a Danish Academy Award. His feature debut “Witch”, won the Audience award at CPH:DOX.
Emil Nørgaard Munk er dokumentarfilmskaber og filmfotograf med base i København. Han har en kandidatgrad i Filmvidenskab og Visuel Antropologi fra Københavns Universitet. Han er desuden Berlinale Talent-alumnus fra 2020 og IDFAcademy-alumnus fra 2022.
Hans første film, “Gushegu Exile”, fik premiere på CPH:DOX 2018 og vandt senere prisen for bedste dokumentar på EKO International Film Festival i Nigeria. De to kortdokumentarer “Imagining My Father” og “Lockdown – A Children’s Story” blev begge nomineret til en Robertpris. Hans spillefilmsdebut “Witch” vandt publikumsprisen på CPH:DOX.
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