Mads Matthiesen

Mads Matthiesen was born in 1976 in Copenhagen, Denmark. He has a BA in Comparative Literature and Rhetoric and he graduated as Director from the Danish film school “Super16” in 2008. His first feature Teddy Bear (2012) premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, where Mads won the Best Director. It was nominated for the European Film Academy’s “European Discovery” Award, won a dozen of awards and was sold for theatrical release to most of the world. The Model is his second feature, which premiered at the International Film Festival Rotterdam.

Works

Skjulte spor

Skjulte spor

Release Date2000-09-16

Charactersd Drugdealer

Episode Count1

6.8

Teddy Bear

After failing to find love in Denmark, a painfully shy bodybuilder sets off for Thailand to escape from his overbearing mother and search for a bride.

Release Date2012-01-22

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Vote Count65

5.8

The Model

When emerging fashion model Emma gets a chance to pursue her dream of becoming an international top model, she leaves her everyday life in Denmark behind, and moves to Paris. At a photo shoot in her new hometown, she meets the attractive photographer Shane White and they fall in love. But their relationship soon turns into a dangerous obsession for Emma.

Release Date2016-02-11

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Vote Count125

5.4

Mr. Freeman

When the lonely teenager Simone starts an online relationship with a sweet and handsome Ghanesian guy called Freeman, she persuades her reluctant parents to let him visit for a few weeks. As Simone’s involvement with Freeman grows, the reluctance of her family increases, and Simone’s rebellion snowballs into an avalanche which threatens to tear the family apart forever.

Release Date2023-10-07

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Vote Count5

Mum

One day the mentally ill Marcus and his retarded girlfriend Una lose their beloved cat Mum. Una is struck by overwhelming sadness and to make her happy again, Marcus makes a fatal decision that changes everything.

Release Date2006-11-22

DepartmentEditing

JobEditor

Descent

One last desperate chance of redemption.

Release Date2003-01-08

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

When You Wake

Johan is busy destroying his relationship to his girlfriend Julie. He's no longer himself, and he behaves egoistically and without emotions towards her. It is only a question of time before the love, that once was, is gone. Early one morning after a night out Johan meets a stranger. A man who confronts Johan with his cynical and destructive path.

Release Date2005-07-01

DepartmentEditing

JobEditor

Ungeren

Ungeren

Iben and her boyfriend Alex are among the leading figures at the Youth House in Copenhagen; a sanctuary for the city's young people who do not fit in elsewhere. When the Copenhagen Municipality suddenly sells the house to the religious sect, Faderhuset, they and the other young residents come under immense pressure. While Iben tries to draw the attention of politicians and the press, Alex joins a faction of the house that no longer believes in peaceful solutions. "Rebels - Never Surrender" is based on real events leading up to the demolition of the Youth House in 2007, but above all, it is the story of a group of young people who take to the barricades for the right not to conform.

Release Date2024-10-04

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Episode Count5

5.0

Cathrine

Cathrine (16) has fallen in love with Lars (33), whom she has met in a local shopping center. Cathrine conceals the relationship from her controlling parents, who would never accept it. But one day after school her secret is revealed.

Release Date2008-10-23

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Vote Count5

6.8

Dennis

When Dennis, an introvert bodybuilder, invites a local girl out on a date his mother is hurt and disappointed. Despite the pressure she puts on him to cancel the date, Dennis ventures into a night that he will never forget.

Release Date2007-08-23

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Vote Count38