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Kasper Torsting | |
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| Born | 22 September 1975 Viborg, Denmark |
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| Years active | 2001–present |
| Website | https://kaspertorsting.com |
Kasper Torsting (born September 22, 1975) is a Danish film director, producer, screenwriter, cinematographer, and editor. He is best known for his early works as a cinematographer and director on the documentaries Rocket Brothers, Solo, and the cinema-portrait of fellow Danish director, Oscar winner Thomas Vinterberg and David Bowie.[1]
Torsting was born in Viborg, Denmark on September 22, 1975.[2]
He is trained as a director from the Danish Film School's documentary line (1997–2001), and has since worked on a large number of documentaries, which have had Danish and international premieres, as well as music videos, short films and feature films. Kasper Torsting is co-founder of Oure Dox and has taught at the Oure School.[3]
Kasper Torsting made his debut as a feature film director with the “A War Within” in 2018.[4][5] The film won the ‘Nordic Competition’ and the ‘Audience Award’ at the 34th Santa Barbara International Film Festival, as well as several more honors.[6][7] Kasper Torsting has directed several major commercials from 2013, alongside his work on documentaries and films.[8]
In 2016 Kasper Torsting produced, with Studio+, a web based mini-tv-series “Ø”, which is a thriller made for cellphone screens.[9][10]
