Director

Mads Matthiesen

Born October 9, 1976 in Copenhagen, Denmark8 films

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.

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First watchTeddy Bear20126.7After 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.View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach

5.8The Model2016

Filmography

8 films as director

2023Mr. FreemanDirector
2016The ModelDirector
2012Teddy BearDirector
2008CathrineDirector
2007DennisDirector
2006MumDirector
2005When You WakeDirector
2003DescentDirector