Former film commissioner at the Danish Film Institute appointed artistic director.

Mette Damgaard-Sørensen has been appointed as the new artistic director of New Danish Screen.

Damgaard-Sørensen has served as film commissioner at the Danish Film Institute and has worked as a script and development consultant on feature films and TV series.

Claus Ladegaard, head of production & development at the Danish Film Institute, commented: “Having met with talents in many contexts and in various media, Mette Damgaard-Sørensen will be an asset to the Danish Film Institute’s work with professional talent in film, television and trans-media.”

Damgaard-Sørensen succeeds Jakob Kirstein Høgel and is due to being on Sept 1 at the latest.

 

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