Kasper Bisgaard

Kasper Bisgaard is a Danish film director educated at the renowned National Polish Film School in Łódź. His fiction and documentaries for BBC World, ITV, Channel 4, DR, and TV2 Denmark have earned international acclaim and nominations for awards at major film festivals. Critics praise his work as “deeply human” and “poetic”.

He is currently preparing both a new documentary and a feature film.

Awards

2026 - Nominated in Nordic Documentary Competition Göteborg Film Festival

2025 - Nominated in Documentary Competition Tribeca Festival

2018 - Nominated for best short documentary (Danish Film Academy)

2013 - Nominated for best short documentary (Danish Film Academy)

2011 - Nominated for Nordic Dox Award (CPH:DOX)

2007 - Nominated for best short fiction (Danish Film Academy)

2001 - Nominated for IDA Documentary award for best feature documentary

2001 - Nominated for Pare Lorentz Award (International Documentary Association)

Film Festivals

2026 - 49th Göteborg Film Festival

2025 - Tribeca Festival

2025 - 29th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival

2013 - 54th Thessaloniki International Film Festival

2013 - 39th Seattle International Film Festival

2012 - 35th Cairo International Film Festival

2012 - 36th São Paulo International Film Festival

2011 - CPH:DOX