# Boris Benjamin Bertram > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Boris_Benjamin_Bertram > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Boris_Benjamin_Bertram.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boris_Benjamin_Bertram > Source revision: 1341380991 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|Danish film director (born 1971)}} {{Notability|1=Biographies|date=December 2020}} {{Infobox person | name = Boris Benjamin Bertram | image = Boris Benjamin Bertram.jpg | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1971|12|29}} | occupation = [Film director](/source/Film_director), [cinematographer](/source/cinematographer), producer }} '''Boris Benjamin Bertram''' (born 29 December 1971) is a Danish film director, keynote speaker, producer and partner in Good Company Pictures, a documentary production company based in Copenhagen.{{cite web |title=The Human Shelter by Boris Bertram Premieres in Ney York |url=https://www.metalocus.es/en/news/human-shelter-boris-bertram-premieres-new-york |website=The Metalocus |accessdate=6 May 2020}}[https://designmuseum.org/whats-on/talks-courses-and-workshops-2/the-human-shelter-screening-and-qa "The Human Shelter Screening and Q&A"]. ''The Design Museum''. Retrieved on 5 May 2020 == Life and career == Bertram studied documentary film making at [National Film School of Denmark](/source/National_Film_School_of_Denmark) and Social Psychology and Communication at [Roskilde University](/source/Roskilde_University).{{cite web |title=Boris Benjamin Bertram |url=https://www.dfi.dk/en/viden-om-film/filmdatabasen/person/boris-benjamin-bertram |website=Danish Film Institute |accessdate=6 May 2020}} Bertram worked as a radio journalist at Copenhagen Homeless Radio. In 1999, he joined the creative department of [Zentropa](/source/Zentropa) Real and worked on the documentaries ''[The Five Obstructions](/source/The_Five_Obstructions)'' and ''The Erotic Man'' as an assistant director with [Lars Von Trier](/source/Lars_von_Trier) and [Jørgen Leth](/source/J%C3%B8rgen_Leth).{{cite web |title=MY BEIRUT / Danish Film School / Retrospectives / Programme / 2012 / ZAGREBDOX International documentary film festival |url=http://zagrebdox.net/en/2012/programme/retrospectives/danish_film_school/my_beirut |website=zagrebdox.net |accessdate=7 May 2020}} He has directed a few television series for [DR1](/source/DR1) and [TV2](/source/TV_2_(Denmark)). Bertram's films focus on international issues and conflict resolution. In 2018, he directed the documentary ''[The Human Shelter](/source/The_Human_Shelter)'' with the support of [IKEA](/source/IKEA), with both concerned to talk about what makes a home around the world.{{Cite web|url=https://supamodu.com/2019/film/human-shelter-boris-benjamin-bertram/|title=Film: Human Shelter, dir. Boris Benjamin Bertram, 2018|date=2 November 2019|website=Supamodu|language=en-US|access-date=9 April 2020}}[https://www.archdaily.com/899954/documentary-about-human-shelter-shows-the-poetry-power-and-resilience-of-home «Documentary About Human Shelter Shows the Poetry, Power and Resilience of "Home"»]. ''Arch Daily''. Retrieved on 5 May 2020[https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/the-human-shelter-wherever-that-may-be/article24482493.ece "The Human Shelter: Wherever that may be"]. ''The Hindu''. Retrieved on 5 May 2020 In 2019, he directed ''[Photographer of War](/source/Photographer_of_War)'', which follows Danish war photographer [Jan Grarup](/source/Jan_Grarup).{{Cite web|url=https://leipglo.com/2019/11/17/photographer-of-war-three-perspectives-one-dok/|title=Photographer of War: three perspectives, one DOK|last=leipglo|date=17 November 2019|website=The Leipzig Glocal|language=en-US|access-date=9 April 2020}} The film was nominated for a [Robert Award](/source/Robert_Awards) from the Danish Academy Awards.[https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/kultur/boris-har-brugt-fem-aar-paa-sin-film-og-blev-beskudt-af-snigskytte-i-aften-kan-han "Boris has spent five years on his film and was shot by sniper"]. ''DR Culture''. Retrieved on 5 May 2020 == Filmography == * [An Elephant in the Room](/source/An_Elephant_in_the_Room) (2020) – Executive producer * [Prelle – In My Own Voice](/source/Prelle_%E2%80%93_In_My_Own_Voice) (2020) – Executive producer * [Photographer of War](/source/Photographer_of_War)/[Krigsfotografen](/source/Krigsfotografen) (2019) – Film Director, cinematographer * [Don't Give a Fox](/source/Don't_Give_a_Fox) (2019) – Executive Producer * [The Human Shelter](/source/The_Human_Shelter) (2018) – Film Director, producer * [False Confessions](/source/False_Confessions) (2018) – Executive Producer * [Heroes of Hell](/source/Heroes_of_Hell)/[Helvedes helte](/source/Helvedes_helte) (2014) – Film Director * [The War Campaign](/source/The_War_Campaign)/[Krigskampagnen](/source/Krigskampagnen) (2013) – Film Director * [The Seduced Man](/source/The_Seduced_Man)/[Det forførte menneske](/source/Det_forf%C3%B8rte_menneske) (2011) – Film Photographer * [The Erotic Human](/source/The_Erotic_Human) (2010) – Assistant director: Brazil * [Chips & Liver Girls](/source/Chips_%26_Liver_Girls) (2010) – Film Director * Tank City/Tankograd (2009) – Film Director * [Diplomacy: The Responsibility to Protect](/source/Diplomacy%3A_The_Responsibility_to_Protect) (2008) – Film Director * Great Danes/[Store danskere](/source/Store_danskere) (2005) – Film director * [My Beirut](/source/My_Beirut) (2005) – Film Director == Awards == {| class="wikitable" !Film !Year !Category !Film festival |- | rowspan="6" |''War Photographer'' | 2020 |Nominee Robert Best Documentary Shared with: [Katrine Sahlstrøm](/source/Katrine_Sahlstr%C3%B8m) (producer) |Danish Film Awards (Robert) |- |2020 | |Prague, One World Human Rights Film Festival |- |2019 | |Lübeck, Nordische Filmtage |- |2019 | |Leipzig, Festival for Documentary and Animation |- |2019 | |São Paulo, Int. Film Festival |- |2019 | |Malmö, Nordisk Panorama |- | rowspan="2" |''[Chips & Liver Girls](/source/Chips_%26_Liver_Girls)'' |2011 | |Rotterdam, International Film Festival |- |2010 | |CPH:DOX |- | rowspan="3" |''Tankograd'' |2011 | |Helsinki, Doc Point Documentary Film Festival |- |2010 | |Hot Docs International Documentary Festival[https://www.hotdocs.ca/archive/films/tankograd "Tankograd"]. ''Hotdocs 2010''. Retrieved on 5 May 2020 |- |2009 |Nominee Amnesty Award |CPH:DOX |- |[''Diplomacy- the responsibility to protect''](/source/Diplomacy_%E2%80%93_the_responsibility_to_protect) |2008 | |Odense Internationale Film Festival |} == References == {{Reflist}} == External links == * [https://www.goodcompanypictures.com/boris-benjamin-bertram Official website] * [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1567009/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm Boris Benjamin Bertram] on [IMDb](/source/IMDb) {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Bertram, Boris Benjamin}} Category:Danish documentary film directors Category:Film directors from Copenhagen Category:1971 births Category:Danish film producers Category:Living people Category:Roskilde University alumni --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Boris Benjamin Bertram](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boris_Benjamin_Bertram) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boris_Benjamin_Bertram?action=history)). 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