{{Infobox person | name = Martin de Thurah | image = | imagesize = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1974|4|29}} | birth_place = Copenhagen, Denmark | birth_name = | spouse = | caption = | occupation = Director, screenwriter, cinematographer | years_active = }}
'''Martin de Thurah''' (born 29 April 1974 in Copenhagen) is a Danish film director, screenwriter, cinematographer and music video director.
De Thurah graduated from National Film School of Denmark in 2002.<ref name="after the circle">{{cite web |title=Martin de Thurah Videography |url=http://www.afterthecircle.com/martin-de-thurah-videography/ |publisher=After the Circle |accessdate=2013-06-10 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131220041301/http://www.afterthecircle.com/martin-de-thurah-videography/ |archivedate=2013-12-20 }}</ref>
==Awards==
* The music video for Carpark North's "Human" won DMA ("Danish Grammy") for Danish Music Video of the Year in 2006. It also won Best Music Video at 2005 RESFEST, Los Angeles and a "Grand Prix" at the Festival International des Art du Clip in Provence.<ref name="carparknorth.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.carparknorth.com/biography.php |title=Carpark North: Biography |publisher=carparknorth.com |accessdate=2013-06-09 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222164233/http://www.carparknorth.com/biography.php |archivedate=2014-02-22 }}</ref> * He was nominated for Robert Award (2006) in the category Best Special Effects/Lighting for ''Allegro''.<ref name="imdb awards">{{cite web|title=Martin de Thurah - Awards |url= https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1357028/awards | publisher=IMDb |accessdate=2013-06-10}}</ref> * In 2008, he won the Robert Award for Best Animation for his short film ''Ung mand falder''.<ref name="imdb awards"/> * At the 2008 Chicago International Children's Film Festival, his short film ''Vi der blev tilbage'' received the Children's Jury Award for a Live-Action Short Film or Video.<ref name="imdb awards"/> * In 2008, de Thurah's IKEA commercial "Home" won Best Direction at the Creative Circle Awards in Copenhagen and was awarded at the Hugo Television Awards in Chicago.<ref name="after the circle"/> * At UK Music Video Awards 2009, de Thurah won the Best Director, Best Cinematography and Best Visual Effects awards for his video for Glasvegas’ "Flowers & Football Tops", and Best Pop Video award for Will Young’s "Changes".<ref name="uk mva">{{cite web |title= UK Music Video Awards 2009 – top honours to Shynola, Martin de Thurah, David Wilson, Dawn Shadforth and Carole Burton Fairbrother at joyful and emotional second UK MVAs |url=http://www.promonews.tv/news/2009/10/14/uk-music-video-awards-2009-%E2%80%93-top-honours-shynola-martin-de-thurah-david-wilson-dawn |date=2009-10-14 |publisher=Promo News |first=David |last=Knight |accessdate=2013-06-10}}</ref> He was also nominated in several other categories. * The music video for the single "When I Grow Up" by Fever Ray, as well as videos for two Mew singles, "Introducing Palace Players" and "Repeaterbeater", were nominated at 2010 Bergen International Film Festival in the Scandinavias Best Music Video category. * At UK Music Video Awards 2012, the music video for Feist's "The Bad In Each Other" won Best Cinematography in A Video.<ref name="cr">{{cite web |title=UK Music Video Awards 2012 winners announced |url=http://www.creativereview.co.uk/cr-blog/2012/november/2012-music-video-awards |work=Creative Review |accessdate=2013-06-10 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130125130839/http://www.creativereview.co.uk/cr-blog/2012/november/2012-music-video-awards |archivedate=2013-01-25 }}</ref>
==Filmography==
===Director===
====Short films==== {|class="wikitable" |- ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Year ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Film ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Role |- || 1999 | ''Alice' Alice'' | Director, writer |- | 2007 | ''Ung mand falder'' (''Young Man Falling'') | Director |- | 2008 | ''Vi der blev tilbage'' (''We Who Stayed Behind'') | Director, writer |- | 2011 | ''Rainbow Monkeys'' | Director, writer |- | rowspan="2" | 2012 | ''Hopper Stories'' | Director, writer |- | ''Mountain'' | Director |}
====Documentaries==== * ''På danske læber live'' (2004) - music documentary
====Music videos==== {|class="wikitable" |- ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Year ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Artist ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Song ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Notes |- | rowspan="2"|2004 | Lise Westzynthius | "Séance" | |- | Epo-555 | "Le Beat's on Fire" | |- | rowspan="6"|2005 | Editors | "Bullets" | |- | rowspan="2"|Carpark North | "Human" | |- | "Best Day" | |- | Spleen United | "In Peak Fitness Condition" | |- | Mew | "Special" | |- | Röyksopp | "What Else Is There?" | |- | 2006 | The Futureheads | "Skip to the End" | |- | rowspan="2"|2008 | Kanye West | "Flashing Lights" | Version 2 |- | Will Young | "Changes | |- | rowspan="4"|2009 | Glasvegas | "Flowers & Football Tops" | |- | Fever Ray | "When I Grow Up" | |- | rowspan="3"|Mew | "Introducing Palace Players" | |- | "Repeaterbeater" | rowspan="2"| Co-directed by Adam Hashemi<br>and Lasse Martinussen<ref name="repeaterbeater vimeo">{{cite web|url=http://vimeo.com/22772498 |title= Mew "Repeaterbeater" on Vimeo |publisher=Vimeo |accessdate=2013-06-16 |date=2011-04-23}}</ref><ref name="beach vimeo">{{cite web|url=http://vimeo.com/15975524 |title= MEW BEACH on Vimeo |publisher=Vimeo |accessdate=2013-06-10 |date=2010-10-18}}</ref> |- | rowspan="3"|2010 | "Beach" |- | Fallulah | "Give Us A Little Love" | |- | rowspan="2"|James Blake | "Limit to Your Love" | |- |2011 | "Lindisfarne" | |- | rowspan="3"|2012 | rowspan="2"|Feist | "The Bad In Each Other" | |- | "Anti-Pioneer" | |- | David Byrne & St. Vincent | "Who" | |- | 2013 | James Blake | "Retrograde" | |- | 2014 | Röyksopp & Robyn | "Do It Again" | |}
===Other filmography=== {|class="wikitable" |- ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Year ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Film ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Role |- || 1999 | ''Alice' Alice'' (short) | Visual effects, storyboard artist |- | 2002 | ''Der er en yndig mand'' (short) | Graphics |- | rowspan="3"|2003 | ''Reconstruction'' | Production Designer |- | ''Mot moi Viet Nam'' (TV series documentary) | Graphic artist |- | ''Himmelnattens kejser - en film om synlighed'' (documentary) | Visual effects |- | rowspan="3"|2004 | ''Boomerang-drengen'' (TV documentary short) | Visual effects producer, cinematographer |- | ''På danske læber live'' (video documentary) | Camera operator |- | ''Min morfars morder'' (documentary) | Animator |- | 2005 | ''Allegro'' | Visual effects |- | 2008 | ''Roskilde'' (documentary) | Co-director |}
==References== {{Reflist|30em}}
==External links== *{{IMDb name|1357028|Martin de Thurah}} *[http://imvdb.com/n/martin-de-thurah Martin de Thurah] on IMVDb
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