Director. Born 1st October 1915 in Copenhagen, died 28th June 1997. Graduated from Sorø Academy in 1933. Visiting student at he Wissenschaftliches Photografisches Institut, Technische Hochschule, Dresden 1933-34. Studied at the Graphische Versuchs- und Lehranstalt, Wien, in 1934. Studies at the Tonfilmseminar am Bauernmarkt, Wien, 1934-35. Graduated from Denmark's Technical Highschool as a civil engineer in 1940. Worked at Nordisk Films Kompagni 1941-45. After that connected to Minerva Film as a stockholder, chairman of the board and as a writer and director until 1948.
In 1948 he left Denmark and worked as a field surveyer for Unesco in Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru and Uruguay. From 1948-49 Hasselbalch was in charge of a film production for the International Turberculosis Campaign. He was also a leader of the film departement at CREFAL, an information institute operated by Unesco in Patzcuaro, Michoacan, Mexico, 1950-52.
Hasselbalch was after that engaged as a free-lance writer, director, cameraman and producer, working mostly with documentaries and cultural films. He resided in Spain from 1968 to his death.
Title | Year | Function | Category |
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Historien bag kameraet | 2006 | Appearance | TV documentary |
Den levende virkelighed 1-3 | 1989 | Appearance | DK/Documentary |
Yoga | 1975 | Direction, Script, Cinematography, Editing | DK/Documentary |
K 800 - Suite for kamera og mikrofon | 1968 | Direction, Script | Archival film |
Conquered Land | 1966 | Direction, Script, Production, Cinematography | DK/Documentary |
Tricky Traffic | 1963 | Direction, Script, Cinematography, Editing, Speaker comments | DK/Documentary |
Meet the Danes | 1963 | Direction, Script, Editing | DK/Documentary |
Panik i paradis | 1960 | Direction, Script, Cinematography, Editing, Producer | DK/Feature |
Skattejagt i Østgrønland | 1959 | Direction, Script, Cinematography | DK/Documentary |
En bonde og hans gård | 1958 | Direction | DK/Documentary |
Blødt metal - hård valuta | 1957 | Direction, Cinematography | DK/Documentary |
D for design | 1956 | Direction, Script, Production, Cinematography | DK/Documentary |
Evighedsklokkerne | 1956 | Direction, Script, Cinematography | DK/Documentary |
Filmforum S 09 | 1955 | Appearance | Audio recordings |
Kardinalernes middag | 1954 | Direction | TV film |
Der er nemlig forskel | 1954 | Direction | TV film |
Før Cannæe | 1954 | Direction | TV film |
The secret of Treasure Island | 1953 | Script | DK/Short fiction |
Blyklippens gåde | 1952 | Direction, Script, Cinematography | DK/Documentary |
Greenland during summertime | 1950 | Direction, Script, Cinematography | DK/Documentary |
Pearyland 1947 | 1948 | Direction, Script | DK/Documentary |
Meeting of the Ways | 1948 | Direction, Script, Cinematography | DK/Documentary |
Enemy Tuberculosis | 1948 | Direction, Script | DK/Documentary |
Give them a chance | 1948 | Direction, Script, Cinematography | DK/Documentary |
Look! | 1948 | Script | DK/Documentary |
Denmark Grows Up | 1947 | Direction, Script | DK/Documentary |
Radiohuset | 1947 | Direction | DK/Documentary |
Shaped by Danish Hands | 1947 | Direction, Script | DK/Documentary |
Sommerrapsodi | 1947 | Direction | DK/Documentary |
Kammerat - Tovaritsj | 1946 | Direction, Script, Cinematography | DK/Documentary |
Tiden og Uret | 1946 | Direction, Script, Cinematography | DK/Documentary |
Kornet er i Fare | 1945 | Direction, Script, Cinematography | DK/Documentary |
Tom Kristensen | 1945 | Direction | DK/Documentary |
Pigen og Pan | 1945 | Direction, Script, Editing | DK/Short fiction |
Pay Your Taxes Gladly | 1945 | Direction, Script | DK/Documentary |
The Toad | 1944 | Direction, Cinematography | DK/Documentary |
The cow | 1944 | Assistant director | DK/Documentary |
Flyv med! | 1943 | Direction, Script, Cinematography | DK/Documentary |
Solskinsbørn Aaret rundt | 1943 | Direction | DK/Documentary |
For the future of the nation | 1943 | Direction | DK/Documentary |
Land-draining in the Danish agriculture | 1942 | Direction | DK/Documentary |
Who knows what? | 1942 | Script, Cinematography | DK/Documentary |
Thummelumsen | 1941 | Assistant director | DK/Feature |
Gaa med mig hjem | 1941 | Assistant director | DK/Feature |