Jesper Morthorst

Producer. Born 28 April 1977, Denmark. Graduated as a producer from the Super16 alternative film school in 2006, Holds a BA in Film and Media studies from the University of Copenhagen, 2002.

Morthorst was nominated for a European Film Award for Best Short Film for 'Out of Love' (2009). His feature debut as producer came in 2011 with 'Room 304,' winner of a Special Mention at Karlovy Vary. He is producer of the television series 'Rita,' a primetime drama series made for Netflix and Danish national broadcaster TV 2. For 'Rita' he was nominated as Outstanding International Producer and Outstanding European Producer at the TV festival in Monte Carlo in 2012. Furthermore, he was chosen as the Danish Producer on the Move at the Cannes Festival in 2011.

Recent feature film titles include Palme d'Or and Oscar-winning director Bille August's 'Silent Heart' (2014) which picked up four Danish Bodil Awards, including for Best Film, and Gudmundur Gudmundsson's feature debut 'Heartstone' (2016).

As co-producer, Morthorst has signed 'White People' by Lisa Aschan (Sweden, 2015) and 'The Word' by Anna Kazejak (Poland, 2014), which premiered at the Berlinale.