Søren Steen Jespersen is a Danish director, producer and writer best known for producing 2017 documentary ''
Last Men in Aleppo
''Last Men in Aleppo'' (in Arabic آخر الرجال في حلب) is a 2017 documentary film about the Syrian Civil War. Written and directed by Feras Fayyad, produced by Kareem Abeed and Søren Steen Jespersen, it documents the life in Aleppo ...
'', for which he was co-nominated for
Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature
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Jespersen's team was unable to the
90th Academy Awards
The 90th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored the best films of 2017, and took place at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California. The ceremony was held on March 4, ...
ceremony, as their visas were rejected in response to President Trump's
Executive Order 13780
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Filmography
; Producer
2017: ''Last Men in Aleppo'' (Documentary)
2013: ''The Carbon Crooks'' (Documentary)
; Director
2018: ''Lost Warrior'' (Documentary)
2015: ''Warriors from the North''
;Writer
* 2015: ''Warriors from the North'' (Documentary/story)
Awards and nominations
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90th Academy Awards
The 90th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored the best films of 2017, and took place at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California. The ceremony was held on March 4, ...
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Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature
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2017 Sundance Film Festival
The 2017 Sundance Film Festival took place from January 19 to January 29, 2017. The first lineup of competition films was announced November 30, 2016.
Awards
The following awards were presented:
* Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic – ''I Don't Feel at ...
- World Documentary Grand Jury Prize
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Independent Spirit Award for Best Documentary Feature
The Independent Spirit Award for Best Documentary Feature is one of the annual Independent Spirit Awards. It is given to the director(s) of the film and since 2014 it is also given to the producers. It was first presented in 2000, with Marc Singer ...
See also
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List of Nordic Academy Award winners and nominees
References
External links
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1962 births
Film directors from Copenhagen
Living people
Danish film producers
Danish male screenwriters