Martin Strange-Hansen

Oscar winning film director from Denmark. Martin’s speciality as a filmmaker is the human comedy, with a keen eye on dramatic structure. Besides his work as a film director Martin has a solid experience as a script doctor, film educator, lecturer and commissioning editor.

Graduated from the Danish Film School in 2001, with the Student Academy Award® winning graduation film FEEDING DESIRE. His next short film THIS CHARMING MAN won an Oscar® in the Short Live Action category in 2003. Creator of the first Danish webisode in 2008 the Webby Awards-Honoree PINLY & FLAU. His new short ON MY MIND, gained another Oscar ®-nomination at the 2022 Academy Awards. Chairman for the Danish Film Directors Association in 2010-2013, subsequently Vice Chairman 2013-2015. As an avid short film lover, he has acted as head of program at OFF Odense International Film Festival in 2012, where he was also a member of the film selection committee 2013-2016. Jury member at numerous short film festivals including the Clermont-Ferrand & Interfilm Berlin. Martin Strange-Hansen has a long track record of nurturing and developing new talent as Commissioning Editor at Film workshop Copenhagen, Odense and Aarhus, as well as mentor & teacher for young filmmakers at most Danish Film Schools.