Kristian Levring (Danish: [ˈkʰʁestjæn ˈlewʁeŋ, ˈkʰʁæs-]; born 9 May 1957) is a Danish film director. He was the fourth signatory of the Dogme 95 movement. His feature films as director include Et skud fra hjertet, The King is Alive, The Intended, Fear Me Not, and The Salvation.
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Early life
Kristian Levring was born in 1957 in Copenhagen. He graduated from the National Film School of Denmark in 1988.
Career
Kristian Levring began his career as a documentarian, editing a number of feature-length documentaries and Danish-language feature films during the first two decades of his time as a filmmaker. He has also worked as a director of television commercials: he has directed more than 300 commercials in his career, winning many awards for them in Denmark and abroad. In 1986, he released his feature debut Et skud fra hjertet (A Shot from the Heart). The director himself described his debut as a fiasco, the film was badly received by audiences and critics. Nevertheless, Levring described it as a necessary and important step in his career, an important milestone in his professional development.
