Helle Hansen

Independent Documentary Film Consultant Uafhængig Dokumentarfilmkonsulent

Helle
Hansen

Journalist, filmmaker and consultant with a keen eye for content, context and presentation. Journalist, filmmaker og konsulent med et skarpt øje for indhold, kontekst og præsentation.

Profile Profil

Journalist, filmmaker and consultant with a keen eye for content, context and presentation, and with a great interest in culture, politics and social conditions. Moderator and evaluator. Works independently and structured, masters the creative development conversation. Former Film Commissioner at the Danish Film Institute (2011–16), the Norwegian Film Institute (2016–20) and Film Fund North / FFN (2021–2024). Team player with an extensive international network.

Journalist, filmmaker og konsulent med et skarpt øje for indhold, kontekst og præsentation og med interesse for kultur, politik og sociale forhold. Moderator og evaluator. Arbejder selvstændigt og struktureret og mestrer den kreative udviklingssamtale. Tidligere filmkonsulent ved Det Danske Filminstitut (2011–16), Det Norske Filminstitut (2016–20) og Film Fund North / FFN (2021–2024). Teamspiller med et stort internationalt netværk.

I can offer Jeg kan tilbyde

  • Pitch, development, rough-cut, strategy, financing & applications for documentariesPitch, udvikling, rough-cut, strategi, finansiering og ansøgninger til dokumentarfilm
  • Masterclasses and seminarsMasterclasses og seminarer
  • Moderating and jury workModerering og juryarbejde
  • Coaching and mentoringCoaching og mentoring
  • Extensive international networkStort internationalt netværk

Experience Erfaring

CurrentlyAktuelt
Mid Norway Film Center
Trondheim, 2024–
The Balkan Network of Film Centers
Coordinator, 2021–Koordinator, 2021–
MakeDox Documentary Film Festival
North Macedonia
Modern Times Review
Regular writerFast skribent
Production CompaniesProduktionsselskaber
A5
NorwayNorge
Artic Light
NorwayNorge
Cinéphage Productions
FranceFrankrig
F(x) Productions
NorwayNorge
Indie Film
NorwayNorge
Medieoperatørene
NorwayNorge
Monster
NorwayNorge
Noumena Films
IcelandIsland
OsloPictures
NorwayNorge
Paranord Film
NorwayNorge
Petra Pan Film
SloveniaSlovenien
SantogUsant
NorwayNorge
Seabird Production
DenmarkDanmark
Snake oil media
NorwayNorge
Straydog
NorwayNorge
OrganizationsOrganisationer
BoostHGB
SwedenSverige
Dokumentarnica
SloveniaSlovenien
FilmFyn
DenmarkDanmark
Odense Film Workshop
DenmarkDanmark
The Why Foundation
DenmarkDanmark
FestivalsFestivaler
Nordic Panorama
Sweden
CPH:DOX
Denmark
Stockfish Film & Industry FestivalStockfish Film & Industry Festival
Iceland
MakeDox
North Macedonia
Icedocs
Iceland
Festival of Slovenian Film Portoroz
Slovenia
Thessaloniki Film Festival
Greece
FipaDoc
France
Sunny Side of the Doc
France
DocPoint
Finland
Masterclasses
Film School University
Moldova, 2025
MOLDOX – International Documentary Film Festival
Moldova, 2024
Stockfish Film & Industry FestivalStockfish Film & Industry Festival
Iceland, 2024
B2B
Prague, 2023
Slovenia, 2022
Icedocs
Iceland, 2022 & 2023
Jury
m:brane
Sweden
Moldovan National Film Center
Moldova
Doc.fest München
Germany
IceDocs
Iceland
MakeDox
North Macedonia
FipaDoc
France
DOKUDOC
Slovenia
InstitutionsInstitutioner
Danish Film InstituteDet Danske Filminstitut
2011–2016
incl. The Look of Silence (Oscar-nominated), The Molebl.a. The Look of Silence (Oscar-nomineret), The Mole
Norwegian Film InstituteDet Norske Filminstitut
2016–2020
incl. The Painter and the Thief (Sundance · Oscar), Gunda (Oscar), Sisters on Track (Netflix)bl.a. The Painter and the Thief (Sundance · Oscar), Gunda (Oscar), Sisters on Track (Netflix)
Film Fund North / FFN
Norway, 2021–2024Norge, 2021–2024
incl. Before we Die, Spy Whale, In Cod we Trustbl.a. Before we Die, Spy Whale, In Cod we Trust
Journalist / Filmmaker
Journalist, producer, filmmaker
TV Stations in DK: DR · Nordisk Film · TV3 · TV 2 · TV STOP · 1992–2011TV-stationer i DK: DR · Nordisk Film · TV3 · TV 2 · TV STOP · 1992–2011

Films Film

Director Instruktør
TrustTillid
8 min · DR, Seabird Production · 2025
Trust from an F-35 fighter pilot's perspective.Tillid set fra en F-35-jagerpilots perspektiv.
Words MatterOrdet Fanger
35 min · DFI, DR2, Larm Film · 2012
The rhetoric of the debate on immigration and how it has evolved over 25 years.Retorikken i debatten om udlændinge og dens udvikling over 25 år.
BZ
72 min · DFI, DR2, Bastard Film · 2006
The story of the Danish squatters' movement.Historien om den danske BZ-bevægelse.
Børnehuset
The Youth HouseUngdomshuset
Books Bøger
69
69
Bastard Film / Verve Books · 2008
Editor and journalist. About the squatted Youth House, Jagtvej 69 — culture, music, visual arts, theatre.Redaktør og journalist. Om det besatte Ungdomshus, Jagtvej 69 — kultur, musik, billedkunst, teater.

Education Uddannelse

2025
Diploma in Leadership — Art and CultureDiplom i ledelse — Kunst og Kultur
University College Copenhagen

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