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Daniel Dencik (born 1972) is a Danish writer and film director currently residing in Samoa. He has published ten books, ranging from poetry to short stories and essays as well as four novels. He has studied Philosophy at Stockholm University, where he wrote his thesis about the existentialism of Kierkegaard. Later he graduated as a film editor from the National Film School of Denmark. In 1998 he had his first book of poetry published by Gyldendal. His work has been divided between film and literature ever since. He is the editor of the cult movie Nói albinói (2003) by Dagur Kari.

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  • Daniel Dencik (born 1972) is a Danish writer and film director currently residing in Samoa. He has published ten books, ranging from poetry to short stories and essays as well as four novels. He has studied Philosophy at Stockholm University, where he wrote his thesis about the existentialism of Kierkegaard. Later he graduated as a film editor from the National Film School of Denmark. In 1998 he had his first book of poetry published by Gyldendal. His work has been divided between film and literature ever since. He is the editor of the cult movie Nói albinói (2003) by Dagur Kari. He is writing essays on subjects ranging from the sport of professional cycling to the meaning of solitude and religion. He has covered Tour de France for the Danish daily paper Politiken, and for the magazine Euroman. As of 2012, he has also been directing films, most notably the documentary Expedition To The End of The World. In 2012 he received The Reel Talent Award at CPH:DOX. His portrait of the painter Tal R entitled Tal R: The Virgin won a Danish Academy Award 2014 for best short documentary. 2015 marked his debut in narrative films with the historical drama, Gold Coast. The film revolves around the Europe's colonial past in West Africa. It was shot on locations in Ghana and Burkina Faso and stars Jakob Oftebro and Danica Curcic. The soundtrack is composed by Angelo Badalamenti. It was a Danish-Ghanaian co-production with a budget of €2 million. Gold Coast had its international premiere at the 2015 Karlovy Vary Film Festival. He has received the biggest talent award in Danish film, the prestigious Nordisk Film Award, in 2014. His controversial novel Anden person ental (2014) was praised by the critics and the focus of a lot of attention in the Danish press. In 2016 he published a collection af short stories titled Grand Danois (2016). This work was nominated for Book of the Year in Denmark. A story from the book was published by World Literature Today. His later books have been translated into German, Dutch, and Swedish. (en)
  • Daniel Dencik, född 9 maj 1972 i Stockholm, är en dansk författare och filmregissör. Han är son till Lars Dencik och Kerstin Allroth samt bror till David Dencik. Han växte upp i Danmark och studerade filosofi vid Stockholms universitet. Senare utbildade han sig som filmklippare på Den Danske Filmskole. Han är numera bosatt på ögruppen Samoa i Söderhavet. Debuterade som poet 1998 och ägnar sig åt filmverksamhet och litteratur parallellt. Han har skrivit essäer för dansk press och för dagbladet Politiken, skrivit reportageserier från Tour de France och hans första film - Moon Rider - handlar även om detta ämne. Den är fotograferad på Super8-film. Essäsamlingen Sportshjerte utspelar sig likaså kring den professionella cykelsporten. Filmen Expedition To The End of The World spelades in i de oupptäckta fjordarna i Norra Grönland. Filmen vann en rad internationella priser och visades på över 100 filmfestivaler runt omkring i världen. Den fick även amerikansk biodistribution. Han har tilldelats det största danska talangpriset Nordisk Film Prisen. Dokumentärfilmen Tal R: The Virgin vann en Robert, motsvarande svenska Guldbaggen, 2014. Diktsamlingen Via katastroferne nominerades till Politikens Litteraturpris 2012 och novellerna i Grand Danois nominerades till Læsernes Bogpris 2017. Den senare boken översattes även til svenska och publicerades av Norstedts Förlag 2018. Från samma samling har novellen Labrador publicerats i amerikanska World Literature Today. Romanen Anden person ental finns på svenska med titlen Jag väntar i snön. Hans senaste och tionde bok är romanen Første person flertal från 2022. (sv)
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  • Daniel Dencik (born 1972) is a Danish writer and film director currently residing in Samoa. He has published ten books, ranging from poetry to short stories and essays as well as four novels. He has studied Philosophy at Stockholm University, where he wrote his thesis about the existentialism of Kierkegaard. Later he graduated as a film editor from the National Film School of Denmark. In 1998 he had his first book of poetry published by Gyldendal. His work has been divided between film and literature ever since. He is the editor of the cult movie Nói albinói (2003) by Dagur Kari. (en)
  • Daniel Dencik, född 9 maj 1972 i Stockholm, är en dansk författare och filmregissör. Han är son till Lars Dencik och Kerstin Allroth samt bror till David Dencik. Han växte upp i Danmark och studerade filosofi vid Stockholms universitet. Senare utbildade han sig som filmklippare på Den Danske Filmskole. Han är numera bosatt på ögruppen Samoa i Söderhavet. Debuterade som poet 1998 och ägnar sig åt filmverksamhet och litteratur parallellt. Hans senaste och tionde bok är romanen Første person flertal från 2022. (sv)
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