
Director
Jørgen Roos
Born 1922 · Gilleleje, Danmark
Jørgen Roos was a Danish documentary filmmaker and cinematographer, celebrated for his extensive work in documenting Greenlandic culture and the Arctic environment. He began his career in the 1940s and directed numerous documentaries that brought attention to the lives and traditions of Greenland's indigenous people. Roos's notable works include Nordatlantens folk (1956) and Angotee (1953), the latter winning the Short Film Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival. His dedication to ethnographic filmmaking has been instrumental in preserving and showcasing Arctic cultures to a broader audience.
Directed

The Final Rejection of the Request for a Kiss
Director · 1949

Shakespeare og Kronborg
Director · 1950
Escape
Director · 1942

Richard Mortensen's Motion Picture
Director · 1944
Føroyar (The Faroe Islands)
Director
J.F. Willumsen
Director · 1951

Carl Th. Dreyer
Director · 1966
Eaten Horizons
Director · 1950

6-Day Race
Director · 1958
Andersen hos fotografen
Director · 1975

Opus I
Director · 1949

A City Called Copenhagen
Director · 1960
Knud
Director · 1965

A Castle Within a Castle
Director · 1954

På besøg hos Kong Tingeling
Director · 1947

Die Asta - portræt af Asta Nielsen
Director · 1995
The Streamlined Pig
Director · 1951
The Flying Dane
Director · 1957


