
Emil Dam Seidel
“My vision is deeply rooted in creating immersive experiences that foster a profound bodily connection, inviting audiences to rediscover instinct and explore the subconscious. I create experiences that shake people out of their brain and into their body.” - Artist statement, Emil Dam Seidel.
Festival de Cannes Alumni, Emil Dam Seidel is an acclaimed Danish film director.
His holographic film, TELOS I was nominated for the Best Immersive Work Award in the inaugural Compétition Immersive at the 77th Festival de Cannes and was exhibited for the duration of the festival. It is the only holographic film in history to be selected for competition at the renowned festival.
In 2022 Emil received a Silver Screen Young Director Award at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity for his short, interactive web series, Courage to Act. And the year before he directed and produced the acclaimed short film SHE, which had its international premiere at the Fotografiska Museum New York, collected several awards, and screened at more than 40 film festivals across the globe.
Before starting his career as a film director, Emil assisted R. Thomas Vinterberg on the Oscar-winning film Another Round. He later became Vinterberg’s 2nd Unit Director on the TV series Families Like Ours. Emil’s professional film career was kickstarted in 2013 when he assisted the Oscar-winning director R. Susanne Bier on the film A Second Chance.
This summer Emil’s concept LETHE - A Search for the Waters of Oblivion is being staged in collaboration with choreographer Dorotea Saykaly at La Biennale di Venezia as part of the Biennale Danza 2024 program.
Awards & Nominations:
- Nominated, Compétition Immersive, Festival de Cannes 2024 (FR)
- Longlist Artist, Aesthetica Art Prize 2024 (UK)
- Best Experimental Film, Mirada Corta 2024 (MX)
- Best Dance Video, Echoes Film Festival 2023 (GR)
- Best Experimental Film, Touchstone Independent Film Festival 2023 (US)
- Best Experimental Film, Stockholm Independent Film Festival 2023 (SE)
- 2nd place, Short Independent, On Art Dance & Music 2022 (PL)
- Best Director, Vesuvius International Film Festival 2022 (IT)
- Silver Winner, True Campaign, True Award 2022 (DK)
- Nominated, True Passion, True Award 2022 (DK)
- Silver Screen Winner, Online Branded Film, Young Director Award 2022 (FR)
- 2nd Prize, Screen Dance Festival 2022 (SE)
- Honorable Mention, Best Experimental Film, Around International Film Festival 2022 (SP)
- Best Experimental Film, Swedish International Film Festival 2022 (SE)
Børns Vilkår - Skoleportræt // Directed by Emil
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