Biographie
Michael Haslund-Christensen is the owner, CEO, and producer at Haslund Film Aps and Haslund Dencik Entertainment.
He graduated as a feature film producer from The Danish Film School in 1993, alongside a new generation of filmmakers who later initiated the Dogme movement in Danish cinema. Prior to this, Michael had been running production companies since 1985. His first film as director, producer, and distributor was "The Track - A Crossing of the Inland Ice of Greenland in the Footsteps of Fridtjof Nansen" (1988), which was broadcast in over 25 countries. In 1990, he directed and produced "Jabonah - Journey into Mongolia." After film school, he produced two feature films, "The Crystal Child" and "The Eye of the Eagle," for Metronome Productions in Copenhagen. In 1996, he founded Haslund Film, specializing in documentary and fiction films by connecting individual talents and projects with national and international investors and co-producers, particularly with expertise in filmmaking in Asia and the Arctic regions.
In 2006, Haslund Film released two award-winning films: "The Prize of the Pole," directed by Staffan Julén, and "Afghan Muscles," directed by Andreas M. Dalsgaard, who also co-developed and directed the documentary project "The Great Game," released in 2018.
From August 2005 to August 2010, Michael served as Film Consultant for Documentaries at The Danish Film Institute, commissioning approximately 20 titles annually. Notable international titles include: "Armadillo," "The Good Life," "Danish Dynamite," "Tankograd," "Complaint Choirs," "Shaman" (Animation), "Cities on Speed" (Shanghai, Mumbai, Cairo, Bogotá TV series), "Love on Delivery," "Ticket to Paradise," "69," "Mechanical Love," "Love Addicts," "The Presidency," "Free the Mind," and "The Man Who Saved the World."
After August 2010, Michael relaunched Haslund Film Aps, focusing on producing both documentary and fiction films for domestic and international markets. Through local development and international pitching at major festivals and markets in Europe, North America, and China, Haslund Film has established itself as an international player with a broad network spanning documentary, fiction, and visual art.
Following the success of the feature documentary "The Expedition to the End of the World" (2013), which enjoyed theatrical and broadcast releases across Scandinavia, the US, Canada, the UK, Germany, Benelux, and numerous international festivals, Haslund partnered with director and writer Daniel Dencik to produce the fiction drama "Guldkysten" (Gold Coast), released in 101 Danish cinemas in July 2015 and in Norwegian cinemas in January 2016.
In August 2016, Haslund Film showcased the visual art video "Hope & Fear," a 3-screen, 20-meter-wide installation displayed as an open-air performance at the main square of Kgs. Nytorv during Copenhagen Art Week, playing nightly for four hours.
In 2018, "The Great Game / Fædre & Sønner" premiered in Danish cinemas and was broadcast in Denmark, Sweden, Finland, and Belgium. The film is a family chronicle exploring three generations of Haslund fathers and their unique connection to Central Asia, particularly Mongolia.
In 2021, Haslund produced the arthouse feature fiction "Miss Osaka," directed by Daniel Dencik. This marked the first Danish, Norwegian, and Japanese co-production and was released in Danish cinemas in September 2021.
Since 2014, Michael Haslund-Christensen has served as the Honorary Consul of Mongolia to Denmark.
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