Katrine Philp

Katrine Philp (born December 14, 1978) is a Danish film director. She initially studied film production design at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts and later graduated from the National Film School of Denmark as a documentary film director in 2009.

Career Philp started her career in 2009 with her graduation film Book of Miri. The film was selected for the IDFA Student Competition and won the European Young CIVIS Media award in Germany.

Philp is a former dancer. After being invited to a ballroom training session, she met with dancers who would become the protagonists of her first feature documentary Dance For Me in 2013. The film was nominated at the 2015 Emmy Awards in the category ‘Outstanding Arts and Culture Programming’.

In 2018, Philp directed False Confessions. The film focuses on the defence lawyer Jane Fisher-Byrialsen, who works on false confessions cases in USA, including the ones of Korey Wise, and Renay Lynch. Due to interrogation techniques that use brutal psychological manipulation, including lying about evidence, to secure a confession, they have falsely confessed to crimes they didn't commit. The film won the Special Jury Award for Excellence in Social Justice at Los Angeles Film Festival in 2018.

Philp directed in 2020 the documentary Beautiful Something Left Behind, which follows young children during a period of their grief, as they just lost one or both parents.

The film was previously called An Elephant in the Room and was part of the main competition in the 2020 SXSW Film Festival under this title. Although the festival was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the competition took place and Philp won the Grand Jury Prize for Best Documentary.

Personal life Philp is married to the director of photographer Adam Morris Philp with whom she has made several films, including Beautiful Something Left Behind. For this film, they spent a year following the kids and moved their children in New Jersey for the filming. During this period, Philp's dad died unexpectedly and she dedicated the film to her father.

Filmography (also known as An Elephant in the Room) (2020) (2018) (2015) (2013) Suitable (2013) (2009)

Awards Film Year Category Film Festival (also known as An Elephant in the Room) 2020 Winner Grand Jury Award – Documentary Feature SXSW 2020 The Unicef Prize Japan Prize 2020 Honourable Mention Nordische Filmtage Lübeck 2018 Winner Politiken's Audience Award CPH:DOX 2018 Winner Special Jury Award for Excellence in Social Justice Los Angeles Film Festival 2018 Nomination Best Documentary Feature Los Angeles Film Festival 2018 Audience Award Kaliningrad International Film Festival "One the Edge: West" 2016 Winner Best Short Documentary Danish Film Awards (Robert) 2015 Nomination in the Competition for Kids & Docs IDFA 2015 Nomination in the category 'Outstanding Arts and Culture Programming' Emmy Award 2013 Winner Audience Choice Award American Documentary Film Festival and Film Fund 2012 Nomination Sonic Dox Award CPH:DOX 2012 Nomination in the competition for First Appearance IDFA 2014 Nomination Best Documentary Ekko Shortlist Awards 2010 Winner President's Award Full Frame Documentary Film Festival 2010 Winner European Young CIVIS Media Prize CIVIS Media Prize 2009 Nomination for Best Student Award IDFA