Nordic Portraits
Nordic Portraits is a series of one-on-one conversations with Scandinavian artists, exploring topics ranging from how they approach their craft through to their personal experiences with success, failure, collaborations, triumphs, disappointments, blowups and everything in between. Series One looks to explore Danish culture through the eyes of the nation's leading artists. Music by Nina Liv. Visuals by Frame CPH.
- Update frequency
- every 24 days
- Average duration
- 53 minutes
- Episodes
- 68
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
Bonus Ep - Jussi Adler-Olsen Returns
Jussi Adler-Olsen is a Danish author who rose to international prominence in 2007 with his thriller ‘Kvinden i buret’ or The Keeper of Lost Causes’ - the first instalment in the successful Department…
Jussi Adler-Olsen
Jussi Adler-Olsen is a Danish author who rose to international prominence in 2007 with his thriller ‘Kvinden i buret’ or The Keeper of Lost Causes’ - the first instalment in the successful Department…
Apolonia Sokol
Apolonia Sokol is a French-Polish visual artist who grew up in Denmark before returning to Paris to establish herself as one of the leading voices of her generation in art today. As the subject of L…
Iben Hjejle
Iben Hjejle is an actor of both screen and stage, who burst onto the international scene with her critically-acclaimed performance in Søren Kragh Jacobsen’s Dogme 95 classic Mifunes Sidste Sang as we…
Petra Kleis
Petra Kleis is a photographer, best known for her striking portraits of Denmark’s biggest names from the world of art, music, film and politics. Having ascended to the country’s most sought-after fa…
Nina Persson
Nina Persson is a musician and songwriter best known as the frontwoman for Swedish rock band The Cardigans. Following their breakthrough global megahit ‘Lovefool’ the band released a string of commer…
Nikolaj Lie Kaas
Nikolaj Lies Kaas is an actor, writer and director who rose to prominence as a fresh-faced 17-year old with his award-winning performance in the 1991 Danish classic Drengene fra Sankt Petri. Since t…
Bjørnstjerne Christiansen
Bjørnstjerne Christiansen is a founding member of Superflex, a Danish art collective formed in 1993 together with Jakob Fenger and Rasmus Nielsen. Superflex’s diverse body of work has taken on the …
Mamma Andersson
Karin ‘Mamma’ Andersson or simply Mamma Andersson as she’s more commonly known, is one of Sweden's most internationally-recognised visual artists. With a career spanning over thirty years, Mamma is …
Kjetil Trædal Thorsen
Kjetil Trædal Thorsen is an architect and co-founder of the world-renowned firm Snøhetta. Responsible for such high-profile projects as the Oslo Opera House, Alexandra Library, September 11 Memorial…
Jesper "Yebo" Reginal
Jesper Reginal Petersen or Yebo as he’s most commonly known, is a musician, entrepreneur and co-founder of Crunchy Frog Records. Having been at the forefront of the Danish indie music scene for more…
Sara-Vide Ericson
Sara-Vide Ericson is a visual artist, whose work is often characterised by large figurative oil paintings inspired by her immediate environment and the vast landscape of her native region of northern…
Casper Christensen
Casper Christensen is an actor, comedian, filmmaker and writer as well as the creative mind behind such Danish comedy mega hits as Tæskeholdet, Langt Fra Las Vegas, Mandrillen and Klovn. The latter …
Mads Nørgaard
Mads Nørgaard is an award-winning fashion designer and author who has spent the last 40 years establishing an international name within the world of clothing. Building on the legacy of two generatio…
Trentemøller
Anders Trentemøller is a composer, producer and musician who rose to international fame with his 2006 debut album ‘The Last Resort’. Since then, Anders has continued to push sonic boundaries with hi…
Emily Gernild
Emily Gernild is a visual artist, best known for her paintings that combine abstract dreamlike elements with classical still life subjects and composition. Noted for her bold colour palette and auto…
Mikkel Bjergsø
Mikkel Bjergsø is the founder of world-renowned craft brewery Mikkeller. Since its inception in 2006, Mikkeller has experienced a rapid growth both in terms of scale and reputation, where today its …
Charlotte Bruus Christensen
Charlotte Bruus Christensen is an award-winning cinematographer and director who made a name for herself internationally for her work on Thomas Vinterberg’s 2012 film Jagten (The Hunt) for which she …
Anders Morgenthaler
Anders Morgenthaler is a film director, author, illustrator and climate activist. Perhaps best known to many for his long-term collaboration with Mikael Wulff, Wulffmorgenthaler (WuMo) has yielded a…
Anna Bjerger
Anna Bjerger is a Swedish visual artist working primarily with figurative painting. Her work draws its inspiration largely from found images, namely photographs featured in out-of-print books, vinta…