Anders ØLHOLM

Born in Copenhagen, Denmark, Anders Ølhom graduated from the National Film School of Denmark. He wrote the screenplays for the Antboy trilogy (2013, 2014, and 2016), which were invited to the Toronto International Film Festival in 2013 and Generation Kplus at the Berlin International Film Festival in 2015 and won the Robert Award for Best Children’s Film from the Danish Film Academy. In 2015, he made his directorial debut with the short film King, which was invited to the Toronto International Film Festival in 2016. Shorta is his feature directorial debut, and it was presented at the Critics’ Week at the Venice International Film Festival.

Frederik Louis HVIID

Born in Copenhagen, Denmark, Frederik Louis graduated from the National Film School of Denmark. His short film Palma (2013) was invited to the Stockholm Film Festival, and his graduation project, another short film titled Halfman (2016), won a gold in Young Directors Award at Cannes and was nominated for the Danish Film Academy Award. He directed the last two episodes in the third series of the Danish TV show Follow the Money. Shorta is his feature directorial debut, and it was presented at the Critics’ Week at the Venice International Film Festival.