Born in 1969 in Copenhagen, Denmark. Graduated at the National Film School of Denmark. Launched the Dogma manifest along with Lars von Trier in 1995. Made his debut feature, "The Biggest Heroes", in 1996. His second feature film, "The Celebration", won a Special Jury Prize in the 22nd Mostra and the Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival. He also directed "It’s All about Love" (2003), which screened at the 27th Mostra; "Dear Wendy" (2005), which screened at the 29th Mostra; "Submarino" (2010); "The Hunt" (2012); and "Far from the Madding Crowd" (2015).