Poul Nesgaard is a Danish

Denmark

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 journalist, television producer

Television producer

The primary role of a television Producer is to allow all aspects of video production, ranging from show idea development and cast hiring to shoot supervision and fact-checking...

 and art administrator, currently director of the National Film School of Denmark

National Film School of Denmark

TheNational Film School of Denmark is an independent institution under the Danish Ministry of Cultural Affairs. It was established in 1966 and is based on Holmen in the harbour of Copenhagen.-History:...

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Biography

Nesgaard started working for national Danish broadcaster DR and over the following 20 years he was responsible for a long line of unorthodox television programmes for children and young people, both as a producer and a host.

In 1992 he was appointed director of the National Film School of Denmark

National Film School of Denmark

TheNational Film School of Denmark is an independent institution under the Danish Ministry of Cultural Affairs. It was established in 1966 and is based on Holmen in the harbour of Copenhagen.-History:...

, replacing Henning Camre

Henning Camre

Henning Camre is a Danish cinematographer and film industry administrator, currently President of the Think Tank on European Film and Film Policy...

 who went to England

England

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 to lead the National Film and Television School

National Film and Television School

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 in Beaconsfield

Beaconsfield

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, Buckinghamshire

Buckinghamshire

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Nesgaard has also been a board member of the Danish Film Institute

Danish Film Institute

The Danish Film Institute is the national Danish agency responsible for supporting and encouraging film and cinema culture, and for conserving these in the national interest....

 and Danish national television station TV2.