Rumle Hammerich
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Jens Peter Hammerich , better known as Rumle Hammerich (born 16 November 1952), is a Danish
film director
, screenwriter
and film company director. He is currently creative director at Nordisk Film
.
His filmography consists of both feature films and television films and mini series in Denmark as well as Sweden. His mini series Young Andersen
—which describes the formative boarding school
years of Hans Christian Andersen
— won an Emmy Award
for Best international TV Movie/Mini Series in 2005.
to translator Ida Elisabeth Hammerich and Paul Hammerich
, journalist, writer and editor in chief
at the national Danish newspaper Politiken
. From an early age he was called Rumle and when his father in 1959 asked her mother to translate Charles M. Schulz
's comic strip Peanuts
for Politiken, she gave the perpetually dirty boy Pig-Pen
her son's nickname.
He graduated from the National Film School of Denmark
in 1979 and had his debut as a feature film director in 1983 with the children film Otto er et næsehorn. After working in Sweden
in the early 90's, directing films such as the horror film Svart Lucia
and the children film Kan du vissla Johanna?, he was made director of national Danish television station DR's fiction department in 1994. In 1998 he left DR and the following year he joined Nordisk Film
, where he led the subsidiary Nordisk Film Produktion until 2003, when he was made creative director of the company.
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
film director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
, screenwriter
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
and film company director. He is currently creative director at Nordisk Film
Nordisk Film
Nordisk Film , established in Denmark in 1906 by Danish filmmaker Ole Olsen, is the oldest continuously operating film studio in the world. Olsen started his company in the Copenhagen suburb of Valby under the name "Ole Olsen's Film Factory" but soon changed it to the Nordisk Film Kompagni...
.
His filmography consists of both feature films and television films and mini series in Denmark as well as Sweden. His mini series Young Andersen
Young Andersen
Young Andersen is a two part Danish television serial directed by Rumle Hammerich and co-written by Hammerich and Ulf Stark. It chronicles the formative boarding school years of fairy tale writer Hans Christian Andersen and his subsequent arrival at Copenhagen where he struggles for succes and...
—which describes the formative boarding school
Boarding school
A boarding school is a school where some or all pupils study and live during the school year with their fellow students and possibly teachers and/or administrators. The word 'boarding' is used in the sense of "bed and board," i.e., lodging and meals...
years of Hans Christian Andersen
Hans Christian Andersen
Hans Christian Andersen was a Danish author, fairy tale writer, and poet noted for his children's stories. These include "The Steadfast Tin Soldier," "The Snow Queen," "The Little Mermaid," "Thumbelina," "The Little Match Girl," and "The Ugly Duckling."...
— won an Emmy Award
Emmy Award
An Emmy Award, often referred to simply as the Emmy, is a television production award, similar in nature to the Peabody Awards but more focused on entertainment, and is considered the television equivalent to the Academy Awards and the Grammy Awards .A majority of Emmys are presented in various...
for Best international TV Movie/Mini Series in 2005.
Biography
Jens Peter Hammerich was born on 16 November 1952 in CopenhagenCopenhagen
Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
to translator Ida Elisabeth Hammerich and Paul Hammerich
Paul Hammerich
Paul Hammerich was a Danish journalist and writer.Known as one of the writers behind the successful Danish TV-series Matador, constantly considered one of the greatest Danish TV productions of all-time....
, journalist, writer and editor in chief
Editor in chief
An editor-in-chief is a publication's primary editor, having final responsibility for the operations and policies. Additionally, the editor-in-chief is held accountable for delegating tasks to staff members as well as keeping up with the time it takes them to complete their task...
at the national Danish newspaper Politiken
Politiken
Politiken is a Danish daily broadsheet newspaper, published by JP/Politikens Hus.The newspaper comes third among Danish newspapers in terms of both number of readers and circulated copies ....
. From an early age he was called Rumle and when his father in 1959 asked her mother to translate Charles M. Schulz
Charles M. Schulz
Charles Monroe "Sparky" Schulz was an American cartoonist, whose comic strip Peanuts proved one of the most popular and influential in the history of the medium, and is still widely reprinted on a daily basis.-Early life and education:Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Schulz grew up in Saint Paul...
's comic strip Peanuts
Peanuts
Peanuts is a syndicated daily and Sunday American comic strip written and illustrated by Charles M. Schulz, which ran from October 2, 1950, to February 13, 2000, continuing in reruns afterward...
for Politiken, she gave the perpetually dirty boy Pig-Pen
Pig-Pen
"Pig-Pen" is a character in the comic strip Peanuts by Charles M. Schulz. He is a young boy who is, except on very rare occasions, very dirty.-History:"Pig-Pen" is a nickname, invariably written in quotation marks in the strip...
her son's nickname.
He graduated from 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:...
in 1979 and had his debut as a feature film director in 1983 with the children film Otto er et næsehorn. After working in Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
in the early 90's, directing films such as the horror film Svart Lucia
Svart Lucia
Svart Lucia is a 1992 Swedish-Danish film directed by Rumle Hammerich.- Cast :*Tova Magnusson-Norling as Mikaela Holm*Figge Norling as Joakim*Björn Kjellman as Max*Liv Alsterlund as Sandra...
and the children film Kan du vissla Johanna?, he was made director of national Danish television station DR's fiction department in 1994. In 1998 he left DR and the following year he joined Nordisk Film
Nordisk Film
Nordisk Film , established in Denmark in 1906 by Danish filmmaker Ole Olsen, is the oldest continuously operating film studio in the world. Olsen started his company in the Copenhagen suburb of Valby under the name "Ole Olsen's Film Factory" but soon changed it to the Nordisk Film Kompagni...
, where he led the subsidiary Nordisk Film Produktion until 2003, when he was made creative director of the company.
Feature films
- Otto er et næsehorn (1983)
- The Dog That Smiled (1989)
- Svart LuciaSvart LuciaSvart Lucia is a 1992 Swedish-Danish film directed by Rumle Hammerich.- Cast :*Tova Magnusson-Norling as Mikaela Holm*Figge Norling as Joakim*Björn Kjellman as Max*Liv Alsterlund as Sandra...
(1992) - Headhunter (2009)
TV series and film
- Dårfinkar & dönickar, TV series (3 episodes, 1988–90)
- Fasadklättraren, TV (1991)
- Lærerværelset, TV (6 episodes, 1994)
- Kan du vissla Johanna?, TV (1994)
- Taxa, TV series (2 episodes, 1997)
- Herr von Hancken, mini series (2000)
- Young AndersenYoung AndersenYoung Andersen is a two part Danish television serial directed by Rumle Hammerich and co-written by Hammerich and Ulf Stark. It chronicles the formative boarding school years of fairy tale writer Hans Christian Andersen and his subsequent arrival at Copenhagen where he struggles for succes and...
, mini series (2005)
Feature films
- Once in a Lifetime, executive producer (2000)
- I Am DinaI Am DinaI Am Dina is a 2002 Swedish-Norwegian-Danish film directed by Ole Bornedal. It is based on the 1989 book Dinas bok by Herbjørg Wassmo. The movie was one of the most high-profile in Norwegian movie history.-Plot:...
, associate producer (2002) - Suxxess, co-producer (2002)
- Lykkevej, executive producer (2003)
- En som Hodder, executive producer (2003)
- Strings, creative producer (2004)
TV series
- TV, executive producer (1997)
- Leif PanduroLeif PanduroLeif Thormod Panduro was a Danish novelist and dramatist. A dentist by profession, he began in his thirties to write stories about people who can't conform to society's rules for one reason or another. Rend mig i traditionerne is about an adolescent who finally ends up in an asylum because he...
, executive producer (1998) - Rundt om Panduro, executive producer (1998)
- Beck, executive producer (1 episode, 2002)
- Forsvar, executive producer (2003)
Documentaries
- Facing the TruthFacing the Truth (film)Facing the Truth is a 2002 Danish drama written and directed by Nils Malmros. Shot in black-and-white documentary style, and based on the real life of Malmros' father, the film relates the hardships of a young neurosurgeon struggling through a medical lawsuit...
, executive producer (2002) - Cliff Forrest (2007)
Feature films
- Den Sidste detalje (1981)
- Cirkus Casablanca (1981)
- Otto er et næsehorn (1983)
- Skyggen af Emma (1988)
- Svart LuciaSvart LuciaSvart Lucia is a 1992 Swedish-Danish film directed by Rumle Hammerich.- Cast :*Tova Magnusson-Norling as Mikaela Holm*Figge Norling as Joakim*Björn Kjellman as Max*Liv Alsterlund as Sandra...
(1992) - Headhunter (2009)
TV series and films
- Quark and the Vikings, story (1987)
- Fasadklättraren, TV (1991)
- Satirica, TV series (1993)
- Mellem venner, idea (1995)
- RejseholdetRejseholdetRejseholdet is a Danish television crime series starring Charlotte Fich, Mads Mikkelsen and Lars Brygmann. Produced by Danmarks Radio , the program aired 32 episodes spanning four seasons from 2000 to 2004...
, co-writer (2000) - Young AndersenYoung AndersenYoung Andersen is a two part Danish television serial directed by Rumle Hammerich and co-written by Hammerich and Ulf Stark. It chronicles the formative boarding school years of fairy tale writer Hans Christian Andersen and his subsequent arrival at Copenhagen where he struggles for succes and...
(2005)