Ole John

Personal Info

Known For Writer

Gender Male

Birthday 1939-10-15 (85 years old)

Place of Birth Copenhagen, Denmark

Also Known As Ole John Povlsen

Ole John

Biography

Ole John Povlsen is a Danish producer, director, and cinematographer. He was trained as a portrait photographer and graduated as a cinematographer from The National Film School of Denmark. He post-graduated from EAVE (European Audiovisual Entrepreneurs) 1992 and attended Cass Film Business School in London 2010. Throughout his film career, he has worked intensively on developing new talents in Danish Film. He was associate professor at Kunstakademie Düsseldorf, Germany 1971-75, head of the Danish Film Workshop 1977-84, chairman of the Danish Producers Association and on the board of the Danish Film Institute 1987-91. From 1994-98 he was director of New Danish Screen and from 1998-2009 he headed the producer education and was deputy director at the National Film School. From 2009-12 he developed and was project manager at Copenhagen Film Mentor.

Known For

Writer

1979
1971
Inside

as Screenplay

1970
Motion Picture

as Writer

1970
The Search

as Writer

1968
1968
1963
Stop for Bud

as Writer

Director

1971
Inside

as Director

1970
The Search

as Director

1969
Rødovrefilmen

as Director

1969
Krag-filmen

as Director

1968
1963
Stop for Bud

as Director

Camera

1983
Pelota

as "B" Camera Operator

1971
Inside

as Director of Photography

1970
Love

as Director of Photography

1970
The Search

as Director of Photography

1970
Frændeløs

as Director of Photography

1969
Krag-filmen

as Director of Photography

1968
Ophelia's Flowers

as Director of Photography

1968
The Perfect Human

as Director of Photography

Producer

1983
Pelota

as Producer

1978
1970
Motion Picture

as Executive Producer

1963
Stop for Bud

as Producer

Crew

1970
Motion Picture

as Cinematography

1968
Near Heaven, Near Earth

as Cinematography

1963
Stop for Bud

as Cinematography