Jørgen Roos
Directing
1922-08-14 · Gilleleje, Danmark
Jørgen Roos was a Danish documentary filmmaker and cinematographer, celebrated for his extensive work in documenting Greenlandic culture and the Arctic environment. He began his career in the 1940s and directed numerous documentaries that brought attention to the lives and traditions of Greenland's indigenous people. Roos's notable works include Nordatlantens folk (1956) and Angotee (1953), the latter winning the Short Film Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival. His dedication to ethnographic filmmaking has been instrumental in preserving and showcasing Arctic cultures to a broader audience.
Filmography

Carl Th. Dreyer: My Metier
1995 · Movie
Die Asta - portræt af Asta Nielsen
1995 · Movie
Andersen hos fotografen
1975 · Movie

Oh, to Be on the Bandwagon!
1972 · Movie
Are you Greenlandic?
1970 · Movie

And Who but I Should Be
1970 · Movie

17 minutes Greenland
1967 · Movie
Om ti minutter
1966 · Movie

Carl Th. Dreyer
1966 · Movie

Cinéastes de notre temps : Carl Th. Dreyer
1965 · Movie
Knud
1965 · Movie

Oslofilm: Oslo
1964 · Movie

Oslo
1963 · Movie

Danish Design
1961 · Movie

A City Called Copenhagen
1960 · Movie

6-Day Race
1958 · Movie
The Flying Dane
1957 · Movie

Somethin' About Scandinavia - As Told by a Danish Boy
1956 · Movie

A Castle Within a Castle
1954 · Movie
J.F. Willumsen
1951 · Movie
The Streamlined Pig
1951 · Movie
Eaten Horizons
1950 · Movie

Greenland For The Little Ones
1950 · Movie

Shakespeare og Kronborg
1950 · Movie

The Final Rejection of the Request for a Kiss
1949 · Movie

Opus I
1949 · Movie

They Caught the Ferry
1948 · Movie

På besøg hos Kong Tingeling
1947 · Movie
1337 Mennesker
1946 · Movie

Richard Mortensen's Motion Picture
1944 · Movie
7 mill. HK – en film om Burmeister & Wain
1943 · Movie

The Heart Thief
1943 · Movie
Escape
1942 · Movie
Føroyar (The Faroe Islands)
Movie
Mikkel
Movie