Jørgen Roos

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.
Cast
Crew

A Castle Within a Castle
Director of Photography, Director
The Streamlined Pig
Director
Knud
Director, Writer, Camera Operator
Eaten Horizons
Director, Cinematography

På besøg hos Kong Tingeling
Director
Escape
Director, Cinematography

A City Called Copenhagen
Director

Carl Th. Dreyer
Director, Script, Cinematography, Editor, Sound
Andersen hos fotografen
Director
J.F. Willumsen
Director, Writer
Oslo
Director

Richard Mortensen's Motion Picture
Director

The Final Rejection of the Request for a Kiss
Director

And Who but I Should Be
Director, Screenplay, Editor
Are you Greenlandic?
Director, Editor, Script

They Caught the Ferry
Director of Photography, Editor

6-Day Race
Director

The Heart Thief
Director, Director of Photography

Somethin' About Scandinavia - As Told by a Danish Boy
Editor
Shakespeare og Kronborg
Director

Danish Design
Editor, Director, Sound

Opus I
Director

17 minutes Greenland
Director
Om ti minutter
Producer
Mikkel
Director, Writer, Cinematography
1337 Mennesker
Cinematography
7 mill. HK – en film om Burmeister & Wain
Cinematography
The Flying Dane
Director, Editor, Writer, Camera Operator

Die Asta - portræt af Asta Nielsen
Director, Writer
Føroyar (The Faroe Islands)
Director

Oslofilm: Oslo
Director, Cinematography


