Phie Ambo

Phie Ambo

director, cinematographer, writer

Phie Ambo was born on Dec 06, 1973 in Denmark. Phie Ambo's big-screen debut came with Family directed by Phie Ambo in 2001. Phie Ambo is known for Family directed by Phie Ambo, Phie Ambo stars as Self and Sami Saif as Self. Phie Ambo has got 6 awards and 12 nominations so far. The most recent award Phie Ambo achieved is Dokfest Munchen. The upcoming new movie Phie Ambo plays is Free the Mind which will be released on May 03, 2013.

Phie Ambo (born 1973) was trained at the National Film School of Denmark, graduating as a documentary film director in 2003. Famous for her feature length documentary films true to the tradition of poetic, personal and cinematic language, Ambo deals with essential topics such as family relations, love, creative processes and artificial life.Phie Ambo has directed a number of award-winning films for the cinema, including major works such as Family (2001), Gambler (2005) and Mechanical Love (2007).In recent years Ambo has been especially interested in pursuing work of a more thematic nature, and this in the form of a trilogy focusing on the relation between science and human existence. In Mechanical Love (2007) which traveled widely on the international festival circuit, Ambo explored the relationship between human beings and robots and the nature of emotion itself. Released in 2012, Free the Mind deals with the impact that thoughts have on both the mind and the body. The last film in the trilogy, Ripples at the Shore, is about consciousness and is scheduled for release in 2014.

  • Birthday

    Dec 06, 1973
  • Place of Birth

    Aarhus, Denmark

Known For

Awards

6 wins & 12 nominations

Dokfest Munchen
2019
Outstanding Camera Work in a Documentary Film
Winner - Arri Amira Award
Genopdagelsen (2019)
Full Frame Documentary Film Festival
2015
Best Documentary
Winner - Full Frame Nicholas School Environmental Award
Så meget godt i vente (2014)
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