About

Martin Schmidt is a very experienced writer/director with 8 feature films and numerous hours of episodic television under his belt, his work having earned him 2 International Emmy Awards along the way.
Well known Danish drama series such as Rejseholdet (Mordkommissionen) , Ørnen (The Eagle) , Livvagterne (The Protectors) , Nikolaj & Julie, Jul I Valhal (Popular Danish X-Mas julkalender) , Sidste Time (Final Hour - horrorfilm) , Guldhornene (familyfilm) , Kristian (comedy-series with Danish stand-up star, Christian Fuhlendorff).
Martin also directed the SVT series, Sanningen om Marika, that won a so called iEmmy for its interactive approach.

Martin also writes books, has had nine volumes published, the latest two being crime novels.

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Denmark
Born in Denmark
Denmark
Lives in Denmark

Language

LanguageLevelWritingAccent
English
Swedish (with Danish charm:-)

Martin Schmidt - creative resumé.

Stage

YearProductionCharacter/RoleProd. CompanyDirector
2012Orkestergraven / The Orchestra Pit - OperaDirectorThe Danish Funen OperahouseMartin Schmidt

Film/TV

YearProductionCharacter/RoleProd. CompanyDirector
The Torch Man (Lygtemanden) Crime novelWriterMartin Schmidt
Walk quetly, talk softly (Gå stille, tal sagte) Crime novelWriterBrændpunkt publishingMartin Schmidt
Kristian - Tv serieDirector on all 10 episodesTV2 - Zulu - Respirator FilmMartin Schmidt
Life is a Gift (book on famous Danish skin care icon Ole Henriksen)WriterPeoples PressMartin Schmidt
Christmas at Valhalla (Jul i Valhal) Tv julkalenderDirector on all 24 episodesTV2 / Cosmo FilmMartin Schmidt
Me and Regner Grasten (book on infamous Danish filmproducer)WriterInformation publishingMartin Schmidt
Hollywood Outlaw - (book on American horror director John Carpenter)WriterFilmWorks publishingMartin Schmidt
Sanningen om Marika (The truth about Marika) Tv serieDirector on all 5 episodesSVTMartin Schmidt
Hidden Traces (Skjulte Spor) Tv serieDirector on 4 episodesTV 3Martin Schmidt
Inspiration (book on the concept of inspirationWriterGyldendal publishing Martin Schmidt
Nikolaj & Julie - Tv serieDirector on 2 episodesDR TVMartin Schmidt
The Eagle (Ørnen) Tv serieDirector on 4 episodes - EMMY winning episodeDR TVMartin Schmidt
Smillas sense of Snow - Feature filmDirector on filmmusic documentaryDR TVMartin Schmidt
Mordkommissionen - The Unit (Rejseholdet) Tv serie Director on 4 episodesDR TVMartin Schmidt
Bob - tha all time hero (Bob Bob Bølle Bob)Feature filmDirectorRGF FilmproductionMartin Schmidt
Schoolfilm/Filmschool (tutorial book on filmmaking)WriterFrydenlund publishingMartin Schmidt
The Monster Hunters / Monsterjægerne) Feature filmDirectorM&M ProductionsMartin Schmidt
2900 Happiness / tv serieDirector on 20 episodesTV3Martin Schmidt
The Golden Horns (Guldhornene) Feature filmDirectorCosmo FilmMartin Schmidt
Ready Action (tutorial book on filmmaking)WriterFrydenlund publishingMartin Schmidt
Restless Souls (Bag det stille ydre) Feature filmDirectorWiseguy productionsMartin Schmidt
Short cues - on filmmusic (Book)WriterFrydenlund publishingMartin Schmidt
Kat (Feature film)DirectorZentropa / Von TrierMartin Schmidt
Afmagt (Desperation) Feature filmDirectorZentropa / Von TrierMartin Schmidt
Mørkeleg (Backstabbed) Feature filmDirectorRGF FilmproductionMartin Schmidt
Sidste Time (Final Hour) Feature filmDirectorRGF FilmproductionMartin Schmidt

Commercial

YearProductionCharacter/RoleProd. CompanyDirector 
HugoDirectorHugoMartin Schmidt 

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