Awards / Press

Kristian’s films were screened at 120+ international film festivals, won 20 international awards, gained two Vimeo Staff Pick Premieres, a nomination for Adobe’s Nordic Creative Talent Award, gained two Oscar Qualifications, one shortlisting for European Film Awards and became a semi-finalist at the Student Academy Awards. The full lists can be seen under each film page.

Award highlights

SXSW 2020 - Special Jury Recognition for Drama: Chemo Brain

“The Jury is pleased to bestow its Special Recognition for Drama Jury Award to the unapologetically honest, deeply touching yet unsentimental Chemo Brain. Told over five complete episodes — a huge achievement in itself — Kristian Håskjold directs a series he co-creates with Johan Wang that depicts the indignities of illness and the struggle of hope with an understatement that only the best dramas achieve.”

TVPrisen 2024 (National Danish TV award) - Winner of “Best Fiction - Short”: Hooligan II

"Hooligan is a credible depiction of an authentic environment and characters. The series encompasses great sensitivity while also being dangerous. It is eminently told through glances and body language, and alternates between silence and poetry. The characters are portrayed precisely, and it is extremely well-acted and well-directed. Quite simply, it makes one want to see more."

Festival highlights

Press highlights

• Keskipohjanmaa - Top 10 shows of 2022 // Hooligan nr. 4 (2022/12/29)

• Politiken: The locksmiths exit from Aalborg’s drug scene is deeply touching (2023/01/09)

• Cineuropa - Kristian Håskjold - Future Frames 2020 (2020/06/17)

• Variety - European Film Promotion, Karlovy Vary Unveil Future Frames Lineup (2020/06/16)

• Cineuropa - EFP selects ten filmmakers for the 6th Future Frames (2020/06/16)

• Cineuropa: Interview with Kristian Håskjold - Director of Chemo Brain (2020/03/27)

• Variety: SXSW Film Festival Unveils 2020 Winners After Cancellation (2020/03/24)

• Danish Film Institute: Series Chemo Brain picked for Sundance (2019/12/11)

• No Film School: ‘Chemo Brain’: The Sundance Series Shot in 8 Days while in Alternative Film School (2020/1/29)

• IndieWire: Memo to Distributors: Buy These 2020 Sundance TV series (2020/1/29)

• DR: 2019 was a wild year! Here are the shows, which overwhelmed us! (DK) (2019/12/25)

• Politiken: New TV2-series selected to prestigious festival in USA (DK) (2019/12/11)

• No Film School: Watch: ‘A Worthy Man’ and Making Dark Subjects Feel Light (2018/9/4)

• Soundvenue: Short Film Director Talent: ”In the Middle of the Film You Could Hear People Crying (DK) (2018/8/30)

• DR: Is One of These Three Short Films An Oscar Contender? (DK) (2018/8/30)

• No Film School: ‘Forever Now’: The Heartbreaking Short That Won SXSW was Entirely Improvised (2017/3/17)

• The Daily Dot: Trending: The award-winning Danish filmmaker you need to know about (2017/03/25)

• Variety: SXSW Announces Film Award Winners (2017/3/14)

• Vimeo: Staff Pick Premiere: The ecstasy of breaking up (on MDMA) (2018/2/28)

• Filmmaker Magazine: Eight Shorts From SXSW 2017 (2017/3/20)