LIN ALLUNA - DIRECTOR
I primarily express myself through international, character-driven documentaries. With my films I aim to portray brave women who want to change the world, while cinematically exploring how to amplify their stories to an audience.
I specialised as a documentary director at the National Film School of Denmark 2013-2017 as one of six directors. It was during my four years in this intense program I got to develop my personal cinematic style that dissolves the limits of reality. My debut feature “Twice Colonized” premiered at Sundance Film Festival 2023 and was the opening film at CPH:DOX 2023.
I’m an alumni/lab fellow at IDFAcademy, UnionDocs, DFI Outreach, Nordic Talents and Circle Doc Accelerator.
Besides directing, I teach filmmaking and I’m the Danish film director’s representative adviser at the Danish Artists Council, chair member at the Danish Film Director’s association, as well as co-founder and spokesperson for Oplysningsgruppen (NGO for higher education of filmmakers in Denmark).
AWARDS & NOMINATIONS:
2023: Sundance Film Festival, USA - world cinema documentary competition
2023: CPH:DOX, Denmark - NEXT:WAVE competition
2022: Cannes Marché du Film - Docs in progress, France - winner of the IEFTA award for best pitch
2020: DOK Leipzig, Germany - winner of the Cineuropa award for best pitch
2019: Hot Docs Forum, Canada - winner of the Corus prize and the Surprise Prize for best pitch
2019: North Pitch Below Zero, Norway - winner of The Arctic Documentary Award for best political, environmental and cultural relevance
2017: Nordic Talents, Denmark
2017: Gardens of Dust, TIFF, Albania, winner
2017: Gardens of Dust Corrida, France
2017: Whispering Revolution, Dramathon, England
2016: Whispering Revolution, Equality Festival, Ukraine, winner
2016: Gardens of Dust, Roma Cinema DOC, Italy
2016: Gardens of Dust, Wollongong Film Festival, Australia
2014: Whispering Revolution, DANIDA, Denmark
2010: Remis, NFFTY, USA, 1.st prize winner
2010: Remis, Four River Film Festival, Croatia, winner
2009: Remis, Euro Film Forum Scandinavia, Norway, winner
2008: Traditions, Intercultural VideoMarathon, Denmark, 1.st prize winner
2008: Remis, OREGON, Denmark, winner
PITCH:
2022: Cannes Marché du Film - Docs in progress, France - winner of the IEFTA award for best pitch
2021: CPH:DOX work in progress, Denmark
2020: DOK Leipzig, Germany - winner of the Cineuropa award for best pitch
2019: Nordisk Panorama, Sweden
2019: Hot Docs Forum, Canada - winner of the Corus prize and the Surprise Prize for best pitch
2019: North Pitch Below Zero, Norway - winner of The Arctic Documentary Award for best political, environmental and cultural relevance
2017: Nordic Talents, Denmark
LABS:
2020: CIRCLE Women Doc Accelerator Lab, Montenegro (Twice Colonized)
2019: DFI Lancerings workshop, Denmark
2019: IDFAcademy, The Netherlands
2018: Union Docs Summer Lab, US (Defenders of the Snow / Twice Colonized)
2017: Nordic Talents, Denmark (Defenders of the Snow / Twice Colonized)
OTHER WORK:
2020: Documentary director at BEHIND MARCO EFFEKTEN
2019: Documentary director for ALTERNATIVET
2018-2020: Commercial film director for DINESEN
2018-2022: Guest teacher at THE NATIONAL FILM SCHOOL OF DENMARK
2018-2020: Producer at STATION NEXT
2018-2020: Guest teacher at TALENTSKOLEN
2018: Teacher at ILULISSAT SOUND & DOCUMENTARY WORKSHOP
2017: Mentor at a feature documentary for FILMVÆRKSTEDET
2017: Lecturer and tutor at FILMVÆRKSTEDET storytelling workshop
2017: Lecturer and tutor at PSYK INFO filmmaking workshop
2016-2017: Teacher at various film workshops for STATION NEXT
2015-2017: Lecturer and initiator at OUTSIDEREN weekly video-workshop
EDUCATION:
2013-2017: The National Film School of Denmark, Documentary director
2006-2009: Station Next, Talent-development for upcoming filmmakers