Kim Magnusson

For the Swedish cyclist, see Kim Magnusson (cyclist).

Kim Magnusson is a Danish film producer and actor who has received seven Academy Awards nominations and two awards, all for short films. Magnusson graduated from the AFI Conservatory in 1991 and is credited as a producer in more than 150 films.

He was chairman of the Danish Film Academy for 20 years, as well as the Danish Producers Association for 9 years.

Magnusson's short film Election Night won an Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film in 1999. His other nominated short films include Helmer & Son, Wolfgang, Ernst & lyset, Silent Nights and On My Mind. He received his fifth Oscar nomination and his second award for the 2013 short film Helium.[1]

Magnusson currently serves as Head of Creative of Scandinavian Film Distribution.

In 2022, Magnusson, among Anna Rezan, Mitchell Block and Zafeiris Haitidis produced the feature documentary My People that premiered to rave reviews in Los Angeles.[2][3]

  1. ^ "2013 Oscar Nominees | 85th Academy Awards Nominees". Archived from the original on 2013-01-10. Retrieved 2014-01-16.
  2. ^ "Chavurah: Greek by Birth, Jewish by Blood – NEO Magazine".
  3. ^ Aswestopoulos, Wassilis (November 7, 2016). "Frau mit Auftrag". Jüdische Allgemeine.