- Peder Pedersen
Peder Pedersen (26 April 1971 in
Randers ,Denmark ) is a Danish film director, best known for his humorousmusic video s and commercials.Since 1996 he has directed over 400 commercials for international brands such as
Kellogg's ,Carlsberg ,Lego ,McDonald's ,Bayer andPanasonic , as well as appr. 35 music videos for such bands asThe Raveonettes , Superheroes and Aqua."
Barbie Girl " and his other cheerful, cartoony music videos for Aqua helped fuel the wave ofbubblegum dance pop music.His series of
Lego /Indiana Jones mini-epics, starting with "Raiders of the Lost Brick" (2008), helped makeSteven Spielberg 's "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull " (2008) the third biggest opening of all time [ [http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117986444.html?categoryid=1082&cs=1 Variety B.O.: 'Indiana Jones' raids box office] ] .He has received several nominations and awards for his commercials at
Cannes Lions etc. and is the director with most wins and most nominations for Best Music Video at theDanish Music Awards (previously called Dansk Grammy) [ [http://www.dr.dk/DMA/index.htm Danish Music Awards official website] ] .Peder Pedersen has also directed the documentary-films "When the Music’s Over – i Jim Morrisons fodspor" (1996) and "Kontrol: P-vagten" (1999), as well as many short films including "The End" (1999), "Code of Conduct" (2001) and "Stille hjerte" (2002).
He also made a mark as the publisher and editor of "Inferno" (1989-96), a Danish film journal dedicated to horror and
science fiction films.References
External links
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1928083/ Peder Pedersen at IMDb]
* [http://www.peder-pedersen.dk/ Peder Pedersen official site]
* [http://indianajones.lego.com Lego's Indiana Jones mini-epics]
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