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Elvira Lind
Born
Elvira Nana Lind

(1981-10-28) 28 October 1981 (age 43)
Copenhagen, Denmark
Education
Occupations
Years active2014–present
Notable workThe Letter Room
Spouse
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(m. 2017)​
Children2
Relatives
Websiteelviralind.net

Elvira Nana Lind (born 28 October 1981 in Copenhagen) is a Danish film director, writer and producer based in New York City.[1][2][3]

Early life and education

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Elvira Nana Lind was born on 28 October 1981 in Copenhagen. Lind was educated at Det frie Gymnasium [da], and was part of the Gymnasium theater group. [4] Lind studied documentary film at CityVarsity School of Media and Creative Arts. [5][6] Graduating in 2006, Lind's final year film PASSION FOR PAWS won the best final year film award.[5][7]

Career

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In 2014, Lind's first documentary feature Songs for Alexis premiered at the Toronto Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, and was awarded the Reel Talent Award at the Copenhagen International Documentary Festival.[8][9] In 2017, Lind's second documentary feature Bobbi Jene. premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival.[10]

In 2019, Lind co-founded the multimedia production company "Mad Gene Media" alongside her husband Oscar Isaac. [11][12]

In November 2020, Lind's first fiction short film The Letter Room premiered at the HollyShorts Film Festival, and was nominated for Best Live Action Short Film at the 93rd Academy Awards.[13][14]

Personal life

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In 2017, Lind married Guatemalan Cuban-American actor, Oscar Isaac.[5]

Filmography

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Year Title Type Director Writer Producer Cinematographer Ref(s)
2014 Songs for Alexis Documentary Yes Yes No Yes [15][2]
Trentemøller: Gravity Video short Yes Yes No No [16]
2017 Twiz & Tuck TV series (6 episodes) Yes No Yes No [17]
Twiz & Tuck's Bucket List TV miniseries (10 episodes) Yes No No No [18]
Bobbi Jene Documentary Yes No No Yes [19][2]
2020 The Letter Room Short film Yes Yes Yes No [20]
TBA Stowaway † TV series No No Yes No [21]
Key
† Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released

Awards and nominations

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Award Year Category Nominated work Result Ref(s)
Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival 2014 Best Youth Film Songs for Alexis Nominated [22]
2021 Best Live Action Short The Letter Room Nominated [23]
CPH:DOX 2015 Reel Talent Award Songs for Alexis Won [24]
Bratislava International Film Festival 2017 International Documentary Competition Bobbi Jene Nominated [25]
BFI London Film Festival 2017 Grierson Award – Documentary Film Bobbi Jene Nominated [26]
Philadelphia Film Festival 2017 Best Documentary Feature Bobbi Jene Won [27]
Tribeca Film Festival 2017 Best Cinematography in a Documentary Feature Bobbi Jene Won [28]
Best Documentary Feature Bobbi Jene Won [29]
2020 Best Narrative Short The Letter Room Nominated [30][31]
Camden International Film Festival 2017 Emerging Cinematic Vision Award Bobbi Jene Nominated [32]
Biografilm Festival 2017 Life Tales Award – International Competition Bobbi Jene Nominated [33]
Camerimage 2018 Award for Outstanding Achievements in Documentary Filmmaking Bobbi Jene Nominated [34]
DocsBarcelona 2018 DocsBarcelona TV3 Award, Best Documentary Bobbi Jene Nominated [35]
Bodil Awards 2019 Best Documentary (Bedste dokumentarfilm) Bobbi Jene Nominated [36]
Blockbuster Talent Award (Blockbuster Talentprisen) Bobbi Jene Nominated [37]
Danish Film Awards (Robert) 2019 Best Documentary (Årets dokumentarfilm) Bobbi Jene Nominated [38]
Palm Springs International ShortFest 2020 Best U.S. Short The Letter Room Nominated [39]
HollyShorts Film Festival 2020 Short Film The Letter Room Nominated [40]
Academy Awards 2021 Best Live Action Short Film The Letter Room Nominated [41][13]
Norwegian Short Film Festival 2021 Golden Chair Award, Best International Short Film The Letter Room Nominated [42]
Sapporo International Short Film Festival and Market 2021 Best Director The Letter Room Won [43]
CineFest Miskolc International Film Festival 2021 Best Short Film The Letter Room Nominated [44]
Overcome Film Festival 2021 Best Short Film The Letter Room Won [45]
KO:SH FILM FEST 2021 Audience Award The Letter Room Won [46]
Sioux City International Film Festival 2021 Best Drama The Letter Room Won [47]
International Uşak Short Film Festival 2021 Best Film The Letter Room Nominated [48]
Donosskino film festival 2021 Best Screenwriter The Letter Room Won [49]
ÉCU – The European Independent Film Festival 2022 Audience Award The Letter Room Won [50]
Festival Internacional de Cortometrajes Radio City 2023 Best Film The Letter Room Nominated [51]

References

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  1. ^ Det Danske Filminstitut. "Nana Elvira Lind". Filmdatabasen (in Danish). Copenhagen: Det Danske Filminstitut. Retrieved 19 April 2025.
  2. ^ a b c Det Danske Filmistitut. "Elvira Lind". Filmdatabasen (in Danish). Copenhagen: Det Danske Filminstitut. Retrieved 19 April 2025.
  3. ^ Mad Gene Media. "Our Team". New York City: Mad Gene Media. Retrieved 19 April 2025.
  4. ^ Glanowski, Sara Maria (2021). "Om 72 timer kan hun vinde en Oscar for sin første fiktionsfilm: "Det sker alt for tit, at kvinder har den her store chance i deres karriere, men mister den rigtigt hurtigt igen"". Børsen (in Danish). 23 April. Copenhagen: Dagbladet Børsen. Retrieved 19 April 2025.
  5. ^ a b c Lind, Elvira (2017). "On Compulsive Home-Movie-Making During Loss, Birth and Hamlet". Talkhouse. 20 September. Retrieved 19 April 2025.
  6. ^ The Library of Congress (2022). "Lind, Elvira, 1981-". The Library of Congress Name Authority File. Washington, D.C.: The Library of Congress. Retrieved 19 April 2025.
  7. ^ Lind, Elvira (2017). "Feature". Elvira Lind. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
  8. ^ Lind, Elvira (2017). "About". Elvira Lind. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
  9. ^ "Reel Talent Awards goes to lab director Elivra Lind". CPH:DOX. Archived from the original on 14 November 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  10. ^ "Award Screening: Best Documentary: Bobbi Jene". Tribeca Film Festival. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  11. ^ Moreau, Jordan (2022). "Oscar Isaac, Elvira Lind's Mad Gene Media Signs First-Look Deal With Endeavor Content (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. 8 June. Retrieved 19 April 2025.
  12. ^ Mad Gene Media. "About Us". New York City: Mad Gene Media. Retrieved 19 April 2025.
  13. ^ a b "93rd Oscars Nominations Announced : Best live action short film". Oscars.org. Beverly Hills, California: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
  14. ^ "2020 Official Selections – HollyShorts Film Festival". HollyShorts Film Festival. Archived from the original on 7 November 2020. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  15. ^ "Songs for Alexis (2014)". IMDb. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  16. ^ "Trentemøller: Gravity (2014)". IMDb. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  17. ^ "Twiz & Tuck". IMDb. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
  18. ^ "Twiz & Tuck's Bucket List (2017)". IMDb. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  19. ^ "Bobbi Jene (2017)". IMDb. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  20. ^ "The Letter Room (2020)". IMDb. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  21. ^ "Stowaway". IMDb. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
  22. ^ "Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival : Best Youth Film". IMDb. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
  23. ^ "Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival : Shorts and Animation Competition : Best Live Action Short". IMDb. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
  24. ^ "CPH:DOX : Reel Talent Award". IMDb. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
  25. ^ "Bratislava International Film Festival : International Documentary Competition". IMDb. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
  26. ^ "Grierson Award – Documentary Film". IMDb. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
  27. ^ "Philadelphia Film Festival : Jury Award : Best Documentary Feature". IMDb. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
  28. ^ "Tribeca Film Festival : Jury Award : Best Cinematography in a Documentary Feature". IMDb. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
  29. ^ "Tribeca Film Festival : Jury Award : Best Documentary Feature". IMDb. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
  30. ^ "Tribeca Film Festival : Best Narrative Short". IMDb. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
  31. ^ "The Letter Room – 2020 Tribeca Film Festival". Tribeca Film Festival. Archived from the original on 8 August 2020. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  32. ^ "Camden International Film Festival : Emerging Cinematic Vision Award". IMDb. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
  33. ^ "Biografilm Festival : Life Tales Award : International Competition". IMDb. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
  34. ^ "Camerimage : Award for Outstanding Achievements in Documentary Filmmaking : Documentary Special Screenings". IMDb. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
  35. ^ "DocsBarcelona : DocsBarcelona TV3 Award : Best Documentary". IMDb. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
  36. ^ "Bodil Awards : Best Documentary (Bedste dokumentarfilm)". IMDb. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
  37. ^ "Bodil Awards : Blockbuster Talent Award (Blockbuster Talentprisen)". IMDb. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
  38. ^ "Danish Film Awards (Robert) : Best Documentary (Årets dokumentarfilm)". IMDb. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
  39. ^ "Palm Springs International ShortFest : Best U.S. Short". IMDb. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
  40. ^ "HollyShorts Film Festival : Short Film". IMDb. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
  41. ^ "Oscars : Best Live Action Short Film". IMDb. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
  42. ^ "Golden Chair Award : Best International Short Film". IMDb. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
  43. ^ "Sapporo International Short Film Festival and Market : Best Director". IMDb. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
  44. ^ "CineFest Miskolc International Film Festival : Best Short Film". IMDb. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
  45. ^ "Overcome Film Festival : Best Short Film". IMDb. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
  46. ^ "KO:SH FILM FEST : Audience Award". IMDb. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
  47. ^ "Sioux City International Film Festival : Best Drama". IMDb. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
  48. ^ "International Uşak Short Film Festival : Best Film". IMDb. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
  49. ^ "Donosskino film festival : Best Screenwriter". IMDb. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
  50. ^ "ÉCU – The European Independent Film Festival : Audience Award". IMDb. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
  51. ^ "Festival Internacional de Cortometrajes Radio City : Best Film". IMDb. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
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