TISH 2025: MEET FILMMAKER PEDER PEDERSON, DIRECTOR OF LOST ANGELS
I [Peder Pedersen] was born in Randers, Denmark in 1971. Grew up watching 16mm movies like King Kong, In Search of the Castaways and spaghetti-westerns projected on a wall along in a basement, sitting side by side with all the kids in the social housing area. Later we got a VHS and watched italo-crime, martial arts and ozploitation. I got a job in a videostore and always recommended costumers to watch An American Werewolf in London. I offered to give money back if they didn’t like it. I never had to.
Went through high-school making homemovies about agents with license to kill, cheap slashers and crotesque zombies (we did our own special make up effects). Got a job as a storyboarder and assisted on commercials. Made a few successful musicvideos for the Danish band Aqua (including Barbie Girl), won some awards for some commecials, did some shortfilms (including The White Gold about a sperm donor who is in it for money - and more). I’ve also done animated tv-shows for LEGO, edited feature films for Viggo Mortensen – but always make my own stuff on the side. Now, finally, a feature film…
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TISH 2025: MEET FILMMAKER PEDER PEDERSON, DIRECTOR OF LOST ANGELS
What made you fall in love with film?
Magic happens in film… here we can travel to other worlds in far away galaxies, and we experience an emotional connection to perfomances… It’s wild, crazy, dangerous, provoking, fun, loving – and always in a safe space.
What was the first film you saw in a theatre?
Disney’s The Jungle Book. I was five. It was a re-run (I am old, but not that old)
What do you love about the collaborative process of independent filmmaking and film festivals?
Independent filmmaking is where new stuff happens. Anything your imagination can cook up you can do. No studio (or client) to stop your ideas… We need independent cinema - and festivals honor and support this…
As a filmmaker, what lengths have you gone to to achieve getting a shot, delivering a performance, or producing a scene?
I’ve been acting in some of our own films, the most painful experience – not only for the audience but also for me…
What's next for you as a filmmaker?
Another horror picture… a slasher with lotsa kills and a twist… or a werewolf comedy…
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