The pursuit of greatness.

My contribution - executive producer and production management.

Salmon: Short film.

About - Salmon is a graduation film from the Danish film school Super8.

Runtime: 23 min.
Format: Digital - 1.66:1
Language: Danish/English/Swedish

Concept - Salmon is a fictional short film that follows August, a young chef with ambitious aspirations, as he gets a shot at working in a top-tier Nordic Michelin restaurant. With the eccentric and uncompromising head chef, André, constantly pushing him to his limits, August must perform flawlessly under immense pressure. However, his fear of failure and desire to meet high expectations lead him to conceal his mistakes, ultimately resulting in disastrous consequences. The film explores the cutthroat world of competitive Nordic kitchens, where the constant threat of replacement looms over every aspiring chef's pursuit of greatness.

Full length.

Cast

August – Lucas Lynggaard

André – Kasper Leisner

Rina – Dia Jovanovic

James – Victor Hugo

Ida – Clara Herman

Mathias – Bertram Ask Plauborg

Chef 1 – Thomas Gotterup

Chef 2 – Elyas Benaouisse

Chef 3 – Signý Kristinsdóttir

Chef 4 – Josefine Verstegen Holdt

Chef 5 – Roland Volkov

Chef 6 – Kristoffer Bach Lauridsen

Chef 7 – Tobias Gilbert Bjørnbak Vorting

Chef 8 – Mariana Awela

Chef 9 – Thomas Backhausen

Head waiter – Colin Thunderstrike Sutherland

Waiter 1 - Thomas Scott Palmer

Waitress 2 – Celine-Amalie Boesen

Sommelier 1 – Frantz Dupuis

Sommelier 2 – Iara Almeida Hansen

Prep Cook 1 – Marie Kjærulff-Jørgensen

Prep Cook 2 – Amalie Biltoft

Prep Cook 3 – Emma Marie Søgaard

Prep Cook 4 – Isak Friborg

Prep Cook 5 – Magnus Lisbjerg

Prep Cook 6 – Thomas Raben Levetzau

Crew

A film by Reprise

Director and screenwriter – Mattis Heurlin

Executive Producer – Pelle Axel von Schantz Iversen & Karoline Jørgensen

DOP – Milan Bjørnild

Line Producer – Annika Lassen

Gaffer – Leonardo Bosetti

Best boy – Sebastian Stigsby

1st AC – Oskar Degn Hald & Erik Hertel

2nd AC – Simon Lindskrone

Sound mixer and designer – Andreas Hayden

Boom operator – Thea Nyboe

Set design – Sune Hansen

Set design assistant – Marie Gøtzsche

Costume design – Genevieve Sztuk

Production manager – Ida Østrup

SFX Make-up – Martin Hansen

Gastronomic consultant – Bertram Ask Plauborg & Anders Damgaard

Editors – Mattis Huus Heurlin & Milan Bjørnild

Colorist – Milan Bjørnild

Orginal music - Eigil Pock-Steen Jørgensen

Licensed Music – Upright Music

BTS - Sebastian Stigsby

Funds

Nordisk Film Fond

Dansk Skuespillerforbund

Producent Rettigheder Danmark

Special thanks to

ÅBEN / Danish Craft Brewery

Copenhagen Hospitality College

Holy Ravioli

Catering 4U

Timm Vladimir Kitchen

Only Rental

Trust Rental

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