Nikolaj Viborg, co-founder of
Eight Pictures

Nikolaj Viborg is a Danish documentary director, cinematographer, and editor whose work has received several major awards. His documentary 69 won the Danish Dox Award (CPH:DOX), the Audience Award (CPH:DOX), and the New Nordic Voices Award (Nordic Panorama), and was nominated for the Amnesty Awards. He has also been nominated for the Cavling Prize, the Danish Journalist Award, and the Danish TV Award. He has worked in conflict areas such as Afghanistan, Somalia, Lebanon, Ethiopia and Ukraine.

nikolaj@eightpictures.dk

Laurits Nansen, co-founder of
Eight Pictures

Laurits Nansen is a Danish director, cinematographer, and journalist who has directed and filmed several critically acclaimed documentary films in Denmark and abroad. His documentary film Cambodian Beer Dreams was nominated for the FACT:AWARD at CPH:DOX in 2026. He has received awards from the Association of Investigative Journalists (FUJ) and the European Commission, and has been nominated for the Danish Journalist Award, the Cavling Prize, the Danish TV Award, and the Danish Film Award, Robert Prisen.

laurits@eightpictures.dk