
Simon Lereng Wilmont
Born in Copenhagen, Denmark, Simon graduated as a Documentary Film Director from The National Film School of Denmark in 2009. He is known for both The Distant Barking of Dogs and his most recent feature documentary film A House Made Of Splinters, which among other international film festival awards won the Best Directing award at Sundance film Festival (2022), and was nominated for an Oscar (2023). A House Made Of Splinters was also nominated for a European Film Academy award for Best Documentary (2022); for Best Director, Best Cinematography and Best Documentary film at IDA (2022), and Best Documentary at Independent Spirit Award (2023).