Mikael Colville-Andersen
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Mikael Colville-Andersen (born 29 January 1968) is a Danish-Canadian filmmaker, photographer and urban mobility expert with Copenhagenize Consulting.
As a director, his debut feature film, Zakka West (2003), premiered at the Copenhagen International Film Festival
. He has written and directed several short films, including the award-winning short Breaking Up (1999) and founded the first pan-European organisation for screenwriters - Euroscreenwriters - in 1997.
As producer for the The Danish Broadcasting Corporation (DR) bicentenary website for Hans Christian Andersen
, he and his team won the Prix Italia
award at the Radiotelevisione Italiana 57th Prix Italia for Best Website.
He is most known for his photography
and bicycle advocacy with the Cycle chic
movement that started with the Copenhagen Cycle Chic streetstyle blog, and has been called The Sartorialist on Two Wheels by The Guardian
, as well as The Pope of Urban Cycling by La Presse
. He coined the phrase Cycle Chic
in 2007 , as well as the word Copenhagenize in the same year.
As a director, his debut feature film, Zakka West (2003), premiered at the Copenhagen International Film Festival
Copenhagen International Film Festival
Copenhagen International Film Festival is a film festival held in Copenhagen, Denmark. It was first held in 2003, and is held annually. The main award at the Copenhagen International Film Festival is the Golden Swan, which will be awarded for Best Film, Best Director, Best Actress, Best Actor, Best...
. He has written and directed several short films, including the award-winning short Breaking Up (1999) and founded the first pan-European organisation for screenwriters - Euroscreenwriters - in 1997.
As producer for the The Danish Broadcasting Corporation (DR) bicentenary website for Hans Christian Andersen
Hans Christian Andersen
Hans Christian Andersen was a Danish author, fairy tale writer, and poet noted for his children's stories. These include "The Steadfast Tin Soldier," "The Snow Queen," "The Little Mermaid," "Thumbelina," "The Little Match Girl," and "The Ugly Duckling."...
, he and his team won the Prix Italia
Prix Italia
The Prix Italia is an international Italian television, radio-broadcasting and Website award. It was established in 1948 by RAI - Radiotelevisione Italiana in Capri...
award at the Radiotelevisione Italiana 57th Prix Italia for Best Website.
He is most known for his photography
Photography
Photography is the art, science and practice of creating durable images by recording light or other electromagnetic radiation, either electronically by means of an image sensor or chemically by means of a light-sensitive material such as photographic film...
and bicycle advocacy with the Cycle chic
Cycle chic
Today Cycle chic or bicycle chic refers to cycling in fashionable everyday clothes. The phrase Cycle Chic was coined by Mikael Colville-Andersen in Copenhagen, Denmark in 2007 as the name of a fashion blog featuring cyclists - Copenhagen Cycle Chic. The fashion concept developed in popular...
movement that started with the Copenhagen Cycle Chic streetstyle blog, and has been called The Sartorialist on Two Wheels by The Guardian
The Guardian
The Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format...
, as well as The Pope of Urban Cycling by La Presse
La Presse
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. He coined the phrase Cycle Chic
Cycle chic
Today Cycle chic or bicycle chic refers to cycling in fashionable everyday clothes. The phrase Cycle Chic was coined by Mikael Colville-Andersen in Copenhagen, Denmark in 2007 as the name of a fashion blog featuring cyclists - Copenhagen Cycle Chic. The fashion concept developed in popular...
in 2007 , as well as the word Copenhagenize in the same year.
External links
- InFrame.tv, Mikael Colville-Andersen talks Cycle Chic"
- Copenhagen Cycle Chic
- Copenhagenize.com
- Copenhagenize Consulting
- Euroscreenwriters
- Hans Christian Andersen Bicentenary Website
- Colville-Andersen on SlowTV, State of Design 2010 Festival, Melbourne, July 2010