Director, Jonas Arnby has worked in the film industry since 1994. In 1995, he started directing award-winning music videos, commercials and short fiction. He quickly established himself as one of the most successful Danish commercial directors, winning many commercial awards for his work. Including Eurobest, Mobius, Clio and Cannes Lion. He is a graduate of the alternative Danish film school, Super16 in 2004 and attended the London School of Media, Department of Film & Television. Jonas Arnby’s first feature film, “When Animals Dream” was selected for Cannes’ Critics Week in 2014 and after 30+ festivals, among those Sydney Int. FF, London Int. FF and Fantasia Int. FF, “When Animals Dream” was nominated for 11 Danish “Academy Awards”, and Danish “Golden Globes Awards” including 3 wins. “When Animals Dream” was also awarded the Camera image Award for “Best Cinematography Debut” in December 2014. French sales agent Gaumont International sold “When Animals Dream” to 20+ territories including to the US to RADiUS-TWC. The film opened to great national and international reviews, placing Jonas firmly on the map as a director to watch from websites such as Deadline.com and Indiewire. Jonas is also co-founder of Circus Alphaville.
For fiction projects Jonas is currently represented by Grandview.