B. 1988 (Denmark)
@ williamwivel@gmail.com / +45 29 73 38 39 / @Vimeo / @Instagram
William Andreas Wivel is a Danish born filmmaker, based in Copenhagen. He received his MA in Film Science from the University of Copenhagen with a thesis on feministic film aesthetics and later graduated from The National Film School of Denmark as Documentary Director. Wivel’s work has an essayistic approach to storytelling and combines strong visuals with in-depth character studies. His graduation film SAYŌNARA was an Ammodo Tiger Short Nominee at IFFR (2020) and selected for EMAF, Rencontres Internationales Paris/Berlin and RIDM amongst others. His film VANITAS, a collaboration with visual artist Jules Fischer, was selected for CPH DOX (2023) and installed at the National Museum of Arts in Denmark. The Garden Caretaker, co-directed with Natalia Ciepiel, was screened at this years CPH:DOX (2025). Finally his latest film, EYE TROUBLE, was just completed, and hence is in this regard, his personal debut film.
- EYE TROUBLE (2025)
- AVGANG’25 (2025)
- THE GARDEN CARETAKER (2024)
- AVGANG AFGANG AVGÅNG (2024)
- A DINNER SITUATION / TROLLS DO CALL ME (2023)
- VANITAS (2022)
- THE FOOLS JOURNEY (2021 + 2023)
- SAYŌNARA (2019)
- ABRIKOS, BERGAMOT, CITRON (2018)
- SORGSYSTEMER (2017)
- FIRE, FEM, SEKS, SYV, OTTO (2016)
- PRÆLUDIUM (2014)
- 23°32’50’’S/46°38’09’’W (2014)
Commercial work in collaboration with institutions: Glyptoteket, Fuglsagn Museum, Nivaagaard Malerisamling, NXT Media Art Rebellion, Institut for Menneskerettigheder, Fix & Foxy, Roskilde Festival, Den Fire Udstillingsbygning - examples upon request
EDUCATION
The National Film School of Denmark (2015-2019)
Documentary Director
University of Copenhagen (2012-2014)
MA Filmscience Thesis: Feminist Film Aesthetics
Exchange program at cultural institute in Rio de Janeiro + São Paulo Film School
University of Copenhagen (2008-2012)
BA Danish Language and Literature
Exchange at Humboldt Universität zu Berlin (2011)
RESIDENCIES & WORK
Filmkunstskolen i Kabelvåg (2021-)
Guest lecturer
Filmkunstskolen i Kabelvåg (2024+2025)
Curator BFA-degree final exhibition
Snow Globe (2025)
Directors assistent w. Maria Bäck Brave New Love
Københavns Kunstskole (2022-)
Director Film course
Roskilde Festival Højskole (2022-2024)
Teacher Film course
Script Circle (2022)
Participant with Atlas
Danish Film Directors (2022)
Production grant, Eye Trouble
Katastroph Film (2021-)
Filmcollective w. Barbara Bohr and Sybilla Tuxen
The National Film School of Denmark (2020/2021)
Teacher Film as language
New Danish Screen (2020)
Director Until You Move Nothing Moves
Danish Arts Foundation (2019)
Travel grant, Tunis, Ruins
CPH:DOX (2018)
Moderator
Roskilde Festival (2018+2019)
Art videos
Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (2017) /16mm
Artist on visit, Idella Foundation
Film for Artist (2016) / 16mm
Artscape Gibraltar Point, Canada
Copenhagen Short Film Festival (2014-2016)
Programme Director
São Paulo Film School (2014)
Film course
Danish Cultural Institute,
Rio de Janeiro (2013)
Leader and curator at film festival Hemisfério