William Andreas Wivel
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.


  1. AVGANG’25 (2025)
  2. EYE TROUBLE (2025)
  3. THE GARDEN CARETAKER (2024)
  4. AVGANG AFGANG AVGÅNG (2024)
  5. A DINNER SITUATION / TROLLS DO CALL ME (2023)
  6. VANITAS (2022)
  7. THE FOOLS JOURNEY (2021 + 2023)
  8. SAYŌNARA (2019)
  9. ABRIKOS, BERGAMOT, CITRON (2018)
  10. SORGSYSTEMER (2017)
  11. FIRE, FEM, SEKS, SYV, OTTO (2016)
  12. PRÆLUDIUM (2014)
  13. 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


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

Script Circle
(2022)
Participant with Atlas


The National Film School
of Denmark
(2020/2021)

Teacher Film as language


New Danish Screen (2020)
Director Until You Move Nothing Moves

Danish Film Directors
Production grant, Eye Trouble

Danish Arts Foundation (2019)
Travel grant, Tunis, Ruins

CPH:DOX (2018)
Moderator

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