PETER RINGGAARD
Peter Ringgaard Dronningens Tværgade 8B 1302 Copenhagen OE Denmark
Sukhumvit soi 18, 1010 Bangkok Klongtoey Thailand
Mob dk 45 23394810
Mob th 66 (0) 822148753
peter.ringgaard@gmail.com
SELECTED
Educated at the Royal academy of Fine arts in Copenhagen.
Educated as a director at the Danish Filmschool.
Directed about 100 commercials worldwide. Some award winning.
Directed/written/edited back to back more than 200 documentaries in all parts of the world.
Europe, South East Asia, The Middle East, Morocco, South America, Central America, Mexico, Japan, China, USA.
For NatGeo, Discovery, Blue Ant, Off The Fence, BBC, DR, TV2, Japan tv, China tv, German TV a.o.
Selected productions
MYSTERIES OF THE MEKONG. (10 part 1 hour tv series for Blue Ant US. Shot in China, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand,
Myanmar and Vietnam)
WILD THAILAND (Award winning tv series for NatGeo)
DESTINATION MYANMAR (one off, 1 hour with Off the Fence)
DESTINATION CHINA (2 part, 1 hour series with Off the Fence)
LIVING WITH SPIRITS (2 part, 1 hour series with Off the Fence ) Set in Thailand, Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos and Vitnam)
COPS (Award winning 5 part tv series. Shot in Thailand, USA, Peru, Brazil and Denmark) (tv2, Discovery ao)
Directed and written 5 feature films. A.o. the award winning A CORNER of PARADISE.
Shot in Sweden, Denmark, Costa Rica and Mexico with a.o. Hollywood stars Penelope Cruz, John Savage and Miquel Sandoval.
Shown at numerous festivals in Europe, The United States and South America.
Received a first prize at The Cuban International Festival, a price in Italy and several other prizes worldwide.
Sold to 40 countries worldwide. Turn right at the Yellow dog, Truckdriver, New Toys and Gilgamesh.
Produced the award winning THE DAUGHTER OF THE PUMA based on the life of the Nobel prize winner Rigoberta Menchus life.
Shot in Mexico. Chiapas. Winner of 15 international awards and sold to numerous countries worldwide.
Directed by Ulf Hultberg and Åsa Faringer.
Founded and have been owner and CEO of a film and television company, Domino Film,
which in 3 years became the second largest production company in the country with 50
employees and 350 freelancers a year, producing around 200 hours of television and films
each year. After 5 years sold the company to MTV Sweden.
Was then headhunted to be in charge and CEO of the Scandinavian part of the world’s biggest tv- production company, Endemol.
Worked and lived for 5 years in Bahrain/Middle East, directing/producing about 100
documentaries and corporate videos for the Kings new monument – Bahrain National Charter
Monument – in Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Dubai As well as writing/directing a TV- feature
depicting the life of GILGAMESH - set in Morocco. By the newspaper Politiken called the
biggest culture export in DK with a 25 mill US budget.
Since 2020 full time artist. Paintings and wooden sculpture with studios in Copenhagen and Chiang Mai/Thailand.
Shows
Charlottenborg, Copenhagen
Tranquebar, Copenhagen
Galleri Fusion, Vejle
ATTASIT CONTEMPORARY ART GALLERY , Bangkok
Opening soon: Barcelona, Lisboa, Dubai, NY.