Clemens Tolstrup (b. 2000) is a Danish cinematographer specializing in fiction filmmaking. With a passion for visual storytelling that began at the age of 13 through photography, Clemens transitioned into cinematography and has since been dedicated to mastering his craft.
After studying at The European Film College in 2021-2022, where he refined his skills in cinematography and filmmaking, Clemens has worked as a freelance cinematographer on a variety of projects. His focus lies in crafting visually compelling narratives for fiction films, while his experience extends to commercial campaigns and documentaries.
His focus is to combine creativity with technical expertise to create visuals that bring stories to life.
FILMOGRAPHY (SELECTED WORK)
AWARDED
WINNER 2024, BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
for the short film "Salmon kirken"
at Odense Film Festival - The NEXT film festival.
DANSK FILMFOTOGRAFISK FORBUND-PRISEN
Cinematography:
CURRENTLY: "Ruins" - Short film - Dop Clemens Tolstrup
Dir. Karl T. Toft. - Producer Zille Kiefer
09/2024 - UNDERTRYK - Short film - DOP Clemens Tolstrup (+colorgrader)
Dir. Karl T. Toft. - Producer. Millie Grøndal.
w. Tall&Small, Manafilm, 25Hour, MJR Productions.
(SELECTED FOR "DOGME24", Odense Film Festival)
07/2024 (post production): "Aðeins Kona", Short film - DOP. Clemens Tolstrup
Dir. Soffía Mjöll Thamdrup - Producer. Mads Friis Becquet
08/2024 (post production): ""GROUND GAME" - MMA Documentary - DOP. Clemens Tolstrup
Dir. Emil Mølgaard Hansen. - Producer. Thea Outzen
07/2024 Dansk Ungdoms Fællesråd - Commercial - DOP Clemens Tolstrup.
Dir. Nikolai Du. - Productiom w. CurbCPH.
06/2024 - Jabra headphones - Commercial - DOP. Clemens Tolstrup
Dir. Karl T. Toft. - w. 25H Productions
06/2024 - SAMZ SWITCHIN' - Music Video - DOP. Clemens Tolstrup (+colorgrader)
Dir. Nikolai Du. - Production CurbCPH, w. G-Schock Casio -
Artist: SAMZ
03/2024 - ATMOS - Camera to cloud - Commercial - DOP. Clemens Tolstrup
Dir. Nikolai Du. - Production 25hour - w. Fokus Nordic
11/2023 - Salomon Kirken - Short film - DOP Clemens Tolstrup
Dir. Emil Eg Guldfeldt, Producer: Nicolai Lennart Larsson,
w, Odense Teater
WINNER 2024, BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY, at Odense Film Festival - The NEXT film festival. (DANSK FILMFOTOGRAFISK FORBUND-PRISEN)
09/2023 - Wanzom Clothing - Commercial - DOP. Clemens Tolstrup
Dir. Nikolai Du - Production Wanzom Clothing.
09/2023 - Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners - Commercial
DOP. Clemens Tolstrup - with CurbCPH
08/2023 - CPH Fashion Week - Commercial - SKALL
DOP. Clemens Tolstrup - with CurbCPH
06/2023 - Samz Introduction - Music Video - DOP. Clemens Tolstrup
Dir. Nikolai Du - Artist. Samz - Production. Wanzom Clothing.
11/2023 - Et Glimt - Art Project - Short film
DOP. Clemens Tolstrup
10/2022 - Københavns Melankoli - Short film
- Dir. Valdemar Dannemand
05/2022 - Frugt - short film
- DOP. Clemens Tolstrup
Dir. Karl T. Toft. - Production. The European Film College
Assistant:
01/2024 - Music video - Light Assistant
Artist. Mads Langer & Gobs - w. CurbCPH
09/2023 - Kollegiet - Tv-Series Pilot - Light Assistent
Dir. Kasper Møller Rask - DOP Jonas Bech, Production: Rylan
09/2023 - Træerne vokser ikke ind i himlen - Short film - Light Assistent
Director: Alexander Meineche, DOP: Valentin Christensen, Production: Ella Lydholm
05/2023 - Familier som vores - VAT - featurefilm
Dir. Thomas Vinterberg, DOP: Manuel Claro, Production: Zentropa
11/2022 - Tryg - Light assistant - commercial
Dir: Stefan Pflug, DOP: Rasmus Hasle
08/2022 - OMNI - 1st camera assistant - short film
Dir. Simon Tei, DOP. Karl Haugan de Neergaard - Production: Super8
08/2022 - Ripple - 2nd camera Assistant - feature film
Dir. Joey Moe, DOP. Karl Haugan de Neergaard & Søren Weper
Production: Kelope Pictures & Super8
07/2022 - Here at the end of all things - 1st camera Assistant - (Music video, Foxwedding)
DOP: Karl Haugan de Neergaard - Director: Jonatan Egholm Keis - Production: Newland