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name: "Lars Skree"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/lars-skree"
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tmdb_id: 98071
wikidata_id: "Q20978690"
roles: ["Cinematographer"]
born: "1 January 1955"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 88
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-09-24T01:31:46.691985+00:00"
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# Lars Skree

## Identity

Lars Skree

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/lars-skree
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** lars-skree
- **IMDb ID:** nm1053258
- **TMDB ID:** 98071
- **Wikidata ID:** Q20978690
- **Same entity:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20978690, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1053258/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/98071

Cinematographer. Born 1 January 1955.

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer
- **Born:** 1 January 1955
- **Active:** 2012–present
- **Also known as:** skree
- **Frequently works with:** [Joshua Oppenheimer](https://film.one/person/joshua-oppenheimer.md)
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20978690, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1053258/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/98071

## Streaming the US now

- **The Roku Channel:** [*The Act of Killing*](https://film.one/film/the-act-of-killing.md) (88)

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## Biography

Lars Skree is a Danish cinematographer. He graduated as Director of Photography from the National Film School of Denmark in 1997.

His credits include *The Act of Killing* (2012) and *The Look of Silence* (2014), both directed by Joshua Oppenheimer, *Armadillo* (2010) and *Generation Wealth* (2018). He has also worked on *Cold Case Hammarskjöld* (2019) and *Into the Deep: The Submarine Murder Case* (2020).

Skree received the Bodil Prize for Best Cinematography for *Armadillo* in 2011, the Golden Frog at Camerimage for *The Look of Silence* in 2015, a Sundance Cinematography Award for *Putin's Kiss* in 2012, and the Roos Award in 2010.

*Sources: idfa.nl, shotonwhat.com, da.wikipedia.org, dfi.dk, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *The Look of Silence* (2014), Fi1m 87, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/the-look-of-silence.md)
- *The Act of Killing* (2012), Fi1m 88, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/the-act-of-killing.md)

## Complete filmography (30)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Phantoms of the Sierra Madre* (2024), Director of Photography
- *The Romantics* (2023), series, Director of Photography
- *Simple as Water* (2021), Director of Photography
- *The Red Ring* (2021), Director of Photography
- *The Hunt for Gaddafi's Billions* (2020), Director of Photography
- *Into the Deep: The Submarine Murder Case* (2020), Director of Photography
- *Winter Journey* (2019), Director of Photography
- *The Kingmaker* (2019), Director of Photography
- *Our Godfather* (2019), Director of Photography
- *Cold Case Hammarskjöld* (2019), Additional Photography
- *Generation Wealth* (2018), Director of Photography
- *Golden Dawn Girls* (2018), Director of Photography
- *The Price of Free* (2018), Director of Photography
- *Pornocracy: The New Sex Multinationals* (2017), Camera Operator
- *Dream Empire* (2016), Director of Photography
- *How to Meet a Mermaid* (2016), Director of Photography
- *Graine de champion* (2016), Director of Photography
- *Walk with Me* (2016), Director of Photography
- *The Look of Silence* (2014), Director of Photography — Fi1m 87, [page](https://film.one/film/the-look-of-silence.md)
- *Chikara - The Sumo Wrestler's Son* (2013), Director of Photography
- *Max Embarrassment at Roskilde* (2012), Director of Photography
- *The Act of Killing* (2012), Director of Photography — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/the-act-of-killing.md)
- *Anstalten* (2011), series, Director of Photography
- *Max Embarrasing 2* (2011), Director of Photography
- *Armadillo* (2010), Director of Photography
- *Max Embarrassment* (2008), Director of Photography
- *Baby* (2003), Director of Photography
- *One-Hand Clapping* (2001), Director of Photography
- *Tom Merritt* (1999), Director of Photography
- *Løsladt - Henrik tur/retur* (1997), Director of Photography

## Awards

### Other awards — 1 won

- Bodil Award for Best Cinematographer 2011: Bodil Award for Best Cinematographer (won), for *Armadillo*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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