Laurits Munch-Petersen

July 19, 1973 — Copenhagen, Denmark

Born on July 19, 1973, in Copenhagen, Denmark, Laurits Munch-Petersen is a Danish film director. He graduated from the National Film School of Denmark in 2003 with his diploma film Between Us (Mellem os), which won 13 international film awards, including a Student Academy Award (Oscar) for Best Foreign-Language Student Film in 2004. Munch-Petersen has directed several feature films, including Ambulance (2005), which was remade in Hollywood by director Michael Bay in 2021. He is the son of designer Ursula Munch-Petersen and painter Erik Hagens, and the grandson of painter and poet Gustaf Munch-Petersen.