Career
He was one of the founders and practitioners of the Dogme95 project, for creating films without artificial technology or techniques. Kragh-Jacobsen started out as a popular musician in Denmark, before attending film school in Prague. After returning to Denmark, he directed and co-wrote television productions.
He became one of the developers of the avant-garde film-making project Dogme95, based on creating films based only on reality, without artificial lighting and technology.
His first feature film was Wanna See My Beautiful Navel? (1978). This was followed by the successful Rubber Tarzan (1981), Thunderbirds (1983), Emma"s Shadow (1988), Shower of Gold (1988), The Boys from Saint Petri (1991), The Island on Bird Street (1997), and his international break-through, dogme Number.
3 Mifune"s Last Song (1999), and Skagerrak (2003). Skagerrak was entered into the 25th Moscow International Film Festival.
He has done some commercials and Danish/Swedish television series.
The Boys from Saint Petri was screened out of competition at the 1992 Cannes Film Festival. Kragh-Jacobsen is married to musician Cæcilie Nordgreen.