Spring 2023

Working on an intimate and hopefully ongoing series of livesessions. Starting out with Ohland and Jacob Aksglæde at BAADEN.

I Directed, Shot & Cut a new travelseries with Danish “Her Går Det Godt” podcast pioneers Esben & Peter.

October 2022

Photoshoot for Danish film magazine EKKO (in print) with legendary actor Udo Kier in his Palm Springs home. Udo is starring in Lars Von Triers, RIGET III.

Google Denmark launches the Pixel 7 phone and Curbside Stories covers the launch for a visual campaign…

September 2022

I Directed, Shot & Cut a fun little video for Heino Hansen – Danish Comedian of the Year 2022.

May 2022

New video Directed, Shot & Cut for CALBY – worry about the money

March 2022

Solo art exhibition “FENCES” at former mental hospital

– Augustenborg Projects

July 2021

I Directed the video for the official Dansih Olympic Games song “Vi KOmmer Alle et Sted fra” by Carpark North & The DR’s Girls Choir.


Summer 2021

6 short stories for Politiken and Wonderfull Copenhagen

JANUARY 2021

Had a lot of fun doing 3 little spots for KRÆFTENS BEKÆMPELSE. Your support is so important and the films tell you why…

https://fb.watch/3POOdubdzW/ 

FALL 2020

7 Years of Lukas Graham

is getting a ton of attention in the press.

– 6 stars in favourite music magazine Gaffa and is also nominated at the Danish Academy Awards (Robert Prisen) for Documentary of the Year.

The Film is the best selling Danish Cinema documentary in 9 years even though the Covid19 restrictions gets in our way half way through the theater ride…

SEPTEMBER 2020

Soundvenue is the first media to publish our trailer for

7 YEARS of LUKAS GRAHAM


SOUNDVENUE article

SUMMER 2020

Directed, shot and cut this piece for UNICEF and Superstar Oh Land.

LINK TO VIDEO

FEBRUARY 2020

Presented upcoming Lukas Graham feature documentary

at a press conference in Cinemateket CPH

So its now official…

FALL 2019

I’m now rep’ed by THIRSTY FILM

among a fine selection of artists

in Copenhagen

OCTOBER 2019

My Music video for Lukas Graham “Not a Damn Thing Changed
is nominated at The TRUE AWARDS 2019

Very Honored!

May 2019

After much consideration I have decided to treat my 20 years of stills as art

and have put prints up for sale at SaatchiArt.com

They’re all printet on fine art matte paper

March 2019

I’ve shot a ton of these Inkounters for Tattoodo.com

and they’re always interesting to do. These last ones also work as adds for…

4 great short stories right here…

January 2019

3 Weeks shoot in Mexico City, Oaxaca, Sayulita and Palenque, Mexico is done!

Another travel series with Peter and Esben under the belt and in for post. Should be out on Xee.dk within a few months.

October 2018

New video I Directed for Lukas Graham and WBR Music

NOT A DAMN THING CHANGED

is finally out

Directed and Written by René Sascha Johannsen

S I M O N   T A L B O T

Make Denmark Great Again

I Directed the Documentary part of Danish Comedian Simon Talbots stand up show.

It features him on his quest around the LA comedy scene trying to make his way in.

watch trailer her : 

August 2018

Earlier this year I spent 3 weeks in China or more specific:

Shanghai, Shaolin, Shenzen and Hongkong, shooting yet another travel documentary

with my favourite travel partners Esben and Peter. This time for Yousee.dk.

The 8 episodes are now online

MARCH 2018

I DOP’ed and Visual produced

The Tattoo Shop Produced by Drive Studios for FACEBOOK WATCH

a really fun experience where I got to hire my favourite operators

Adam Jandrup, Conci Althouse and Benjamin Kirk to lift it all to next level

WATCH FULL SHOW HERE

January 2018

My Homeless story on Nadia Shila from East Los Angeles

aired on DR3 this weekend and is now online…

December 2017

Ending the year like…

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

November 2017

I Directed, shot and cut a promotional video for Office Magazine and Super Sunglasses.

Hypebeast likes it…

https://hypebeast.com/2017/11/office-super-sunglasses-video-ian-isiah

August 2017

My Story on Denim Guru Piero Turk for Carlsberg

produced by DRIVE Studios is finally out

July 2017

My still series for Dynaudio of WeHo based producer Shlomo is up here –

and

– the first episodes I shot for the #CarlsbergHistory documentary series are finally out.

Here’s the story of Canadian Superman Sebastian Sasseville

(framegrab by René Sascha Johannsen)

June 2017

I’m shooting an upcoming commercial doc series for Carlsberg in Canada, California, etc

and this shot is from Venice, Italy of super cool Denim Guru Pierro Turk in his work space

#CarlsbergHistory

March 2017

My stills of Stephen Kings-The Mist-showrunner-Christian Torpe

is printed in EKKO film mag

On top of The Mist

(see more stills at the main page)

December 2016

From Huffington Post

November 2016

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October 2016

Shredderslodge.com made a pretty long intw with

René Sascha Johannsen

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September 2016

I went to Eindhoven with Drive Media and Ami James (From Miami Ink)

to shoot the spiritual ceremony of Greg Orie handing over his legendary shop.

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Also in September

I followed Lukas Graham and co on the road on and off for months during 2016.

From some of that footage we put this tour collage together to the track

TAKE THE WORLD BY STORM

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shot and directed by RENÈ SASCHA JOHANNSEN

edited by NICOLAJ MONBERG

colors by LASSE MARCUSSEN / CAMEO

July 2016

Episode 5 and 6 of the Lukas Graham documentary drop and are mentioned in more major newspapers

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April 2016

René Sascha Johannsen is now officially rep’ed by Black Dog Films in the US

René Sascha Johannsen joins Black Dog

March 2016

According to Danish newspaper Politiken

Lukas Graham’s song 7 Years is now officially the biggest hit in Danish history.

I did the video (now with 50 mio hits on youtube)

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March 2016

My still shot of Quim Cardona is featured in a

New York Review of Books article

about modern skateboarding…

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December 2015

LUKAS GRAHAM 7 YEARS

Music video Directed by René Sascha Johannsen for Warner is out

1 mio hits within the first month

(hit 800 mio!!!! in 2019)

October 2015

LUKAS GRAHAM

Music video and EPK by René Sascha Johannsen is now out in the US through

WARNER CHAPEL MUSIC:

MAMA SAID – MUSIC VIDEO

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and

EPK – 2 years in Lukas’ life cut down to 5 min’s

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March 2015:

(LONG) INTERVIEW WITH RENÉ SASCHA JOHANNSEN IN NOMADIC PRESS:

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Link: http://www.nomadicpress.org/interviews/renesaschajohannsen

January 2015:

THE WOLFPACK

Wins various awards among them

The Grand Jury Documentary prize

at The Sundance Filmfestival 2015

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