PROFILE / JOACHIM FJELSTRUP
Acting Is the Ultimate Freedom
Straight out of acting school he landed a starring role in the major Danish feature Itsi Bitsi and a place of honour as Shooting Star in Berlin. Things are moving quickly for Joachim Fjelstrup. Indeed, the 27-year-old rising star is an actor who knows what he can do and what he wants with his craft.
Itsi Bitsi Photo: Nikola Predovic
Shooting Star / Berlinale 2015
“Joachim couldn’t have made a better feature film debut than Itsi Bitsi – as real-life beatnik rocker Eik Skaløe he is simply captivating, bringing out all the elements of a man whose tragically short, tormented life was nevertheless brightened by love, laughter and head-on rock’n’roll excitement.” Shooting Stars Jury motivates its choice of Joachim Fjelstrup
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FILM | Berlin Issue 2015