Ulaa Salim is the creative head of the Hyenas and has received numerous awards for his debut feature film 'Sons of Denmark'. Ulaa graduated as a film director from the National Film School of Denmark in 2017. Before film school, he earned a Bachelor's degree in Social Science while making films on the side. In 2024, For Eternity premiered - the big underwater sci-fi drama which was Ulaa's second feature film. He is currently working on his third film and is also a dedicated screenwriter, producer and mentor for younger talent.

Daniel is a Bornholm native and an entrepreneur - both with exclamation marks! He graduated as a producer from the National Film School of Denmark in 2017, also known as the year of legends. Since then, he has produced no less than 8 feature films and a TV series. In addition to being a producer, Daniel has several years of experience as a self-employed entrepreneur with a music festival and several businesses on his CV.

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Lisa Jespersen graduated from the National Film School of Denmark in the summer of 2017. Lisa has a special connection to the countryside and the people outside the city, and these are Lisa's main sources of inspiration. She received great praise and recognition for her debut feature film "Hvor kragerne vender", which won the Robert Award for Best Feature Film of the Year 2022. Lisa is currently working on her next project.

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Christian Bengtson graduated as a screenwriter at the Danish Film School in the summer of 2019. He is originally from Thisted, where people don't talk much about feelings and relationships, if you ask Christian himself. His home town in particular is the inspiration for many of his projects. Christian has written and directed several Robert nominated short films over the years. Most recently, his feature debut " Chrysanthemum was nominated for Best Feature Film of the Year 2023.

Malthe graduated as a director from The National Film School of Denmark in the summer of 2021. "100% skinned love", Malthe's graduation film from the film school, was selected for cinéfondation at the Cannes Festival in 2022. Malthe's first feature film illuminates the relationship between humans and animals, and will premiere shortly.

The animation group Gigis was born with the ambition to make people laugh and reflect on the topics it touches. Gigis started on YouTube and Facebook, where they have built a large fan base. With the main characters Hassan, Abdi, Musti and Ali, Gigis was created to give a voice to people who don't normally have a voice in the Danish media. The group has made the feature films BLOKHAVN and SHABHOLM, and the third in the series BROHR will soon be available in cinemas.

After leaving Super16 in 2012, Johan tumbles into the art world with the award-winning film installation 'Skammekrogen' from 2014, which subsequently travels the world. In the following years, Johan demonstrates new artistic heights with his works shown at everything between Cannes film festival and Copenhagen Contemporary. In 2021, Johan returns to his original love, fiction film, and has since been working doggedly to realise his cinema debut.

Laura is a trained dramaturg from Aarhus University with a postgraduate degree in script development from SDU. Hyæneshe has, in addition to her daily work in production, both produced her first short film and subsequently unfolded as a screenwriter. Laura is a walking acting handbook and always has a casting suggestion ready.
According to us, Laura is the best thing to come out of Funen since brunsviger.

Laura is the newest member of the Hyenas production team. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Film and Media Studies from the University of Copenhagen. She was born and raised on the rocky island of Bornholm, which is clearly reflected in her work ethic that is harder than Bornholm granite.

Keld Egelund is a trained materialist and has since 1991 established several Matas stores on Zealand and in Jutland. After the sale of Matas in 2007, Keld has joined a number of boards, as well as started and invested in various companies, including local newspapers, real estate, clothing stores, etc. Keld is a very skilled businessman, with an extremely good sense of numbers, reason, logic and certainly does not stand back if someone comes up with that good idea and has a penchant for building things from scratch.

Flemming Falk Hansen has about 25 years of solid experience from the media industry. Most recently as adm. Director of Lokalaviserne Østerbro and Amager A/S. In addition to this, Flemming holds a number of board positions primarily within media and sales. In addition to his involvement in Hyæne Film, he is currently working on new digital platforms for the dissemination of local news.

Juan is Hyæne Film's in-house costume designer and has been involved in every production the company has produced - from film school until now. Besides having a keen eye for costume design, Juan is also known for his youthful energy and recognizable hearty laugh.