Photo by Carsten Lundager, courtesy of Lauritzen Fonden.
We are so proud to share that on Sunday, 14 September, editor and Final Cut for Real co-founder Janus Billeskov Jansen received Lauritzen Fonden’s prestigious Backstage Prize for 2025!
Each year, Lauritzen Fonden presents the Lauritzen Prize to two Danish actors and also gives out three additional awards - including the Backstage Prize, which honours a behind-the-scenes talent in film, TV, or theatre whose work elevates actors’ performances, whether across a career or on a single production.
The recognition is accompanied by a DKK 100,000 grant, the jury gave the following statement:
“He is an editor directors turn to when the story has stalled and the knot needs untying. He makes others flourish - not with grand gestures, but with calm, precision, and an unshakable belief that the story is always more important than the ego.”
Huge congratulations to Janus from all of us at Final Cut for Real!
Read more about the Backstage Prize and this year’s awardees here.