Kim Magnusson is a Danish producer and multi-Oscar® winner, best known for his work in short film and Nordic cinema. He is the founder of M&M Productions, with over 160 producing credits including I Kill Giants (2017), Men & Chicken (2015), and The End (2024) by Joshua Oppenheimer. Kim is a former chairman of both the Danish Film Academy and Producers Association - he has worked with Netflix, 20th Century Fox, and also co-founded Scandinavian Film Distribution.

In this chat with Charlotte Matheson, Kim talks about the qualities of short films compared to features, and why a director should never try to make an ‘Oscar-film’.