Christian Braad Thomsen

Christian Braad Thomsen (f. 1940) er filminstruktør, filmproducent og debuterede som forfatter i 1971. Han er uddannet fra Den Danske Filmskole, har været direktør for Odense Film Festival og medlem af Statens Kunstfonds repræsentantskab. I 1991 kom han på Kulturministeriets livsvarige ydelse.

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