Jonas Colstrup DENMARK
Colstrup is an accomplished composer, musician and producer who has mostly written for film. He has released several soundtrack albums, including two with the late Jóhann Jóhannsson. 

Some of his most noticeable work includes composition of the score for Jehane Noujaim’s ‘Al midan /The Square’, (2013) which won the 2013 Sundance Film Festival Audience Award for World Cinema in documentary, garnered three Emmys, and was nominated for a 2014 Academy Award; and his score for Katrine Philp ‘s ‘False confessions’ (2018) awarded him the Danish Carl Prisen in 2020. 

Colstrup also composed the score for the Swedish film ‘Tigers’ (2020) which earned numerous awards and became Swedens submission for the Oscars 2021. Lately he has won claim for his score for Maria Frederikssons Feature documentary ‘Miraklet i Gullspång’ (2023) and of course, ‘Quislings siste dager’ (2024), which has nominated him for HARPA 2026. 
As an extension of his diverse work as a film composer, Colstrup is also a recording artist and in 2022 he released his sophomore album ‘At The Crest’ on the Berlin based label 7K! with music divided into eight movements for full orchestra, choir and various soloists gaining the nomination for ’Best Classical Record’ at the American independent music award the ‘2023 Libera Awards’.
HARPA nominated 2026 for his score for Erik Poppe’s (NO) ‘Quislings siste dager’
Jonas Colstrup has composed an exceptionally atmospheric and bold score for Erik Poppe’s film ‘Quislings siste dager’ which elevates the drama and keeps the narrative in constant tension – even in silence. The orchestral expression is varied yet deliberately restrained, allowing space for reflection. The music is unsettling, expressive, and unsentimental, carried by a fateful energy that slowly draws the story towards the inevitable. The abstract and tonal elements are well balanced, enhancing the film’s complexity and underlying tragedy with remarkable artistic precision.

Danish jury: Anne Østerud, editor, Charlotte Sieling, filmdirector, Lone Scherfig, filmdirector