- Jacob was born in Poland and grew up in Norway. He graduated from the producing program at The National Film School of Denmark in 2011.
In 2011, Jacob Jarek established the Copenhagen-based production company Profile Pictures.
Profile Pictures quickly reached a position as a successful and ambitious company, specializing in genre films and series with an artistic edge.
Among their films are several of Ali Abassi's films, including "Holy Spider" (2022) and "The Apprentice" (2024) , both selected for the main competition at Cannes. Jacob was also the producer of "Speak no evil" (2022) by director Christian Tafdrup, which premiered at Sundance and which was remade by Blumhouse and released by Universal in 2024.
In terms of TV-series Jacob has produced and executive produced shows for HBO, DR and Netflix.
Jacob Jarek received the Danish Directors' Ib Award in 2017. He is a member of The European Film Academy.
- IMDb mini biography by: Profile Pictures
- Often works with Nicolas Winding Refn.
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