Mads Koudal (Aarhus, Denmark, 1977) has written, edited, and directed music videos and comedy sketches for TV broadcasting (’TV2 Zulu’ and ’Comedy Central’ among others). In 2016 he was nominated for Music Video Director of the Year at CPH:PIX. Besides directing, Mads primarily works as an actor and, recently, as a Hospital Clown - at public hospitals in Denmark. Between a Rock and a Hard Place is Mads' first short film as a director and writer.