Lene Børglum (born 21 August 1961) is a Danish film producer.Lene Børglum , LinkedIn
Børglum was one of the key executives and co-owners of

Zentropa Zentropa, or Zentropa Entertainments, is a Danish film company started in 1992 by director Lars von Trier and producer Peter Aalbæk Jensen. Zentropa is named after the train company Zentropa in the film ''Europa'' (1991), which started the colla ...

from its early start in 1992 and until 2007.

Life and career

Børglum was deeply involved in the development of Zentropa from its very start till its state in 2007 as a major European independent production company. She handled international financing on a large number of Zentropa's international films, including Lars von Trier's highly acclaimed and awarded films ''The Kingdom'' (1994, 1996), ''Breaking The Waves'' (1996), ''The Idiots'' (1998), ''Dancer in the Dark'' (2000), and she was executive producer on Trier's films ''Dogville'' (2003), ''Manderlay'' (2005), and ''The Boss Of It All'' (2006). After Børglum left Zentropa in 2007, she was executive producer on Swedish director

Lukas Moodysson Karl Fredrik Lukas Moodysson (; born 17 January 1969) is a Swedish novelist, short story writer and film director. First coming to prominence as an ambitious poet in the 1980s, he had his big domestic and international breakthrough directing the ...

's first English language film ''Mammoth'' (2009) and Nicolas Winding Refn's film ''Valhalla Rising'' (2009). After their successful collaboration on ''Valhalla Rising'', Børglum and Refn teamed up to found the production company Space Rocket Nation in January 2008. In Space Rocket Nation, Børglum has produced Refn's film ''Only God Forgives'' (2012), starring Ryan Gosling and Kristin Scott Thomas, Liv Corfixen’s documentary film ''My Life Directed by Nicolas Winding Refn'' (2014) and Refn’s film ''The Neon Demon'' (2016). She is currently developing a number of other films.

Selected filmography

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The Kingdom (miniseries) ''Riget'' (English title: ''The Kingdom'') is a Danish absurdist supernatural horror miniseries trilogy created by Lars von Trier, co-written by von Trier with Niels Vørsel and co-directed by von Trier with Morten Arnfred. Set in the neurosu ...

'' (1994, 1996) * ''

Breaking the Waves ''Breaking the Waves'' is a 1996 psychological drama film directed and co-written by Danish filmmaker Lars von Trier and starring English stage actress Emily Watson as her feature film acting debut. Set in the Scottish Highlands in the early 197 ...

'' (1996) * ''

The Idiots ''The Idiots'' ( da, Idioterne) is a 1998 Danish dark comedy-drama film written and directed by Lars von Trier. It is his first film made in compliance with the Dogme 95 Manifesto, and is also known as Dogme #2. It is the second film in von Tr ...

'' (1998) * ''

Dancer in the Dark ''Dancer in the Dark'' is a 2000 musical drama film written and directed by Danish filmmaker Lars von Trier. It stars Icelandic musician Björk as a factory worker who suffers from a degenerative eye condition and is saving for an operation to p ...

'' (2000) * ''

Dogville ''Dogville'' is a 2003 avant-garde drama film written and directed by Lars von Trier, and starring an ensemble cast led by Nicole Kidman, Lauren Bacall, Paul Bettany, Chloë Sevigny, Stellan Skarsgård, Udo Kier, Ben Gazzara, Harriet Anderss ...

'' (2003) * '' Manderlay'' (2005) * ''

The Boss of It All ''The Boss of It All'' ( da, Direktøren for det hele) is a 2006 experimental comedy film written and directed by Lars von Trier. The film uses a cinematic technique invented by von Trier himself called Automavision, which automatically determin ...

'' (2006) * ''

Valhalla Rising (film) ''Valhalla Rising'' is a 2009 English-language Danish period adventure film directed by Nicolas Winding Refn, co-written by Refn and Roy Jacobsen, and starring Mads Mikkelsen. The film takes place "most certainly during the twelfth century of ...

'' (2009) * ''

Only God Forgives ''Only God Forgives'' is a 2013 action film written and directed by Nicolas Winding Refn and starring Ryan Gosling, Kristin Scott Thomas, and Vithaya Pansringarm. The film was shot on location in Bangkok, Thailand, and, as with the director's ea ...

'' (2013) * '' My Life Directed by Nicolas Winding Refn'' (2014) * ''

The Neon Demon ''The Neon Demon'' is a 2016 psychological horror film directed by Nicolas Winding Refn, co-written by Mary Laws, Polly Stenham, and Refn, and starring Elle Fanning. The plot follows an aspiring model in Los Angeles whose beauty and youth gener ...

'' (2016)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Borglum, Lene Danish film producers Living people 1961 births Place of birth missing (living people) Copenhagen Business School alumni