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2013 In Denmark
Events from the year 2013 in Denmark. Incumbents * Monarch – Margrethe II * Prime minister – Helle Thorning Schmidt Events * 1 April – The Danish government launches a lockout of all the Danish teachers. The lockout lasts until 26 April. * 28 April – Danish Resistance Museum in Copenhagen burns. * 27–28 October – The St. Jude storm hit Denmark. The storm's max gust speed of 194.4 km/h (120.8 mph) was the highest ever recorded in Denmark. Culture Architecture * 29 April – Henning Larsen Architects' Herpa Concert Hall wins the European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture. * 30 May – Gehl Architects are awarded the Nykredit Architecture Prize at a ceremony in Copenhagen. * 12 June – 3XN's Frederiksberg Courthouse in Copenhagen and Lundgaard & Tranberg's Sorø Art Museum are among the year's nine recipients of RIBA RU Awards from the Royal Institute of British Architects. * 20 September – Henning Larsen Architects win the LEAF ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Denmark
Denmark is a Nordic countries, Nordic country in Northern Europe. It is the metropole and most populous constituent of the Kingdom of Denmark,, . also known as the Danish Realm, a constitutionally unitary state that includes the Autonomous administrative division, autonomous territories of the Faroe Islands and Greenland in the north Atlantic Ocean.* * * Metropolitan Denmark, also called "continental Denmark" or "Denmark proper", consists of the northern Jutland peninsula and an archipelago of 406 islands. It is the southernmost of the Scandinavian countries, lying southwest of Sweden, south of Norway, and north of Germany, with which it shares a short border. Denmark proper is situated between the North Sea to the west and the Baltic Sea to the east.The island of Bornholm is offset to the east of the rest of the country, in the Baltic Sea. The Kingdom of Denmark, including the Faroe Islands and Greenland, has roughly List of islands of Denmark, 1,400 islands greater than in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Vinterberg
Thomas Vinterberg (; born 19 May 1969) is a Danish film director who, along with Lars von Trier, co-founded the Dogme 95 movement in filmmaking, which established rules for simplifying movie production. He is best known for the films '' The Celebration'' (1998), '' Submarino'' (2010), '' The Hunt'' (2012), '' Far from the Madding Crowd'' (2015), and '' Another Round'' (2020). For ''Another Round'' he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director, the first Danish filmmaker nominated in the Best Director category. Early life and education Vinterberg was born in Frederiksberg, Denmark. In 1993, he graduated from the National Film School of Denmark with ' (''Sidste omgang''), which won the jury and producers' awards at the Internationales Festival der Filmhochschulen München, and First Prize at Tel Aviv. Career In 1993 Vinterberg made his first TV drama for DR TV and his short fiction film ', produced by at Nimbus Film. The film won awards at the 1994 Nordisk Pan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Prophets Of Eternal Fjord
''The Prophets of Eternal Fjord'' () is a 2012 novel by Danish-Norwegian author Kim Leine. It won the Nordic Council's Literature Prize in 2013 and was shortlisted for the 2017 International Dublin Literary Award The International Dublin Literary Award (), established as the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award in 1996, is presented each year for a novel written or translated into English. It promotes excellence in world literature and is solely .... References 2012 Danish novels Danish-language novels Nordic Council's Literature Prize–winning works Novels set in Greenland Novels set in Copenhagen Novels set in the 18th century Danish historical novels Gyldendal books {{2010s-hist-novel-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kim Leine
Kim Leine Rasmussen (b. 28 August 1961 in Seljord, Telemark, Norway) is a Danish-Norwegian author who writes predominantly about Greenland. His books have been translated into twenty languages and won several prestigious literary prizes. His novel ''The Prophets of Eternal Fjord'' won six literature prizes in 2012 and 2013. Personal life He spent his childhood years in the Norwegian village of Seljord, where the family was characterized by their Jehovah's Witness faith. In 1978 he moved to Denmark, where he lived with his father for five years. He then trained as a nurse at Bispebjerg Nursing School in 1987. In 1989 he moved with his wife to Greenland, where they lived for 3 years in Nuuk and later in East Greenland and Langeland. In 2000 he was divorced and in 2004 he returned to Denmark. After reading and writing continuously since the age of 12, he made his debut at the age of 46 with the novel ''Kalak'' in 2007. He has two children from his first marriage in the 1980s an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Independent Film Awards 2013
The 16th British Independent Film Awards, held on 8 December 2013 in London, were hosted by James Nesbitt. The awards honoured the best British independent films of 2013. Awards Best Director * Sean Ellis – ''Metro Manila'' * Jon S Baird – ''Filth'' * Clio Barnard – '' The Selfish Giant'' *Jonathan Glazer – '' Under the Skin'' * David Mackenzie – ''Starred Up'' The Douglas Hickox Award Given to a British director on their debut feature. * Paul Wright – '' For Those in Peril'' * Charlie Cattrall – Titus * Tina Gharavi – '' I Am Nasrine'' * Jeremy Lovering – '' In Fear'' * Omid Nooshin – ''Last Passenger'' Best Screenplay * Steven Knight – '' Locke'' * Jonathan Asser – ''Starred Up'' * Clio Barnard – '' The Selfish Giant'' * Hanif Kureishi – '' Le Week-End'' * Jeff Pope, Steve Coogan – ''Philomena'' Best Actress * Lindsay Duncan – '' Le Week-End'' * Judi Dench – ''Philomena'' * Scarlett Johansson – '' Under the Skin'' * Felicity Jones – ''T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BIFA Award For Best Foreign Independent Film
The British Independent Film Award for Best International Independent Film is an annual award given by the British Independent Film Awards The British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) is an organisation that celebrates, supports, and promotes British independent cinema and film-making talent in the United Kingdom. Nominations for the annual awards ceremony are announced in early Nov ... (BIFA) to recognize the best international independent films. The award was first presented in the 1998 ceremony. From 1998 to 2002, two categories named Best Foreign Independent Film – English Language and Best Foreign Independent Film – Foreign Language were presented, in 2003 both categories were merged into the current category. In 2012 the category was renamed to its current name, previously the category was named Best Foreign Independent Film. Winners and nominees 1990s 2000s ; Best Foreign Independent Film 2010s 2020s References External links Official website {{BIFA Bes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Act Of Killing
''The Act of Killing'' (, ) is a 2012 documentary film directed by Joshua Oppenheimer, with Christine Cynn and an anonymous Indonesian co-directing. The film follows individuals who participated in the Indonesian mass killings of 1965–66, wherein alleged communists and people opposed to the New Order regime were tortured and killed, with the killers, many becoming gangsters, still in power throughout the country. The film was mostly filmed in Medan, North Sumatra, following the executioner Anwar Congo and his acquaintances as they, upon Oppenheimer's request, re-enact their killings and talk about their actions openly, also following Congo's psychological journey facing the topic. A co-production between Denmark, Indonesia, Norway and the United Kingdom, it is presented by Final Cut for Real in Denmark and produced by Signe Byrge Sørensen, with Werner Herzog, Errol Morris, Joram ten Brink and Andre Singer in executive producer roles. The film was conceived following O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joshua Oppenheimer
Joshua Lincoln Oppenheimer (born September 23, 1974) is an American film director based in Copenhagen, Denmark. He is known for his Oscar-nominated films '' The Act of Killing'' (2012) and ''The Look of Silence'' (2014). Oppenheimer was a 1997 Marshall Scholar and a 2014 recipient of the MacArthur fellowship. Life and career Oppenheimer was born to a Jewish family, in Austin, Texas, and grew up in and around Washington, D.C., and Santa Fe, New Mexico. He received a Bachelor of Arts (BA) ''summa cum laude'' in film-making from Harvard University and a PhD from Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design, University of the Arts London, while studying on a Marshall Scholarship. He is Professor of Film at the University of Westminster. His first film ''The Entire History of the Louisiana Purchase'' (1997) won a Gold Hugo from the Chicago International Film Festival (1998). From 2004 to 2012, he produced a series of films in Indonesia. His debut feature film about the individ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love Is All You Need
''Love Is All You Need'' (, ) is a 2012 Danish romantic comedy film directed by Susanne Bier and starring Pierce Brosnan and Trine Dyrholm. Plot Danish hairdresser Ida (Trine Dyrholm), who has recently completed a successful breast cancer treatment after undergoing a mastectomy, returns home to find her husband Leif having an affair with his accountant, Tilde. In a different part of Copenhagen, English businessman Philip (Pierce Brosnan) is a successful exporter of fruits and vegetables who has become misanthropic after the death of his wife. Meanwhile, Ida's daughter Astrid and Philip's son Patrick have gone to Italy to prepare Patrick's family's villa for their wedding, which is to take place only three months after they met. Ida is in denial about her husband leaving her. She intends to travel alone to Italy for the wedding, but at Copenhagen airport, she bumps into Philip for the first time (her car collides with Philip's). After he shouts at her for being a reckless driv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Susanne Bier
Susanne Bier (; born 15 April 1960) is a Danish filmmaker. Bier is the first female director to collectively receive an Academy Award (Academy Award for Best International Feature Film, Foreign Film), a Golden Globe Award, a European Film Award (for ''In a Better World'') and a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie, Primetime Emmy Award (for directing ''The Night Manager (British TV series), The Night Manager''). Bier made her feature film debut with ''Freud's Leaving Home'' (1991). She has directed a string of films including ''Open Hearts'' (2002), ''Brothers (2004 film), Brothers'' (2004), ''After the Wedding (2006 film), After the Wedding'' (2006), and ''In a Better World'' (2010), where After the Wedding earned the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film. She directed the English-language films ''Things We Lost in the Fire (film), Things We Lost in the Fire'' (2007), ''Love Is All You Need'' (2012), ''Serena (2014 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
26th European Film Awards
The 26th European Film Awards were presented on 7 December 2013 in Berlin, Germany. The winners were selected by over 2,500 members of the European Film Academy. On 28 October 2013, a special seven-member jury convened in Berlin and, based on the EFA Selection list, decided on the winners in the categories cinematography, editing, production design, costume design, composer and sound design. On 4 November 2013, nominations for documentary were announced. The special documentary jury consist five members: Antonio Saura Despina Mouzaki, Claas Danielsen, Ally Derks Ally Derks is a documentary film curator and cinema industry professional from the Netherlands. She co-founded IDFA in 1988 and directed it for 30 years. Derks is nicknamed ‘Madam IDFA’ and ‘the High Priestess of Documentaries’ for her ... and Jacques Laurent. Winners and nominees Best Film People’s Choice Award Discovery of the Year Best Comedy Best Director Best Actor Best Actress Bes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nordic Council Film Prize
The Nordic Council Film Prize is an annual film prize administered by the Nordic Council. The Nordisk Film & TV Fond is the funding body that administers the prize. History The first award was handed out in 2002 to celebrate the Nordic Council's 50th anniversary. Since 2005 the prize has been annual. In 2023, Greenland submitted a film for the first time with ''The Edge Of The Shadow'', directed by Malik Kleist. Description The Nordisk Film & TV Fond is secretariat to the Nordic Council. It is funded by 22 partners: the Nordic Council of Ministers; five national film institutes; and 16 public and private media companies. It also funds the Nordisk Film & TV Fond Prize at the annual Gothenburg Film Festival. One winner is chosen from submissions from the five Nordic countries. In 2008, the prize money of the Nordic Council Film Prize was €47,000. According to the Nordic Council, the prize is given for "the creation of an artistically original film that is rooted in Nordic cultu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
