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Crown Prince Couple's Awards
The Crown Prince Couple's Awards ( da, Kronprinspaarets Priser) are a set of culture and social prizes awarded annually by Crown Prince Frederik and Princess Mary of Denmark. The awards were established in 2004 as a gift from the Bikuben Foundation on the occasion of the couple's marriage. Description There are currently four awards: the Crown Prince Couple's Culture Prize and the Crown Prince Couple's Social Prize, each worth 500,000 Danish kroner and two cultural Stardust prizes of 50,000 kroner each, awarded to rising stars. The objective of the awards is to highlight and recognize exceptional achievement in the arts and culture and in social work. The Culture Prize honours a Danish or Greenlandic artist with international potential while the Social Prize honours a groundbreaking Danish or Greenlandic project with international stature in the social sphere. The Stardust Prizes honour and highlight two young Danish or Greenlandic artists who are set to make a name. Recipients ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crown Prince Frederik Of Denmark
Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark, Count of Monpezat, (Frederik André Henrik Christian; born 26 May 1968) is the heir apparent to the Danish throne. He is the elder son of Queen Margrethe II and Prince Henrik. Early life Crown Prince Frederik was born at Rigshospitalet the Copenhagen University Hospital in Copenhagen, on 26 May 1968, to the then Princess Margrethe, oldest daughter of Frederick IX and heir presumptive to the Danish throne, and Prince Henrik. At the time of his birth, his maternal grandfather was on the throne of Denmark and his matrilineal great-grandfather was on the throne of Sweden. He was christened on 24 June 1968, at Holmen Church, in Copenhagen. He was named Frederik for his maternal grandfather, King Frederick IX, continuing the Danish royal tradition of the heir apparent being named either Frederick or Christian. His middle names honour his paternal grandfather, André de Laborde de Monpezat; his father, Prince Henrik; and his maternal great-gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jakob Martin Strid
Jakob Martin Strid is a Danish cartoonist, who is known throughout Denmark for his successful series ''Strid'' in the Danish newspaper ''Politiken''. Before his mainstream success he drew for the socialist paper ''Socialisten''; both runs consisted mostly of satire on political events. He is decidedly on the political left, but every public figure is a target. His ''Strid'' series in ''Politiken'' featured (mostly) the artist himself (as his sobriquet ''Strid'') drawing, inviting guests and wandering off into intentionally far-fetched plots. There was much controversy around the strip when it ran in ''Politiken'' as he expressed sympathy with the Rote Armee Fraktion The Red Army Faction (RAF, ; , ),See the section " Name" also known as the Baader–Meinhof Group or Baader–Meinhof Gang (, , active 1970–1998), was a West German far-left Marxist-Leninist urban guerrilla group founded in 1970. Th .... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sidse Babett Knudsen
Sidse Babett Knudsen (; born 22 November 1968) is a Danish actress who works in theatre, television, and film. Knudsen made her screen debut in the 1997 improvisational comedy '' Let's Get Lost'', for which she received both the Robert and Bodil awards for Best Actress. Following the critical success of her debut, Knudsen has been considered one of the top Danish actresses of her generation.Morten Piil, ''Danske Filmskuespillere'', Copenhagen: Gyldendal, 2001, p.238 In 2000, she again won both best actress awards for the comedy romance '' Den Eneste Ene'' (English title: '' The One and Only''). In 2016, she won the César Award for Best Supporting Actress for the film '' Courted'' (''L'Hermine''). Knudsen has also received award nominations for her roles in ''Monas Verden'' ('' Mona's World'') and ''Efter brylluppet'' ('' After the Wedding''). Knudsen achieved international recognition for her leading role as fictional Danish Prime Minister Birgitte Nyborg in the Danish TV seri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adam Price (screenwriter)
Adam Price (born 7 May 1967) is a Danish screenwriter, playwright, and restaurateur. Early life and education Price's father John was a Danish actor and theatre director. His ancestors were British, and moved to Denmark from London in the late 18th century. Price studied law at the University of Copenhagen in the early 1990s, but had already begun professional script writing in the mid-1980s. Career Apart from writing, Price also stars as a television chef. With his brother, James Price, he co-hosts the Danish Broadcasting Corporation television programme ''Spise med Price'' (Eat with Price), which began in 2008, and entered its twelfth series in 2020. He is the writer of several cookbooks, and co-owns six ''Brdr. Price'' restaurants in Denmark. He has also worked as a freelance journalist, writing as a food-critic at the Danish newspaper Politiken. From 2001 to 2005 he was Head of Drama for the Danish broadcaster TV 2 (Denmark). Work Price has written a number of television s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niels Sejer
Niels is a male given name, equivalent to Nicholas, which is common in Denmark, Belgium, Norway (formerly) and the Netherlands. The Norwegian and Swedish variant is Nils. The name is a developed short form of Nicholas or Greek Nicolaos after Saint Nicholas. Its pet form is Nisse, and female variants are Nielsine, Nielsina, and Nielsa. Niels may refer to: People *Niels, King of Denmark (1065–1134) * Niels, Count of Halland (died 1218) *Niels Aagaard (1612–1657), Danish poet *Niels Aall (1769–1854), Norwegian businessman and politician *Niels Henrik Abel (1802–1829), Norwegian mathematician *Niels Arestrup (born 1949), French actor *Niels Viggo Bentzon (1919–2000), Danish composer and pianist *Niels Bohr (1885–1962), Danish physicist and Nobel Prize recipient *Niels Busk (born 1942), Danish politician *Niels Ebbesen (died 1340), Danish squire and national hero *Niels Feijen (born 1977), Dutch pool player *Niels Ferguson (born 1965), Dutch cryptographer *Niels Friis (di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eric Kress
Eric Kress (born 25 March 1962) is a Danish cinematographer. Biography Kress was born in Zürich on 25 March 1962 to a French father and a Danish mother. He studied cinematography at the National Film School of Denmark in Copenhagen Copenhagen ( or .; da, København ) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a proper population of around 815.000 in the last quarter of 2022; and some 1.370,000 in the urban area; and the wider Copenhagen metropolitan a ... from 1987 to 1991. Personal life His brother Philippe Kress is also a film photographer. Filmography References External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kress, Eric Danish cinematographers Danish people of French descent Best Cinematographer Bodil Award winners 1962 births Living people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Birger Larsen (director)
Birger Larsen (22 December 1961 – 26 October 2016) was a Danish film director and screenwriter. He won the Bodil Award for Best Danish Film for his 1990 film ''Dance of the Polar Bears'' ( da, Lad isbjørnene danse). He was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film for his film ''Sweethearts'' (1996). In 2013, he directed the first episode of ''Crimes of Passion A crime of passion (French: ''crime passionnel''), in popular usage, refers to a violent crime, especially homicide, in which the perpetrator commits the act against someone because of sudden strong impulse such as anger rather than as a premed ...''. Filmography References External links * * * Bodil award 1991 1961 births 2016 deaths Danish film directors Danish male screenwriters Recipients of the Crown Prince Couple's Culture Prize People from Hvidovre Municipality {{Screen-writer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sofie Gråbøl
Sofie Gråbøl (; born 30 July 1968) is a Danish actress. She has starred in a number of films, with her breakthrough role in the 1986 Danish film '' Early Spring'', directed by Astrid Henning-Jensen, playing the lead role in the film version of Tove Ditlevsen's novel ''Barndommens gade'' when she was 17 years old. On television she has starred in ''Taxa'' and ''Nikolaj og Julie''. Gråbøl has become known in Denmark for playing emotional roles, but she achieved international fame as a detectivethe cool and distant lead character Inspector Sarah Lund in all three series of '' The Killing'' ( da, Forbrydelsen). In the UK it was broadcast on BBC4 with great success, winning a BAFTA award, and bringing Gråbøl celebrity status. Personal life Gråbøl resides in Copenhagen where she has lived all her life. Both her parents, father Kaj Fladhede Gråbøl and mother Mette Koustrup, were architects. She has an older brother Niels Gråbøl who is a director, and the ex-husband of ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Søren Sveistrup
Søren Sveistrup (born 7 January 1968 in Kastrup) is a Danish screenwriter and author. His credits include '' The Killing'' and ''Nikolaj og Julie''. His first novel, ''The Chestnut Man'', was published in 2019 and adapted into a television series, ''The Chestnut Man'', in 2021. Sveistrup is considered a "household name" in Scandinavia. Biography Sveistrup was adopted as a baby, which he learned when he was 13. He grew up on Thurø. His adoptive parents were both teachers; his adoptive mother killed herself when he was 21. He studied history and literature at the University of Copenhagen, followed by screenwriting at the National Film School of Denmark in 1997. Sveistrup is married to a journalist and has two sons. Awards * Robert Award for Best Screenplay for ''The Day Will Come'' *For ''The Killing'' **International Emmy Award **BAFTA Award **Crown Prince Couple's Awards ** Robert Award for Best Danish Television Series *International Emmy Award for ''Nikolaj & Julie'' * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Borgen (TV Series)
''Borgen'' () is a Danish political drama television series. Adam Price is the co-writer and developer of the series, together with Jeppe Gjervig Gram and Tobias Lindholm. ''Borgen'' is produced by DR, the Danish public broadcaster, which previously produced '' The Killing''. In Denmark, Borgen, , is the informal name of Christiansborg Palace where all three branches of Danish government reside: the Parliament, the Prime Minister's Office, and the Supreme Court, and is often used as a stand in term for the Danish Parliament (Folketinget). The programme tells how, against all the odds, Birgitte Nyborg Christensen ( Sidse Babett Knudsen)—a minor centrist politician—becomes the first female prime minister of Denmark. Other main characters are Birgitte Hjort Sørensen as Katrine Fønsmark, a TV1 news anchor; Pilou Asbæk as Kasper Juul, a spin doctor; Søren Malling as Torben Friis, news editor for TV1; Mikael Birkkjær as Birgitte's husband, Phillip; and Benedikte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Forbrydelsen
''The Killing'' ( da, Forbrydelsen, lit=The Crime) is a Danish police procedural drama television series created by Søren Sveistrup and produced by DR in co-production with ZDF Enterprises. It premiered on the Danish national television channel DR1 on 7 January 2007, and has since been broadcast in several other countries. The series is set in Copenhagen and revolves around Detective Inspector Sarah Lund (Sofie Gråbøl). Each series follows a murder case day-by-day. Each fifty-minute episode covers twenty-four hours of the investigation. The series is noted for its plot twists, season-long storylines, dark tone and for giving equal emphasis to the stories of the murdered victim's family and the effect in political circles alongside the police investigation. It has also been singled out for the photography of its Danish setting, and for the acting ability of its cast. ''The Killing'' has proved to be an international success, particularly in the United Kingdom, Germany and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sydney Opera House
The Sydney Opera House is a multi-venue performing arts centre in Sydney. Located on the foreshore of Sydney Harbour, it is widely regarded as one of the world's most famous and distinctive buildings and a masterpiece of 20th-century architecture. Designed by Danish architect Jørn Utzon, but completed by an Australian architectural team headed by Peter Hall, the building was formally opened by Queen Elizabeth II on 20 October 1973 after a gestation beginning with Utzon's 1957 selection as winner of an international design competition. The Government of New South Wales, led by the premier, Joseph Cahill, authorised work to begin in 1958 with Utzon directing construction. The government's decision to build Utzon's design is often overshadowed by circumstances that followed, including cost and scheduling overruns as well as the architect's ultimate resignation. The building and its surrounds occupy the whole of Bennelong Point on Sydney Harbour, between Sydney Cove and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
