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Asta Kamma August
Asta Kamma August (born 5 November 1991) is a Swedish-Danish actress. She starred in '' The Hypnosis'' (2023), which earned her a nomination for Guldbagge Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role. Early life Asta Kamma August was born in Danderyd, Sweden, on 5 November 1991. She is the daughter of Danish director Bille August and Swedish actress Pernilla August. She is the sister of actress Alba August and seven other half-siblings, including screenwriter Anders August. August grew up mainly in Österlen and Stockholm. Career August made her acting debut in a small role in Erik Wedersøe's feature film ''Anna'' in 2000, followed by a role in her mother Pernilla August's short film ''Time-Bomb''. She graduated from the Danish National School of Performing Arts in 2017. She played the role of Ophelia in the ''Hamlet'' production at the Vendsyssel Theater, Hjørring, Denmark. She was awarded Lauritzen Fondens Believe in You at the 2018 Lauritzen Award. She also was honored with R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danderyd Municipality
Danderyd Municipality (; ) is a municipality north of Stockholm in Stockholm County in east central Sweden. It is one of the smallest municipalities of Sweden, but the most affluent. Its seat is located in Djursholm and it is located within Stockholm urban area. The "old" rural municipality Danderyd was split up during the early 20th century, when Djursholm and Stocksund broke away in 1901 and 1910 respectively. Since 1971 Danderyd Municipality is reunified in approximately the old boundaries. The population in 2019 was 32,857. The four districts making up Danderyd are: Danderyd, Djursholm, Stocksund and Enebyberg. Demographics Income and education The population in Danderyd Municipality is among the most affluent in the country, having the highest median income per capita. One of the reasons for this is the high price on real estate, which in turn is partially due to a restrictive policy on new developments by the municipality council. The high income of the population has en ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reumert Award
The Reumert Award (Danish: Årets Reumert) is an annual Danish awards ceremony to recognize excellence in theatre achievements in Denmark. The award was founded by the in 1998, and has been handed annually since then. There are 16 award categories as well as 10 talent awards. A jury of ten specialists in theatre selects the recipients, who receive a statuette and a prize. As of 2016, the recipients also receive an amount of money. The recipients of the Reumert Award of Honour receive DKK 200,000, the recipients of the Talent Prize receive DKK 35,000 and all other categories-recipients receive DKK 40,000. The Reumert prize is named after the Danish actor Poul Reumert (1883–1968). Categories * Award of Honour (previously Bikuben Award of Honour) * Best Performance * Best Actress * Best Actor * Best Supporting Actress * Best Supporting Actor * Best Dancer * Best Director * Best Scenographer * Best Dramatist * Best Children Theatre Performance * Best Opera * Best Musical * Best ... [...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] |
Families Like Ours
''Families like Ours'' () is a 2024 drama television miniseries co-written and directed by Thomas Vinterberg. It premiered at the 81st Venice International Film Festival on 31 August 2024 and began airing on TV 2 on 20 October 2024. Premise Due to rising sea levels, Laura and her family must navigate a nationwide evacuation of their native Denmark. Cast * Amaryllis August as Laura * Albert Rudbeck Lindhardt as Elías * Nikolaj Lie Kaas as Jacob, Laura's father, an architect * Paprika Steen as Fanny, Laura's mother, a journalist * as Amalie, Laura's stepmother * Esben Smed as Nikolaj, Amalie's brother and Laura's uncle * Magnus Millang as Henrik, Nikolaj's husband * Thomas Bo Larsen as Holger, Fanny's brother and Laura's uncle * David Dencik as Peter, Henrik's brother * Max Kaysen Høyrup as Lucas * Asta Kamma August as Christel, Lucas's mother Episodes Production Thomas Vinterberg conceived the idea for the series in 2017 while working abroad in Paris. He took inspiration ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Variety (magazine)
''Variety'' is an American trade magazine owned by Penske Media Corporation. It was founded by Sime Silverman in New York City in 1905 as a weekly newspaper reporting on theater and vaudeville. In 1933, ''Daily Variety'' was launched, based in Los Angeles, to cover the film industry, motion-picture industry. ''Variety'' website features entertainment news, reviews, box office results, plus a credits database, production charts and film calendar. History Founding ''Variety'' has been published since December 16, 1905, when it was launched by Sime Silverman as a weekly periodical covering theater and vaudeville, with its headquarters in New York City. Silverman had been fired by ''The Morning Telegraph'' in 1905 for panning an act which had taken out an advert for $50. He subsequently decided to start his own publication that, he said, would "not be influenced by advertising." With a loan of $1,500 from his father-in-law, he launched ''Variety'' as publisher and editor. In additi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
European Film Promotion
European Film Promotion (EFP) is an organisation with a mission of promoting European films internationally. A network of 38 national film promotion institutes which represent films from their respective territories. Under the EFP flag, the members team up on initiatives to promote the diversity and the spirit of European cinema and talent at key international film festivals and markets. Activities EFP's joint promotional strategies including artistic and business-oriented platforms with a focus on three main areas: promotion of films and talent, access to international markets, and film sales support outside of Europe. EFP has developed innovative programmes and initiatives such as the well-known programmes European Shooting Stars, introducing young talented actors to the press, industry and public at the Berlin International Film Festival, and Producers on the Move, a networking event at the Cannes Film Festival to promote and link up aspiring young producers. Further programme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shooting Stars Award
The Shooting Stars Awards are presented annually by the pan-European network organization European Film Promotion (EFP) to emerging actors from Europe. "Shooting Stars" is an initiative of the EFP for the international promotion and networking of promising up-and-coming actors from the 37 EFP member countries. Since 1998, ten talents selected from all over Europe have been presented each year during the Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale) to the international press, the general public, and the film industry. The four-day programme culminates with the presentation of the European Shooting Stars Awards. Selection and programme The EFP member organisations from a total of 37 European countries can each nominate one actor/actress aged between 18 and 32, who has been successful and already won awards in their native country. An independent international expert jury selects the 10 best and internationally most promising talents to then be presented at the Berlinale to interna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nöjesguiden
''Nöjesguiden'' (Swedish language, Swedish for "the entertainment guide") is a Nordic free-of-charge young adult monthly magazine, available in the major cities in Sweden, which was established in 1982. It is also published in a similar format In Finland under the name ''City (magazine), City-lehti'' and in Norway under the name ''Natt og Dag''. Editors-in-chief *1982 – 1991 Ajje Ljungberg (founder) *1991 – 1995 Mattias Hansson (Stockholm) *1991 – 1994 :sv:Johan_Croneman, Johan Croneman (Gothenburg/Malmö) *1991 – 1995 :sv:Martin_Theander, Martin Theander (Malmö/Gothenburg) *1994 –1996 Clara Mannheimer *1996 – 1999 Martin Jönsson *1999 – 2007 Daniel Sparr *2007 – 2008 :sv:Hannes_Dükler, Hannes Dükler *2008 – 2013 :sv:Margret_Atladottir, Margret Atladottir *2013 – 2015 :sv:Amat_Levin, Amat Levin * 2015 – 2018 :sv:Jenny_Nordlander, Jenny Nordlander *2018 – Pelle Tamleht References External links Nöjesguiden's website (Swedish) 1982 establis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blackwater (TV Series)
''Blackwater'' (Swedish: ''Händelser vid vatten'') is a Swedish television drama made for SVT and ITV Studios by Piv Bernth and Apple Tree Productions. It is an adaptation by Maren Louise Käehne and Karin Arrhenius of Kerstin Ekman's 1993 novel of the same name. It is directed by Arrhenius and Mikael Marcimain, and stars Pernilla August. It had its Swedish premiere on 13 January 2023. and was screened in competition at the Göteborg Festival. It was broadcast in France and Germany in March 2023. Synopsis The action is set in Blackwater during two time-periods, 1973 and 1991. In the mountains of North Sweden, near the small town of Blackwater, two tourists are found murdered in a tent in 1973. Annie discovers their corpses while making her way to an isolated commune with her young daughter Mia. The local policeman Åke and doctor Birger begin to investigate the crime but are replaced by detectives from Stockholm. Suspects include local residents and commune members. Reper ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sveriges Television
Sveriges Television AB ("Sweden's Television aktiebolag, Stock Company"), shortened to SVT (), is the Sweden, Swedish national public broadcasting, public television broadcaster, funded by a public service tax on personal income set by the Riksdag (national parliament). Prior to 2019, SVT was funded by a Television licensing in Sweden, television licence fee payable by all owners of television sets. The Swedish public broadcasting system is largely modelled after the system used in the United Kingdom, and Sveriges Television shares many traits with its British counterpart, the BBC. SVT is a public limited company that can be described as a "quasi-autonomous non-governmental organisation." Together with the other two public broadcasters, Sveriges Radio and Sveriges Utbildningsradio, it is owned by an independent foundation, ''Foundation Management for SR, SVT, and UR, Förvaltningsstiftelsen för Sveriges Radio AB, Sveriges Television AB och Sveriges Utbildningsradio AB''. The fou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Pact (2021 Film)
The Pact () is a 2021 drama film directed by Bille August. Synopsis In dire straits, aging literary icon Karen Blixen (Isak Dinesen) strikes a deal with a young poet, Thorkild Bjørnvig. Blixen, yearning to recapture a spark, promises to mentor Bjørnvig into greatness in exchange for his unwavering obedience. Cast * Birthe Neumann as Karen Blixen * Simon Bennebjerg as Thorkild Bjørnvig * Nanna Voss as Grete * Asta Kamma August as Benedicte * as Knud W. Jensen Reception On the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes Rotten Tomatoes is an American review aggregator, review-aggregation website for film and television. The company was launched in August 1998 by three undergraduate students at the University of California, Berkeley: Senh Duong, Patrick Y. Lee ... website, the film has an approval rating of 79% based on 14 reviews, with an average rating of 6.5/10. Om Metacritic, the film received a score of 59 out of 100, based on 7 critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danish Film Institute
The Danish Film Institute (; DFI) is the national Danish institution, agency responsible for supporting and encouraging film and cinema culture, and for conserving these in the national interest. It is the successor organisation to the Danish Film Foundation (Danish: Den Danske Filmfond). Also known as ''Filmhuset'' ("the film house"), it is located in Gothersgade in central Copenhagen. Facilities directed at the general public include a library and Cinemateket, Denmark's national film museum. was appointed to take over from current director of the institute, Claus Ladegaard, from 1 August 2024. History The Danish Film Institute was founded in 1972, replacing the Danish Film Foundation (Danish: Den Danske Filmfond). In 1996 a new Danish Film Act merged the Film Institute with Statens Filmcentral and the National Danish Film Museum with effect from the following year and at the same event the institution relocated to its current premises at Filmhuset in Gothersgade. Activities ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
