Lene Børglum (born 21 August 1961) is a Danish film producer.
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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 co ...
from its early start in 1992, 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 filmmaker, novelist, and short story writer. First coming to prominence as an ambitious poet in the 1980s, he had his big domestic and international breakthrough directing the 1 ...
'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
* '' The Kingdom'' (1994, 1996)
* ''Breaking the Waves
''Breaking the Waves'' is a 1996 psychological romantic melodrama film directed and co-written by Lars von Trier and starring Emily Watson in her feature film acting debut, and with Stellan Skarsgård, a frequent collaborator with von Trier.
...
'' (1996)
* ''The Idiots
''The Idiots'' () is a 1998 black 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 Trier's '' Golden Hear ...
'' (1998)
* ''Dancer in the Dark
''Dancer in the Dark'' is a 2000 musical psychological tragedy film written and directed by 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 experimental drama film written and directed by Lars von Trier. It features an ensemble cast led by Nicole Kidman, Lauren Bacall, Paul Bettany, Chloë Sevigny, Stellan Skarsgård, Udo Kier, Ben Gazzara, Patricia Clarks ...
'' (2003)
* ''Manderlay
''Manderlay'' is a 2005 avant-garde drama film written and directed by Lars von Trier, the second and most recent part of von Trier's projected '' USA – Land of Opportunities'' trilogy. Unlike von Trier's other trilogies, the films' stories a ...
'' (2005)
* '' The Boss of It All'' (2006)
* '' Valhalla Rising'' (2009)
* '' Only God Forgives'' (2013)
* '' My Life Directed by Nicolas Winding Refn'' (2014)
* ''The Neon Demon
''The Neon Demon'' is a 2016 psychological horror art 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 ...
'' (2016)
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Danish film producers
Living people
1961 births
Place of birth missing (living people)
Copenhagen Business School alumni