Birger Larsen (director)
Birger Larsen | |
|---|---|
| Born | 22 December 1961 |
| Died | 26 October 2016 (aged 54) |
| Nationality | Danish |
| Occupation | Film director and screenwriter |
Notable work | Dance of the Polar Bears, Sweethearts, Crimes of Passion |
The grave of the film director Birger Larsen (1961–2016) at Holmens Kirkegård in Copenhagen.
Birger Larsen (22 December 1961 – 26 October 2016) was a Danish film director and screenwriter.[1][2] He won the Bodil Award for Best Danish Film for his 1990 film Dance of the Polar Bears (Danish: 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.
Filmography[]
| Work | Year | Credit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Murder[3] | 2016 | Direction | TV series (Episode: "The Third Voice") |
| 2012 | Direction | TV Film | |
| 2012 | Direction | DK/Feature | |
| Those Who Kill | 2010 | Direction | TV series |
| 2009 | Direction | DK/Feature | |
| The Killing | 2007 | Direction | TV series |
| Steget efter | 2005 | Direction | Feature |
| Skagerrak | 2003 | Director: 2. unit | DK/Feature |
| 2002 | Direction | TV series | |
| Nikolaj og Julie | 2002 | Direction | TV series |
| Eye of the Eagle | 1997 | Director: 2. unit | DK/Feature |
| TAXA | 1997 | Direction | TV series |
| 1996 | Direction | DK/Short fiction | |
| 1994 | Direction | TV series | |
| 1993 | Direction | TV film | |
| 1992 | Direction | DK/Feature | |
| Dance of the Polar Bears | 1990 | Direction | DK/Feature |
| 1989 | Assistant director | DK/Feature | |
| 1988 | Assistant director | DK/Feature | |
| 1988 | Director: 2. unit | DK/Feature | |
| Huller i suppen | 1988 | Editing | DK/Feature |
| 1988 | Assistant director | DK/Feature | |
| 1985 | Billardspiller med solbriller | TV series | |
| The Element of Crime | 1984 | Best boy: 2. unit | DK/Feature |
| Beauty and the Beast | 1983 | Assistant lighting technician | DK/Feature |
| 1978 | Claus | DK/Feature |
References[]
- ^ "Nekrolog, filminstruktør Birger Larsen" (in Danish). Nordisk Film. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
- ^ "Filminstruktøren Birger Larsen er død". BT (in Danish). Retrieved 27 October 2016.
- ^ "Murder: Series 1, The Third Voice". BBC. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
External links[]
- Birger Larsen at IMDb
- Birger Larsen in the Danish Film Database
- "BBC Two – Murder, Series 1, The Third Voice – The making of Murder: behind the scenes with director Birger Larsen". BBC. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016.
- Bodil award 1991
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