Birger Larsen (director)

Birger Larsen
Born(1961-12-22)22 December 1961
Hvidovre, Denmark
Died26 October 2016(2016-10-26) (aged 54)
Denmark
OccupationsFilm director and screenwriter
Notable workDance 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

Film

Short film

  • Sweethearts (1996)

TV movies

  • Længe leve friheden (1993)
  • Murder: Joint Enterprise (2012)

TV series

Other credits

Title Year Role
Wanna see my beautiful navel?1978Claus
Beauty and the Beast1983Assistant lighting technician
The Element of Crime1984Best boy (2o unit)
Tonny Toupé show1985Billardspiller med solbriller
Emma's Shadow1988Assistant director
Holes in the SoupEditor
Heaven and Hell2o unit director
Shower of GoldAssistant director
Love on the rails1989
Eye of the Eagle19972o unit director
Skagerrak2003

References

  1. ↑ "Nekrolog, filminstruktør Birger Larsen" (in Danish). Nordisk Film. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
  2. ↑ "Filminstruktøren Birger Larsen er død". BT (in Danish). Retrieved 27 October 2016.
  3. ↑ "Murder: Series 1, The Third Voice". BBC. Retrieved 18 March 2016.


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