Nordisk Film
Nordisk Film A / S is the oldest existing film company in the world. She is in the Valby district of Copenhagen and employs approximately 1,200 employees in six countries.
History
It was founded in 1906 by Ole Olsen first as Ole Olsen 's Film Industry or Ole Olsen's Film Factory, and finally on November 6, 1906, Nordisk Films compani in Vimmelskaftet, Denmark. For the first important director of the company Viggo Larsen, of the successful streak Lion Hunt turned in Elleore 1907. In the 1910s, the director August Blom made numerous films for the company, including the Gerhart -Hauptmann- film adaptation of Atlantis ( 1913) by Olaf Fønss in the lead role. 1914 debuted Benjamin Christensen with the acclaimed primarily for its sophisticated light - and - shadow - use film Det hemmelighedsfulde X. 1919, Carl Theodor Dreyer with President here his directorial debut.
Asta Nielsen also began in 1910 when Nordisk, however, went a short time later to Germany. The busiest actor of the company was Valdemar Psilander who committed suicide in 1917.
The best-known director of the second half of the century was Erik Balling, who was known among other things, by the films with the Olsen Gang (from 1968 ) or the television series Oh, these tenants ( from 1970) and Matador ( 1978 ).
1984 "Weekend TV " in Denmark was founded under the leadership of Nordisk Film, the first private television station. Since 1992, Nordisk Film is part of the Egmont Group. On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the Nordic Film Days 2006 Nordisk Film honored with a retrospective.
Since 1996, Nordisk Film awards on the occasion of the 90th anniversary, the Nordisk Film Award ( Nordisk Film pinches ) to persons for special merits in the Danish film and television. Furthermore, is awarded since 2006 the Danish actor Ove Sprogøe ( 1919-2004 ) in honor annually an endowment founded by Nordisk Film and the actor Morten Grunwald - Ove Sprogøe Prize ( Ove Sprogøe pinches ), which is a Danish award for extraordinary achievements or performances is in theater, film or television. This price is associated with a premium of 30,000 crowns.