Birger Larsen (director)

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.

Birger Larsen
Born(1961-12-22)22 December 1961
Hvidovre, Denmark
Died26 October 2016(2016-10-26) (aged 54)
Denmark
NationalityDanish
OccupationFilm 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.

Filmography
Work Year Credit Notes
Murder[3]2016DirectionTV series (Episode: "The Third Voice")
Murder: Joint Enterprise 2012DirectionTV Film
Those Who Kill - Shadow of the Past2012DirectionDK/Feature
Those Who Kill2010DirectionTV series
Super Brother2009DirectionDK/Feature
The Killing2007DirectionTV series
Steget efter2005DirectionFeature
Skagerrak2003Director: 2. unitDK/Feature
Den 5:e kvinnan2002DirectionTV series
Nikolaj og Julie2002DirectionTV series
Eye of the Eagle1997Director: 2. unitDK/Feature
TAXA1997DirectionTV series
Sweethearts1996DirectionDK/Short fiction
Frihedens skygge1994DirectionTV series
Længe leve friheden1993DirectionTV film
The big dipper1992DirectionDK/Feature
Dance of the Polar Bears1990DirectionDK/Feature
Love on the rails1989Assistant directorDK/Feature
Shower of Gold1988Assistant directorDK/Feature
Heaven and Hell1988Director: 2. unitDK/Feature
Huller i suppen1988EditingDK/Feature
Emma's shadow1988Assistant directorDK/Feature
Tonny Toupé show1985Billardspiller med solbrillerTV series
The Element of Crime1984Best boy: 2. unitDK/Feature
Beauty and the Beast1983Assistant lighting technicianDK/Feature
Wanna see my beautiful navel?1978ClausDK/Feature

References
  1. "Nekrolog, filminstruktør Birger Larsen" (in Danish). Nordisk Film. Retrieved 2016-10-27.
  2. "Filminstruktøren Birger Larsen er død". BT (in Danish). Retrieved 2016-10-27.
  3. "Murder: Series 1, The Third Voice". BBC Online. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
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