National Film School of Denmark

The National Film School of Denmark (Danish: Den Danske Filmskole) is an independent institution under the Danish Ministry of Cultural Affairs. It was established in 1966 and is based on Holmen in the harbour of Copenhagen.

National Film School of Denmark

Den Danske Filmskole
Type	Public university
Established	1966
Rector	Tine Fischer [da]
Administrative staff	52
Students	100 (2015)
Location	Copenhagen , Denmark
Campus	Copenhagen
Website	filmskolen.dk/en

History

The National Danish Film School was established in 1966 under the Danish Film Institute with Theodor Christensen [da; ru] and Jens Christian Lauritzen as the driving forces and the latter as the institution's first principal.^[1][2] In 1988 the school became an independent institution and in 1998 the school—until then spread out on several addresses—relocated to its current premises on Holmen as part of the Danish Centre for Artistic Educations.^[3]

Courses

There are seven study programmes available: fiction directing, documentary directing, cinematography, script writing, editing, sound, animation and games directing, and film producing. The number of students is 96: 60 film students, 6 scriptwriters, 18 TV students and 12 animation directors. All courses are 4-year programmes, except the animation and games directing course which lasts 4½ years.^[4]

The school is an art school but practical knowledge is also very important. The teaching programme is a mixture of theoretical and practical training and includes a large number of exercises and productions. The students' final project is a film produced on a professional level and presented to the public on national TV. All students must pass an entrance test including both practical exercises and interviews.

Director Poul Nesgaard headed the school between 1992 and 2014, when film editor Vinca Wiedemann [da] took over.^[5][6] The number of employees amounts to about 50 persons, including teachers, technical and administrative staff. A large number of guest teachers are temporarily employed. The school also arranges courses for film and TV professionals from abroad and seminars with the participation of other Nordic countries.

Directors

Year	Keeper
1966–1969	Jens Christian Lauritzen
1969–1975	None, run as a film-commune[7]
1975–1982	Henning Camre
1992–2014	Poul Nesgaard
2014–2019	Vinca Wiedemann [da]
2019–2021	Bo Damgaard [da]
2021– May 2024	Tine Fischer [da][8][9][10][11]

Alumni

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Source^[12]

• Åke Sandgren (1982)^[13]
• Amanda Kernell
• Anders August (2007)
• Anders Morgenthaler (2002)
• Anders Refn (1969)^[14]
• Anthony Dod Mantle (1989)^[15]
• Bille August (1973, graduated as cinematographer)^[16]
• Carsten Fromberg [da] (1989)
• Christian Holten Bonke (2005)
• Christoffer Boe (2001)^[17]
• Dagur Kári (1999)
• Daniel Espinosa (2003)
• Eva Mulvad (2001)
• Jonas Elmer (1995)^[18]
• Katrin Ottarsdóttir^[19]
• Kim Fupz Aakeson (1996)^[20]
• Krass Clement (1978)^[21]
• Lars Von Trier (1982)^[22]
• Lisa Aschan^[23][24]
• Lone Scherfig (1984)^[25]
• Manuel Alberto Claro (2001)^[26]
• May el-Toukhy (2009)
• Niels Arden Oplev (1989)^[27]
• Ole Christian Madsen (1993)
• Per Fly (1993)
• Pernille Fischer Christensen (1999)^[28]
• Peter Flinth (1993)
• Phie Ambo [da; fr] (2003)^[29][23]
• Reza Parsa (1995)
• Rumle Hammerich (1979)^[30]
• Sami Saif (1997)^[31]
• Susanne Bier (1987)^[32]
• Thomas Vinterberg (1993)^[33]
• Tobias Lindholm (2007)
• Vladimir Oravsky (1982)^[34]

See also

• Danish Academy of Digital, Interactive Entertainment
• European Cross Media Academy

References

1. Christian Braad Thomsen (2005). Vreden, gudinde, besyng!: tidslinjer 1940–2005 (in Danish). Lindhardt og Ringhof. pp. 105–. ISBN 978-87-595-2489-3.
2. "Den Danske Filmskole". Gyldendal. Retrieved 2010-04-10.
3. Peter Schepelern (2010). Filmleksikon. Gyldendal A/S. pp. 188–. ISBN 978-87-02-04523-9.
4. "English".
5. Kristian Lindberg (25 November 2013). "Filmskole-elever i oprør mod rektor". www.b.dk.
6. "Ny rektor på filmskolen: Poul Nesgaard har været utroligt generøs". politiken.dk. 18 December 2013.
7. Ole John; Danske Filmskole (2006). At lære kunsten: 40 år med filmskolen (in Danish). Lindhardt og Ringhof. pp. 27–. ISBN 978-87-11-30048-0.
8. Alcinii, Daniele (8 February 2021). "CPH:DOX festival director, founder Tine Fischer to step down". Realscreen. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
9. Mitchell, Wendy (13 May 2024). "Tine Fischer to depart CPH:DOX to run Danish film school". Screen. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
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11. "Tine Fischer to head the Danish Film Institute". Nordisk Film & TV Fond. 2 May 2024. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
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13. Schepelern, P. (2010). Filmleksikon (in Finnish). Gyldendal. p. 753. ISBN 978-87-02-04523-9. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
14. "Kulissernes uundværlige Refn fylder rundt". Berlingske.dk. 8 April 2014. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
15. Ellis, D.A. (2012). Conversations with Cinematographers. Scarecrow Press, Incorporated. p. 189. ISBN 978-0-8108-8126-6. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
16. Frid-Nielsen, N. (2012). Bille August: Et portræt af manden og hans film (in Danish). ArtPeople. p. 1-PA1972. ISBN 978-87-7137-270-0. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
17. John 2006, p. 267.
18. John 2006, p. 270.
19. Piil, Morten (2008). Gyldendals danske filmguide (in Danish). Copenhagen, Denmark: Gyldendal. p. 71. ISBN 978-87-02-06669-2. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
20. "Forfatter: Grådighed er roden til alt det, vi bøvler med". Kristeligt Dagblad (in Danish). 20 March 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
21. Krak, O.H. (2009). Kraks Blaa Bog (in Danish). Krak. p. 283. ISBN 9788712044383. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
22. Hennemann, J.S. (2014). ANTICHRIST – ein Film von Lars von Trier: Untersuchung nach Elementen des Genre- und Autorenfilms (in German). Diplomica Verlag. p. 26. ISBN 978-3-95850-792-0. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
23. John 2006, p. 266.
24. Andersson, Elisabet (18 October 2015). "Lisa Aschan: "Provokation är helt ointressant"". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 29 January 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
25. Kosmorama. Danske Filmmuseum. 2010. p. 148. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
26. John 2006, p. 269.
27. Kosmorama. Danske Filmmuseum. 2010. p. 136. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
28. John 2006, p. 268.
29. "Phie Ambo". Det Danske Filminstitut (in Danish). 21 April 2021. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
30. Kosmorama. Danske Filmmuseum. 2007. p. 173. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
31. Bondebjerg, I. (2012). Virkelighedsbilleder: den moderne danske dokumentarfilm (in Danish). Samfundslitteratur. p. 116. ISBN 978-87-593-1629-0. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
32. Hjort, M.; Bondebjerg, I. (2000). Instruktørens blik: en interviewbog om dansk film (in Danish). Rosinante. p. 245. ISBN 978-87-621-0137-1. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
33. Kosmorama. Danske Filmmuseum. 2007. p. 175. Retrieved 14 June 2021. Thomas Vinterberg fandt på Filmskolen sammen med manuskriptforfatteren Bo Hr. Hansen (manus årgang 1991). De skrev sammen hans afgangsfilm Sidste omgang (1993) og siden kortfilmen Drengen der gik baglæns (1994) og ...
34. Christensen, Claus; Skovly, Boline (February 26, 2018). "Kultfiguren Zelko slår igen". Filmmagasinet Ekko (in Danish). Archived from the original on February 26, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2018.

• John, Ole [in Danish] (2006). At lære kunsten: 40 år med filmskolen (in Danish). Copenhagen, Denmark: Aschehoug. ISBN 978-87-11-30048-0. OCLC 466469100.

External links

• Official website

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