Cinema of Denmark
Denmark has been producing films since 1897 and since the 1980s has maintained a steady stream of product due largely to funding by the state-supported Danish Film Institute. Historically, Danish films have been noted for their realism, religious and moral themes, sexual frankness and technical innovation.
| Cinema of Denmark | |
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| No. of screens | 458 (2017) |
| • Per capita | 7.9 per 100,000 (2011) |
| Main distributors | SF Film 30.0% Nordisk Film 25.0% Buena Vista 22.0% |
| Produced feature films (2011) | |
| Fictional | 25 (58.1%) |
| Documentary | 18 (41.9%) |
| Number of admissions (2011) | |
| Total | 12,433,000 |
| • Per capita | 2.4 (2012) |
| National films | 3,363,000 (27.0%) |
| Gross box office (2011) | |
| Total | DKK 750 million (~€100.7 million) |
| National films | DKK 186 million (~€25.0 million) (24.9%) |
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The Danish filmmaker Carl Theodor Dreyer (1889–1968) is considered one of the greatest directors in the history of cinema. Other Danish filmmakers of note include Benjamin Christensen, who outside his native country directed several horror classics including Häxan (1922) and Seven Footprints to Satan (1929); Erik Balling, the creator of the popular Olsen-banden films; Gabriel Axel, an Oscar-winner for Babette's Feast in 1987; and Bille August, the Oscar-, Palme d'Or- and Golden Globe-winner for Pelle the Conqueror in 1988. In the modern era, notable filmmakers in Denmark include Lars von Trier, who co-created the Dogme 95 film movement, followed by Thomas Vinterberg winner of the 2021 Academy Award for Best International Feature Film who is also Denmark's two time Cannes Film Festival contender and selectee with his internationally acclaimed films The Hunt (Jagten) and Another Round (Druk). Other notable filmmakers include multiple award-winners Susanne Bier and Nicolas Winding Refn.