Facts & Figures 2015

danish film institute Facts & figures

Production And Exhibition

2015

What projects were supported in 2014?

Which film was the biggest box-office draw?

How are film funds prioritised at the Danish Film Institute?

In the following pages we offer data about production and distribution in Denmark in 2014 along with the Danish Film Institute’s budget for 2015.

Find more statistics, figures and facts about Danish films at dfi.dk/facts.

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Facts & figures 2015 / danish film institute

2014 in numbers 5.6M 21 29 7 EUR 3.4M 31% 32 158 416 58,000 EUR 8.7 12.2M 3.3M 2.2 27% 100%

Inhabitants in Denmark Feature films supported for production Shorts and documentaries supported for production Intl. co-production features supported for production Average production budget for a Danish feature film Average subsidy allocation to a Danish feature film Danish feature film releases Cinemas Cinema screens Cinema seats

Danish Film Institute The Danish Film Institute (DFI) supports the development, production and distribution of Danish films and also offers funding for international coproductions.

Support programmes extend to digital games, film education and promotion at international film festivals.

25 percent of all subsidies are earmarked for children and youth films.

Situated in central Copenhagen, the DFI houses the national Cinematheque and also includes a library, a stills & posters archive and a film studio where children and young people can explore the craft of filmmaking.

The DFI manages the film archives and runs a streaming website for Danish short and documentary films at filmcentralen.dk.

Average ticket price (excl. VAT) Total admissions Tickets sold to Danish films Tickets sold per capita National market share Share of cinemas with at least one digital screen

An exchange rate of 7.44 was used to convert Danish kroner to euros.

Please note: The information contained in these pages is subject to change. Percentages may not total 100 due to rounding.

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DFI BUDGET 2015 DFI Budget, 2015 DFI Subsidies

DFI Subsidies, 2015 DKK (1000s)

EUR (1000s)

17,500 78,900 58,000 12,000 6,000 4,000 17,950 1,100 7,500 202,950

2,351 10,599 7,792 1,612 806 537 2,411 148 1,008 27,264

-2,000

-269

Short & Documentary Films Subsidies Commissioners scheme: Script and Development Commissioners scheme: Production Regional scheme: Production Miscellaneous Festival subsidies, Denmark and abroad Promotion and Marketing subsidies Filmcentralen.dk, film purchase Total Short & Documentary Films Subsidies

12,100 31,300 500 2,600 5,350 4,500 1,400 57,750

1,625 4,205 67 349 719 605 188 7,758

Public Service Fund

42,500

5,709

New Danish Screen

32,000

4,299

Digital Games

12,500

1,679

Cross Media Productions

1,000

134

Cinema Subsidies Restoration, art cinemas, etc.

Digitisation Total Cinema Subsidies

3,300 1,700 5,000

443 228 672

Children & Youth Activities

3,100

416

6,350 8,900 8,950 24,200

853 1,196 979 3,028

379,000

50,690

Feature Films Subsidies Script and Development Commissioners scheme: Production Market scheme: Production Co-production scheme: Production Regional scheme: Production International scheme: Production Promotion and Marketing subsidies Distribution subsidies Festival subsidies, Denmark and abroad Total Feature Films Subsidies Reimbursements

Other Subsidies Workshops, in-house and outside Eurimages and Nordisk Film & TV Fond Other Total Other Subsidies Total DFI Subsidies

Cross Media Productions, Cinema Subsidies, Children & Youth Activities, Other Subsidies 8% Digital Games 3% New Danish Screen 8%

Public Service Fund 11%

Feature Films Subsidies 54%

Short & Documentary Films Subsidies 15%

DFI Operating Costs, 2015 Board, CEO and staff functions 8% Filmhouse (cinemas, archives, adminsitration, etc.) 31% Film support 23%

Children & Youth and Media Council 5%

DFI Operating Costs Board, CEO and staff functions Film support Children & Youth and Media Council Filmhouse (cinemas, archives, administration, etc.)

Other (property, IT systems, etc.)

Total DFI Operating Costs

Total DFI Budget, 2015

9,830 28,130 6,563 36,896 38,582

1,321 3,779 882 4,956 5,183

120,000

16,120

499,000

66,810

Other (property, IT systems, etc.) 32%

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DANISH ThEATRICAL RELEASES Danish Theatrical Film Releases, 2014 / sorted by release date Title

Release Date

Feature Films The Reunion 2 – The Funeral Father of Four The Cartel The Sunfish The Detectives

06.02.14 06.02.14 27.02.14 06.03.14 10.04.14

Someone You Love Flow The Salvation Kolbøttefabrikken (Danish title) The Miracle Mini and the Mozzies

24.04.14 08.05.14 22.05.14 29.05.14 05.06.14 12.06.14

When Animals Dream

12.06.14

On the Edge In Real Life

26.06.14 07.08.14

Speed Walking Threesome Nymphomaniac Director's Cut The Absent One Crumbs – All at Stake Danny's Doomsday Encounters Silent Heart Familien Jul (Danish title) All Inclusive Antboy – Revenge of the Red Fury Documentary Films The Arms Drop My Life Directed By Nicolas Winding Refn Good Things Await

Domestic Production Company

Director

Domestic Distributor

Nordisk Film ASA Film Nordisk Film Film Maker Wise Guy Productions, Movie Rights Zentropa Beofilm Zentropa Fridthjof Film Zentropa Dansk Tegnefilm

Mikkel Serup Giacomo Campeotto Charlotte Sachs Bostrup Søren Balle Esben Tønnesen

Nordisk Film Nordisk Film Nordisk Film SF Film SF Film

Pernille Fischer Christensen Fenar Ahmad Kristian Levring Morten Boesdal Halvorsen Simon Staho Jannik Hastrup, Flemming Quist Møller Jonas Alexander Arnby

Nordisk Film UIP Nordisk Film UIP SF Film Nordisk Film

DFI Subsidy Type

Total Admissions (year-end 2014)

Market Market Market New Danish Screen Marketing support

604,561 287,324 127,407 35,988 33,274

x

Commissioner New Danish Screen Commissioner Marketing support Commissioner Market

167,237 33,254 54,421 26,926 742 25,070

Nordisk Film

x

Commissioner

3,661

x

Market Commissioner

35,893 1,139

x x x

Christian E. Christiansen Jonas Elmer

Nordisk Film SF Film

28.08.14 11.09.14 11.09.14 02.10.14 02.10.14 09.10.14 30.10.14

Alphaville Pictures Copenhagen Zentropa Beofilm, Bebopfilm, Sebasto Film & TV Nordisk Film c.bjerrefilmproduktion Zentropa Zentropa Regner Grasten Film Miso Film The Kompany Entertainment

Niels Arden Oplev Claus Bjerre Lars von Trier Mikkel Nørgaard Barbara Topsøe-Rothenborg Martin Barnewitz Anders Johannes Bukh

13.11.14 20.11.14 25.12.14 25.12.14

SF Film Production Pixy Film Happy Ending Film Nimbus Film

Bille August Carsten Rudolf Hella Joof Ask Hasselbalch

Nordisk Film UIP Nordisk Film Nordisk Film UIP SF Film The Kompany Entertainment SF Film Angel Films SF Film SF Film

04.06.14 17.07.14

Fridthjof Film Space Rocket Nation

Andreas Koefoed Liv Corfixen

DOXBIO Scanbox

Commissioner None

1,493 478

03.09.14

Danish Documentary Production Danish Documentary Production Magic Hour Films Final Cut for Real Hansen & Pedersen Film og Fjernsyn

Phie Ambo

DOXBIO

Commissioner

9,321

Mikala Krogh

DOXBIO

Commissioner

9,295

Anders Østergaard Joshua Oppenheimer Anders Riis-Hansen

DOXBIO Camera Film DOXBIO

Commissioner Commissioner Commissioner

1,559 2,159 1,586

SF Film Copenhagen Bombay SF Film Miracle Film Camera Film Øst for Paradis

Minor co-production Minor co-production

159,415 12,108

Minor co-production Minor co-production Minor co-production Minor co-production

328 9,327 39,203 40,412

Minor co-production

1,412

The Newsroom – Off the Record

01.10.14

1989 The Look of Silence The Circus Dynasty

05.11.14 13.11.14 19.11.14

Minor Co-productions, Feature Films Waltz for Monica Beyond Beyond

20.03.14 10.04.14

Eyeworks Fine & Mellow Copenhagen Bombay

Per Fly Esben Toft Jacobsen

We Are the Best!

In Order of Disappearance Ida Force Majeure

29.05.14 03.07.14 27.11.14 11.12.14

Zentropa Zentropa Phoenix Film Investments Coproduction Office

Lukas Moodysson Hans Petter Moland Pawel Pawlikowski Ruben Östlund

Bullitt Film

Inuk Silis Høegh

Minor Co-productions, Documentary Films Sume – The Sound of a Revolution 18.10.14 Source: Danish Film Distributors Association (FAFID).

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Children/ Youth

MICHAU+

x x

x x

Commissioner Commissioner Commissioner Market Market Commissioner Marketing support

250,681 3,743 3,494 764,002 225,399 26,645 461

Market Marketing support Market Market

236,818 159,017 104,635 43,055

Facts & figures 2015 / danish film institute

distribution & the cinema sector Top 20 / Theatrical Film Releases, 2014 #

Title

Director

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

The Absent One ** The Reunion 2 – The Funeral The Hobbit – The Battle of the Five Armies ** The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 ** How to Train Your Dragon 2 Frozen * Father of Four Speed Walking The Wolf of Wall Street Silent Heart ** Crumbs – All at Stake Interstellar ** The Lego Movie 12 Years a Slave Rio 2 Gone Girl ** 22 Jump Street Dumb and Dumber To ** Guardians of the Galaxy Someone You Love

Mikkel Nørgaard Mikkel Serup Peter Jackson Francis Lawrence Dean DeBlois Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee Giacomo Campeotto Niels Arden Oplev Martin Scorsese Bille August Barbara Topsøe-Rothenborg Christopher Nolan Phil Lord, Christopher Miller Steve McQueen Carlos Saldanha David Fincher Phil Lord, Christopher Miller Bobby Farrelly, Peter Farrelly James Gunn Pernille Fischer Christensen

Release Date

Admissions (1000s)

Country

02.10.14 06.02.14 10.12.14 19.11.14 03.07.14 25.12.13 06.02.14 28.08.14 09.01.14 13.11.14 02.10.14 06.11.14 06.02.14 20.02.14 10.04.14 23.10.14 19.06.14 27.11.14 31.07.14 24.04.14

764 605 485 310 306 302 287 251 246 237 225 225 217 199 197 188 185 181 181 167

DK DK US US US US DK DK US DK DK US US US US US US US US DK

Number of Viewers (1000s)

Original Release Year

Number of Broadcasts

489 422 420 350 346 324 253 234 227 222 168 168 167 137 124 122 120 119 103 101

2014 2011 2014 2014 2013 2014 2013 2012 2014 2014 2014 2007 2009 2010 2009 2013 2014 2014 2014 2014

1 2 2 5 2 2 3 6 4 2 3 1 2 5 3 1 3 2 2 2

Source: Danish Film Distributors Association (FAFID). * Released in 2013. ** Films still playing in 2015.

Top 20 / Documentaries with DFI Support Shown on National Broadcasters DR and TV 2, 2014 #

Title

Director

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

Skyggebørn (Danish title) Svend Slottet (Danish title) The Arms Drop The Bailiff Warriors from the North The Will Palme Mobbet (Danish title) Naked Dreaming of a Family Gasolin' The Invisible Cell Homeless Vote for Change Wild Girls 1989 Drone Me and Dad – No Expectations of Applause Embracing the Dead

Louise Jappe Anne Regitze Wivel Eva Mulvad Andreas Koefoed Phie Ambo Søren Steen Jespersen, Nasib Farah Christian Sønderby Jepsen Kristina Lindström, Maud Nycander Dorthe Thirstrup, Kristian Almblad Nicole N. Horanyi Mira Jargil Anders Østergaard Anders Riis-Hansen Ditte Haarløv Johnsen Christoffer Guldbrandsen Tine Katinka Jensen, Mette Carla T. Albrechtsen Anders Østergaard, Erzsébet Rácz Tonje Hessen Schei Kathrine Ravn Kruse Nanna Frank Møller

Source: TNS Galup Infosys.

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distribution & the cinema sector Largest European Domestic Market Shares, 2014 44%

28%

28 %

27%

14%

Italy

France

Denmark

Finland

EU average

Source: Provisional numbers from European Audiovisual Observatory.

Market Shares in Danish Cinemas, 2008-2014 Other 60 52

17 5

2008

3 2009

27

13

1 2010

59

19

15

15

USA

30

29

27

22

Denmark

55

51

28

14 1

56

50

32

Europe (excl. Denmark)

11 3

2

1 2012

2011

2014

2013

Source: Statistics Denmark and, for 2014, Danish Film Distributors Association (FAFID).

Admissions in Danish Cinemas, 2008-2014

Total admissions to all releases (million) Total admissions to Danish releases (million) Danish national market share (%) Danish share of all film releases (%) Average admissions to Danish releases Average admissions to all releases Source: Statistics Denmark and, for 2014, Danish Film Distributors Association (FAFID).

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2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

13.2 4.3 32% 16% 122,143 63,069

14.1 2.4 17% 15% 76,063 67,530

13.0 2.9 22% 15% 87,333 54,912

12.4 3.4 27% 13% 101,909 47,725

13.6 3.9 29% 13% 129,933 58,999

12.9 3.9 30% 14% 125,290 52,018

12.2 3.3 27% 13% 115,333 53,255

Facts & figures 2015 / danish film institute

feature fiction / supports Feature Fiction Films Supported for Production by DFI, 2014 Title

Commissioner Scheme A War Aldrig mere jul (Danish title) Backstabbing for Beginners Walk with Me Fang Rung Gold Coast Land of Mine Sparrows The Commune The Neon Demon Tordenskiold Market Scheme Crumbs – All at Stake Emma and Santa Claus – The Quest for the Elf Queen's Heart Father of Four – On a Wild Holiday A Conspiracy of Faith The Day Will Come Iqbal Farooq Klown Forever Min søsters børn og guldgraverne (Danish title) People Get Eaten Summer of ‘92 Minor Co-productions Louder Than Bombs Pontus Halmstrøms efterladenskaber (Danish title) * Quit Staring at my Plate Rose Marie og gartnerens hemmelighed (Danish title) The Giant The Nile Hilton Incident The Rams

Domestic Production Company

Director

Budget Euro (1000s)

DFI Subsidy Euro (1000s)

DK Public Service Television

Nordisk Film Copenhagen Bombay Rights Creative Alliance Asta Film SF Film Haslund/Dencik Entertainment Nordisk Film Nimbus Film Zentropa IWWTD Nimbus Film

DK Regional Funding

Intl.

Co-pro­­duction

Tobias Lindholm Jacob Ley Per Fly Lisa Ohlin Max Kestner Daniel Dencik Martin P. Zandvliet Runar Runarsson Thomas Vinterberg Nicolas Winding Refn Henrik Ruben Genz

3,562 1,801 7,245 3,185 2,836 1,801 4,368 1,465 4,503 5,981 4,798

1,156 1,169 968 1,116 1,156 981 1,116 457 1,035 1,008 1,263

x x x x x x x x x x x

Regner Grasten filmrettigheder Deluca film

Barbara Rothenborg Søren Frellesen

1,720 2,728

444 995

x x

Asa Film Zentropa Zentropa Miso Film Nutmeg Movies Obel Film Canada

Giacomo Campeotto Hans Petter Moland Jesper W. Nielsen Tilde Harkamp Mikkel Nørgaard Niels Nørløv

2,366 4,973 3,159 2,352 3,669 3,548

672 995 941 941 538 941

x x x x x x

Clausen Film Danmark 92

Erik Clausen Kasper Barfoed

2,366 3,374

860 914

x x

DK/SE

Nimbus Film Nordisk Film

Joachim Trier Jannicke Systad Jacobsen

8,401 2,258

202 148

x x

NO/FR/DK NO/DK

Beofilm Nimbus Film

Hana Jusic Sara Johnsen

1,089 3,629

175 202

x x

HR/DK NO/DK

Beofilm Final Cut for Real Profile Pictures

Johannes Nyholm Tarik Saleh Grímur Hákonarson

2,285 4,919 1,129

242 282 134

x x

SE/DK SE/DE/DK IS/FR/DK

Children/ Youth

DK/CDN x DK/SE DK/SE/FI DK/SE (x) DK/DE DK/IS DK/NL/SE DK/FI DK/CZ/NO/SE

x x

x (x) x x

x

DK/DE DK/SE

x x x

Source: Danish Film Institute. (x) = The film has recieved regional funding from the Danish Film Institute. * Production support to Pontus Halmstrøms efterladenskaber was cancelled in 2015.

DFI Production Subsidy Types Commissioner Scheme supports films with unique cinematic ambitions – films that are artistically innovative and challenge their audiences. The scheme supports features, documentaries and shorts.

New Danish Screen supports films that push the boundaries of cinema – films that strengthen talent development and experimentation. The scheme supports fiction, documentaries, series and trans-media.

Market Scheme supports films with broad audience appeal – films that fascinate because they tell a popular story or cultivate a familiar genre.

The scheme supports features.

Minor Co-production Scheme supports international films that have Danish production participation – films that strengthen international partnerships and creative exchange. The scheme supports features, documentaries and shorts.

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docs, shorts, New Danish screen / supports Documentaries, Short Films and New Danish Screen Films Supported for Production by DFI, 2014 Title

Documentary Films Amateurs in Space Anton Between Two Worlds Christiansborg Slotscirkus (Danish title) Cold Case Hammarskjöld Det han gjorde (Danish title) Diallo's Odysse Hjemmeplejen (Danish title) Jakob Ejersbo Jeg rejser mig (Danish title) Klassekabalen (Danish title) Learning to Forget Massakren i Dvor (Danish title) Natural Disorder Olmo & the Seagull Skyggebørn (Danish title) Something Better to Come Songs from the Soil The Allins The Fencing Champion Venus

Domestic Production Company

Director

Danish Documentary Production Klassefilm Upfront Films Tiny Film Electric Parc House of Real Kamoli Films & Spor Media Moving Documentary christianbonke.com Sonntag Pictures Plus Pictures Good Company Pictures Final Cut for Real Moving Documentary Zentropa Gong Media Danish Documentary Production Viola-Lucia Film Toolbox Film Final Cut for Real House of Real

Max Kestner Iben Haahr Andersen Janus Metz Karsten Mungo Madsen Mads Brügger Jonas Poher Rasmussen Helle Toft Jensen Mira Jargil, Christian Sønderby Jepsen Christian Bonke Christina Rosendahl Ulla Søe Kaspar Astrup Schröder Georg Larsen, Kasper Vedsmand Christian Sønderby Jepsen Lea Glob, Petra Costa Louise Jappe Hanna Polak Phie Ambo Sami Saif Simon Lereng Wilmont Lea Glob, Mette Carla T. Albrechtsen

Short Films / Commissioner Scheme Lili Dansk Tegnefilm Linselus (Danish title) Made in Valby Min lille hund Mester – Katteballade Toolbox Film (Danish title) Ordapoteket (Danish title) Basmati Film Lukas & the Aspies Profile Pictures Tre Tosser (Danish title) Wil Film Uro (Danish title) Profile Pictures Vitello Zentropa New Danish Screen Talent Scheme A Short Life Bad Standing Children of the Day Echoes of Ronin Future Road Interruption Murdering Katarina Nordic Factory * Nordic Factory – Listen Nordic Factory – Sundays Nordic Factory – The Girl and the Dogs Nordic Factory – Void Nylon Outskirt Strangers Parents Reconstructing Dad Restless Say Something, Pierrot!

Seven Boats Shelley The Mechanics The Reward – Tales of Alethrion Wolf and Sheep

Creative Alliance Profile Pictures M&M Productions First Tribe Films Good Company Pictures Nordisk Film Filmberg Pebble Nordic Factory Pebble Nordic Factory Pebble Nordic Factory Pebble Nordic Factory Pebble Nordic Factory Electric Parc Larm Film Nordisk Film Electric Parc Fago Film Friishaynes Masterplan Pictures Profile Pictures Meta Film Rights Sun Creature Studio Adomeit Film

Documentary Films, Minor Co-productions Blood Sisters Final Cut for Real Intercourse Made in Copenhagen Monalisa Story Magic Hour Films Shadow World Final Cut for Real The Yes Men Are Revolting Chili Film Twisters Final Cut for Real

562 276 841 108 1,237 350 236 619 290 366 382 337 374 633 372 277 542 83 367 175 690

242 175 353 78 280 208 145 223 193 142 215 223 101 215 94 94 228 81 229 124 288

x x x x x x x x x x x x x x

Siri Melchior Jesper Rofeldt Maria Mac Dalland

448 674 168

242 239 116

x x x

Johan Oettinger Anders Gustafsson Snobar Avani, Peter Hausner Jacob Tschernia Dorte Bengtson

522 199 52 216 209

188 171 46 190 126

Janus Metz Jesper Vidkær Rasmussen Amir Rezazadeh Shaky Gonzales Ulrik Ehrhorn Gutt-Nielsen Malou Reymann Kim Lysgaard Andersen

36 357 35 35 172 438 481 344

36 327 35 35 172 437 437 155

Hamy Ramezan, Rungano Nyuni Kræsten Kusk, Natalia Garagiola Selma Vilhunen, Guillaume Mainguet Milad Alami, Aygul Bakanova Jeanette Nordahl Anita Hopland, Rania Tawfik Christian Tafdrup Sven Vinge Asger Krøjer Kallesøe Maja Friis Hlynur Palmarsson Ali Abbasi Masar Joudi Ajil Sohail, Sonja Rendtorff Mikkel Mainz Elkjær Shahrbanoo Sadat Malin Andersson Pratibha Parmar Jessica Nettelbladt Johan Grimonprez Jacques Servin, Igor Vamos Hanna Hailborn

Source: Danish Film Institute. * The Nordic Factory project includes four films: Listen, Sundays, The Girl and the Dogs, and Void.

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Budget DFI­ DK Public Euro Subsidy Service (1000s) Euro ­Television (1000s)

Series

x

Intl. Children/ Co-proYouth duction

DK/SE/NO

x x

x DK/NL/NO DK/BR/PT

x x

DK/PL

x x x

DK/NO x x

x

x

x x x x x x x x

x x x x x x x x x x x

x x

DK/FI x

293 292 860 202 294 345 35 348 36 225 847

292 284 726 202 292 313 35 323 36 148 134

x x x x x x x x x x x

570 894 466 1,426 794 130

54 67 65 73 67 35

x x x x x x

x

DK/SE x

DK/FR/NE SE/DK UK/DK SE/DK US/DK US/DK SE/DK

x x x

x

Facts & figures 2015 / danish film institute

OVERVIEW OF SUPPORTS 2008-2014 Number of Feature Fiction Films Supported for Production by DFI, Majors and Minors, 2008-2014 Commisioner scheme (incl. R책film)

Market scheme (former 60/40)

23

22

20

19

19

18

10 6

9

21

8 10

9

10 9

6

13

2008

6

11

2009

Minor Co-productions

7 13

7

14

10

2010

9

6

11

8

2011

2012

2014

2013

Financial Structure of Feature Fiction Films Supported for Production by DFI, 2008-2014

100% Danish finance Major co-productions Minor co-productions All Productions

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

8 11 6 25

11 9 6 26

16 7 7 30

16 3 6 25

12 6 9 27

13 9 9 31

10 11 7 28

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

26

19

14

12

12

10

22

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

37

31

46

40

32

38

35

Number of New Danish Screen Films Supported for Production by DFI, 2008-2014

All Productions

Number of Documentaries and Shorts Supported for Production by DFI, 2008-2014 All Productions Source: Danish Film Institute.

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