Director. Born 14/1 1960, Denmark. Graduate of the National Film School of Denmark in 1993. Fly's most significant work is the awardwinning societal trilogy consisting of "The Bench" (2000), "Inheritance" (2003) and "Manslaughter" (2005). Fly is a recipient of the prestigious Carl Th. Dreyer Award.
His societal trilogy about the lower, middle and upper class in Denmark won critical acclaim and drew a large audience. "The Bench" received a European Film Academy nomination and was a triple winner at Lübeck, while "Inheritance" received seven Robert Awards plus awards in San Sebastian, Rouen and Mexico City. "Manslaughter", which completes the trilogy, received Nordic Council's Film Award 2005. Together, the three films in the trilogy have brought in a million admissions at national cinemas alone. In 2018 Fly wrote and directed the Danish-Canadian thriller "Backstabbing for Beginners", based on the memoir "Backstabbing for Beginners - My Crash Course in International Diplomacy" by Michael Soussan.
For television Fly created the critically acclaimed miniseries "Performances" in 2007 for which actress Sonja Richter won the Golden Nymph in Monte Carlo. He directed several episodes of the Danish crime series "Follow the Money" (2016), which premiered at the 2015 Berlinale and won a Robert Award for Best Danish Television series in 2017. Fly is concept director on "Erobreren," a historical drama series in development for HBO Nordic, based on volumes 2-4 of the major Danish literary classic "Pelle the Conqueror" by Martin Andersen Nexø.
| Title | Year | Function | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| Backstabbing for Beginners | 2018 | Direction, Screenplay | DK/Feature |
| All In | 2017 | Script consultant | DK/Feature |
| Follow the Money | 2016 | Direction | TV series |
| Waltz for Monica | 2013 | Direction | Feature |
| The Great Bird Race | 2012 | Script consultant | DK/Feature |
| Kvinden der drømte om en mand | 2010 | Direction, Script | DK/Feature |
| Love & rage | 2009 | Script consultant | DK/Feature |
| Antichrist | 2009 | Script consultant | DK/Feature |
| Lille soldat | 2008 | Cinematographer: Africa | DK/Feature |
| Forestillinger | 2007 | Direction, Script, Concept | TV series |
| Shakespeares Venus og Adonis | 2007 | Appearance | DK/Documentary |
| Fighter | 2007 | Editing supervisor | DK/Feature |
| The three musketeers | 2006 | Ceremoni-mester | DK/Feature |
| Manslaughter | 2005 | Direction, Script | DK/Feature |
| Allegro | 2005 | Tilskuer | DK/Feature |
| Inheritance | 2003 | Direction, Script | DK/Feature |
| The Pact | 2003 | Director supervisor | DK/Short fiction |
| Filmskatten | 2002 | Direction | DK/Documentary |
| Prop & Berta | 2001 | Direction | DK/Feature |
| The bench | 2000 | Direction, Script | DK/Feature |
| Den lille ridder | 1999 | Direction | DK/Short fiction |
| Chock. Liftarflickan | 1997 | Direction | Short fiction |
| TAXA | 1997 | Direction | TV series |
| Monsterfest | 1995 | Direction | DK/Short fiction |
| - kalder Katrine! | 1994 | Direction, Script | DK/Short fiction |
| Sofaholdet | 1994 | Direction | TV film |
| Værelse 17 | 1993 | Direction, Script | DK/Short fiction |
| The end | 1993 | Direction | DK/Short fiction |
Awards and nominations
| Award | Release year | Festival | Film |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haugesund Norwegian Filmcritics' Special Mention | 2003 | Haugesund, Den Norske Filmfestivalen 2003 | Arven |
| Jury award for Best Screenplay | 2003 | San Sebastian International Film Festival 2003 | Arven |
| NDR Promotion Prize | 2003 | Lübeck, Nordische Filmtage 2003 | Arven |
| Audience Award | 2000 | Lübeck, Nordische Filmtage 2000 | Bænken |
| Int. Church Prize, Best Actor | 2000 | Lübeck, Nordische Filmtage 2000 | Bænken |
| NDR, Förderpreis | 2000 | Lübeck, Nordische Filmtage 2000 | Bænken |
| Special Mention | 1995 | Odense Internationale Film Festival 1995 | - kalder Katrine! |
| Adult Jury 2nd Prize, Animation | 2001 | Chicago Int. Children's Film Festival 2001 | Prop & Berta |
| Children's Jury's 2nd Prize | 2001 | Chicago Int. Children's Film Festival 2001 | Prop & Berta |
| NDR Promotion Prize | 2005 | Lübeck, Nordische Filmtage 2005 | Drabet |
| Best Male Actor | 2005 | Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival 2005 | Drabet |
| FICC Jury - The Don Quijote Prize | 2005 | Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival 2005 | Drabet |
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Festivals
| Festival | Festival date | Film |
|---|---|---|
| Shanghai International Film Festival | 2018-06-16 | Dobbeltspil |
| Göteborg International Film Festival | 2018-01-26 | Dobbeltspil |
| Lübeck, Nordische Filmtage | 2017-11-01 | Dobbeltspil |
| Haugesund, Den Norske Filmfestivalen | 2017-08-19 | Dobbeltspil |
| Helsinki Film Festival - Love & Anarchy | 2011-09-15 | Kvinden der drømte om en mand |
| Göteborg International Film Festival | 2011-01-28 | Kvinden der drømte om en mand |
| Sevilla Festival de Cine | 2010-11-05 | Kvinden der drømte om en mand |
| Lübeck, Nordische Filmtage | 2010-11-03 | Kvinden der drømte om en mand |
| Haugesund, Den Norske Filmfestivalen | 2010-08-18 | Kvinden der drømte om en mand |
| Göteborg International Film Festival | 2010-01-29 | Kvinden der drømte om en mand |
| Rio de Janeiro Brazilian Int. Children´s Film Festival | 2009-08-24 | Prop & Berta |
| San Sebastian International Film Festival | 2007-09-20 | Arven |
| Taipei Film Festival | 2007-06-22 | Bænken |
| Lithuania Scanorama Film Forum | 2006-11-11 | Drabet |
| Sevilla Festival de Cine | 2006-11-03 | Drabet |
| Haifa International Film Festival | 2006-10-07 | Drabet |
| Helsinki Film Festival - Love & Anarchy | 2006-09-14 | Drabet |
| Melbourne Film Festival | 2006-07-26 | Drabet |
| Seattle International Film Festival | 2006-05-25 | Drabet |
| San Francisco Int. Film Festival | 2006-04-20 | Drabet |
| Istanbul Int. Film Festival | 2006-04-01 | Drabet |
| Thessaloniki International Film Festival | 2006-03-27 | Arven |
| Vilnius International Film Festival | 2006-03-24 | Drabet |
| Berlinale | 2006-02-09 | Drabet |
| Göteborg International Film Festival | 2006-01-27 | Arven |
| Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival | 2005-11-24 | Drabet |
| Thessaloniki International Film Festival | 2005-11-18 | Drabet |
| Lübeck, Nordische Filmtage | 2005-11-03 | Drabet |
| London Film Festival | 2005-10-20 | Drabet |
| Hamptons Film Festival | 2005-10-19 | Drabet |
| San Sebastian International Film Festival | 2005-09-15 | Drabet |
| Lithuania Scanorama Film Forum | 2004-11-11 | Arven |
| Sao Paulo Int. Film Festival | 2004-10-22 | Arven |
| Haifa International Film Festival | 2004-09-30 | Arven |
| Helsinki Film Festival - Love & Anarchy | 2004-09-16 | Arven |
| Seattle International Film Festival | 2004-05-20 | Arven |
| Vilnius International Film Festival | 2004-04-30 | Arven |
| San Francisco Int. Film Festival | 2004-04-15 | Arven |
| Istanbul Int. Film Festival | 2004-04-10 | Arven |
| Los Angeles, AFI Int. Festival | 2003-11-06 | Arven |
| Lübeck, Nordische Filmtage | 2003-10-30 | Arven |
| London Film Festival | 2003-10-22 | Arven |
| Hamptons Film Festival | 2003-10-22 | Arven |
| Goa - Int. Film Festival of India | 2003-10-09 | Arven |
| Ghent Flanders Int. Film Festival | 2003-10-07 | Arven |
| Hamburg FilmFest GmbH | 2003-09-19 | Arven |
| San Sebastian International Film Festival | 2003-09-18 | Arven |
| Haugesund, Den Norske Filmfestivalen | 2003-08-17 | Arven |
| Moscow - Royal Danish Embassy | 2003-04-05 | Bænken |
| Discovery - Scotland's Int. Film Fest for Children & Young People | 2002-11-27 | Prop & Berta |
| Amsterdam Cinekid | 2002-10-12 | Prop & Berta |
| Melbourne Film Festival | 2002-07-24 | Bænken |
| Poznan Ale Kino! International Children's Film Festival | 2002-06-10 | Prop & Berta |
| New York International Children's Film Festival | 2002-03-01 | Prop & Berta |
| Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival | 2001-12-01 | Bænken |
| Lübeck, Nordische Filmtage | 2001-11-01 | Bænken |
| Chicago Int. Children's Film Festival | 2001-10-25 | Prop & Berta |
| Amsterdam Cinekid | 2001-10-20 | Prop & Berta |
| Haugesund, Den Norske Filmfestivalen | 2001-08-27 | Prop & Berta |
| Malmö, BUFF | 2001-03-13 | Bænken |
| Göteborg International Film Festival | 2001-01-26 | Bænken |
| Lübeck, Nordische Filmtage | 2000-11-02 | Bænken |
| Hamburg FilmFest GmbH | 2000-09-25 | Bænken |
| Haugesund, Den Norske Filmfestivalen | 2000-08-27 | Bænken |
| Cannes, Festival de | 2000-05-10 | Bænken |
| Odense Internationale Film Festival | 1999-08-16 | Den lille ridder |
Det Danske Filminstitut registrerer international festivaldeltagelse og priser til danske film,
dog primært de titler, som Filminstituttet varetager i sin festivaldistribution,
og primært i forbindelse med de festivaler, som Filminstituttet har prioriteret at samarbejde med.
Registreringen af festivaldeltagelse og priser til danske film, der ikke er i festivaldistribution,
foretages kun for "launch"-festivaler ifølge Filminstituttets prioriterede festivalliste. Se listen over prioriterede festivaler.
Per Fly in trade directory
