Director, born 2/5 1959, Denmark. Studied film at the University of Copenhagen 1976-80. Graduated in direction from the National Film School of Denmark, 1984. Has written and directed feature films, short films, radio and stage drama, TV series and awardwinning commercials.
Her first feature film breakthrough, 'The Birthday Trip' (1990), was selected for Panorama in Berlin, for the New Directors section at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, and won the Grand Jury Prix in Rouen. The children's feature 'On Our Own' (1998) received the Grand Prix in Montreal and the Cinekid Prize in Amsterdam.
Lone Scherfig's contribution to Dogme, 'Italian for Beginners' (2000), is one of Danish cinema's greatest boxoffice hits ever, and received overwhelming praise from the critics. The film was also a major awardwinner at Berlin. Scherfig's English-language feature 'Wilbur Wants To Kill Himself' (2002) toured the festival circuit worldwide, bringing home awards from France, Portugal, the US and Japan. Her Oscar-nominated 'An Education' (GB/US, 2009) won numerous prizes in Britain and the US.
In 2013 she co-founded the company Creative Alliance together with a number of other directors and producers. Among other films, the company is behind Scherfig's ensemble feature set in New York, 'The Kindness of Strangers' (2019).
Her first feature film breakthrough, 'The Birthday Trip' (1990), was selected for Panorama in Berlin, for the New Directors section at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, and won the Grand Jury Prix in Rouen. The children's feature 'On Our Own' (1998) received the Grand Prix in Montreal and the Cinekid Prize in Amsterdam.
Lone Scherfig's contribution to Dogme, 'Italian for Beginners' (2000), is one of Danish cinema's greatest boxoffice hits ever, and received overwhelming praise from the critics. The film was also a major awardwinner at Berlin. Scherfig's English-language feature 'Wilbur Wants To Kill Himself' (2002) toured the festival circuit worldwide, bringing home awards from France, Portugal, the US and Japan. Her Oscar-nominated 'An Education' (GB/US, 2009) won numerous prizes in Britain and the US.
In 2013 she co-founded the company Creative Alliance together with a number of other directors and producers. Among other films, the company is behind Scherfig's ensemble feature set in New York, 'The Kindness of Strangers' (2019).
| Title | Year | Function | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Kindness of Strangers | 2019 | Direction, Screenplay | DK/Feature |
| Their Finest | 2017 | Direction | Feature |
| A Serious Game | 2016 | Screenplay | Feature |
| The Riot Club | 2014 | Direction | Feature |
| Everything | 2012 | Script consultant | DK/Short fiction |
| One Day | 2011 | Direction | Feature |
| Donkeys | 2010 | Character developer | Feature |
| An Education | 2009 | Direction | Feature |
| Hjemve | 2007 | Direction, Screenplay | DK/Feature |
| Red Road | 2006 | Character developer | DK/Feature |
| Jeg er bare den logerende | 2005 | Direction, Screenplay | DK/Short fiction |
| Better Times | 2004 | Direction | TV series |
| Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself | 2002 | Direction, Script | DK/Feature |
| Italian for Beginners | 2000 | Direction, Script | DK/Feature |
| Ved Stillebækken | 1999 | Direction, Script | TV series |
| On our own | 1998 | Direction, Script | DK/Feature |
| TAXA | 1997 | Direction, Writer (episode) | TV series |
| Flemming og Berit | 1994 | Direction | TV series |
| Den gode lykke | 1993 | Direction | TV film |
| Sir John Soane's Museum, London | 1993 | Direction, Cinematography | DK/Documentary |
| Museums notater | 1993 | Direction, Cinematography | Anthology |
| The birthday trip | 1990 | Direction | DK/Feature |
| A World of Difference | 1989 | Continuity | DK/Feature |
| Margrethes elsker | 1987 | Direction, Script | TV film |
| Midnatsforestillingen | 1986 | Direction, Editing | DK/Short fiction |
| Coeurs flambés | 1986 | Assistant director | DK/Feature |
| Hesten i vesten | 1985 | Direction | DK/Short fiction |
| A-Hasard-Kasasard | 1985 | Continuity | DK/Short fiction |
| The vicious circle | 1984 | Direction, Script | DK/Short fiction |
| The ballad of Linda | 1982 | Volunteer | DK/Feature |
Awards and nominations
| Award | Release year | Festival | Film |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Prix for Best Film | 2004 | Skip City International D-Cinema Festival 2004 | Wilbur begår selvmord |
| Ecumenical Prize | 2001 | Berlinale 2001 | Italiensk for begyndere |
| FIPRESCI Award | 2001 | Berlinale 2001 | Italiensk for begyndere |
| Silver Bear | 2001 | Berlinale 2001 | Italiensk for begyndere |
| Audience Award | 2001 | Warsaw International Film Festival 2001 | Italiensk for begyndere |
| Audience Vote, 20th Place | 2001 | Sao Paulo Int. Film Festival 2001 | Italiensk for begyndere |
| Best Film | 2001 | Hamptons Film Festival 2001 | Italiensk for begyndere |
| Golden Spike | 2001 | Valladolid International Film Festival 2001 | Italiensk for begyndere |
| Public's Prize, 2nd place | 2001 | Valladolid International Film Festival 2001 | Italiensk for begyndere |
| Best Male Actor | 2001 | Valladolid International Film Festival 2001 | Italiensk for begyndere |
| Cinekid Film Award | 1998 | Amsterdam Cinekid 1998 | Når mor kommer hjem... |
| Audience Award - Best International Film | 2003 | Hamptons Film Festival 2003 | Wilbur begår selvmord |
| Best Actor | 2003 | Valladolid International Film Festival 2003 | Wilbur begår selvmord |
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Festivals
| Festival | Festival date | Film |
|---|---|---|
| Göteborg International Film Festival | 2020-01-24 | The Kindness of Strangers |
| Helsinki Film Festival - Love & Anarchy | 2019-09-19 | Wilbur begår selvmord |
| Istanbul Int. Film Festival | 2019-04-05 | The Kindness of Strangers |
| Berlinale | 2019-02-07 | The Kindness of Strangers |
| Göteborg International Film Festival | 2017-01-27 | Italiensk for begyndere |
| Zagreb Motovun Film Festival | 2015-07-25 | Italiensk for begyndere |
| Zlin Int. Film Festival for Children & Youth | 2013-05-27 | Italiensk for begyndere |
| Göteborg International Film Festival | 2012-01-27 | Italiensk for begyndere |
| Reykjavik Film Festival | 2011-09-22 | Wilbur begår selvmord |
| Les Arcs European Film Festival | 2010-12-11 | Italiensk for begyndere |
| Lithuania Scanorama Film Forum | 2008-11-13 | Hjemve |
| Sevilla Festival de Cine | 2008-11-07 | Italiensk for begyndere |
| San Francisco Int. Film Festival | 2008-04-24 | Hjemve |
| Istanbul Festival of Independent Films | 2008-02-14 | Hjemve |
| Lübeck, Nordische Filmtage | 2007-10-31 | Hjemve |
| San Sebastian International Film Festival | 2007-09-20 | Italiensk for begyndere |
| Toronto International Film Festival | 2007-09-06 | Hjemve |
| Cannes, Festival de | 2007-05-16 | Hjemve |
| Rio de Janeiro Film Festival | 2004-09-23 | Wilbur begår selvmord |
| Sarajevo Film Festival | 2004-08-20 | Wilbur begår selvmord |
| Shanghai International Film Festival | 2004-06-05 | Wilbur begår selvmord |
| Istanbul Int. Film Festival | 2004-04-10 | Wilbur begår selvmord |
| Skip City International D-Cinema Festival | 2004-03-19 | Wilbur begår selvmord |
| Lithuania Scanorama Film Forum | 2003-11-10 | Italiensk for begyndere |
| Valladolid International Film Festival | 2003-10-24 | Wilbur begår selvmord |
| Hamptons Film Festival | 2003-10-22 | Wilbur begår selvmord |
| London Film Festival | 2003-10-22 | Wilbur begår selvmord |
| Goa - Int. Film Festival of India | 2003-10-09 | Wilbur begår selvmord |
| Busan International Film Festival | 2003-10-02 | Wilbur begår selvmord |
| Chicago International Film Festival | 2003-10-02 | Wilbur begår selvmord |
| Toronto International Film Festival | 2003-09-04 | Wilbur begår selvmord |
| Edinburgh International Film Festival | 2003-08-13 | Wilbur begår selvmord |
| Moscow Int. Film Festival | 2003-06-20 | Wilbur begår selvmord |
| Berlinale | 2003-02-06 | Wilbur begår selvmord |
| Göteborg International Film Festival | 2003-01-24 | Wilbur begår selvmord |
| Istanbul Int. Film Festival | 2002-04-13 | Italiensk for begyndere |
| Palm Springs International Film Festival | 2002-01-01 | Italiensk for begyndere |
| Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival | 2001-12-01 | Italiensk for begyndere |
| Busan International Film Festival | 2001-11-09 | Italiensk for begyndere |
| Los Angeles, AFI Int. Festival | 2001-11-01 | Italiensk for begyndere |
| Lübeck, Nordische Filmtage | 2001-11-01 | Italiensk for begyndere |
| Valladolid International Film Festival | 2001-10-25 | Italiensk for begyndere |
| Sao Paulo Int. Film Festival | 2001-10-19 | Italiensk for begyndere |
| Hamptons Film Festival | 2001-10-17 | Italiensk for begyndere |
| Cairo International Film Festival | 2001-10-09 | Italiensk for begyndere |
| Ghent Flanders Int. Film Festival | 2001-10-08 | Italiensk for begyndere |
| Warsaw International Film Festival | 2001-10-04 | Italiensk for begyndere |
| Rio de Janeiro Film Festival | 2001-09-27 | Italiensk for begyndere |
| Haugesund, Den Norske Filmfestivalen | 2001-08-27 | Italiensk for begyndere |
| Zagreb Motovun Film Festival | 2001-07-31 | Italiensk for begyndere |
| Moscow Int. Film Festival | 2001-06-21 | Italiensk for begyndere |
| Berlinale | 2001-02-07 | Italiensk for begyndere |
| Poznan Ale Kino! International Children's Film Festival | 1999-04-26 | Når mor kommer hjem... |
| Oulu Int. Children's Film Festival | 1998-11-16 | Når mor kommer hjem... |
| Amsterdam Cinekid | 1998-10-17 | Når mor kommer hjem... |
| Haugesund, Den Norske Filmfestivalen | 1998-08-23 | Når mor kommer hjem... |
| Malmö, BUFF | 1998-03-23 | Når mor kommer hjem... |
| Berlinale | 1998-02-11 | Når mor kommer hjem... |
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.
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