Birger Larsen
Birger Larsen (22 December 1961 – 26 October 2016) was a Danish film director and screenwriter. He won the Bodil Award for Best Danish Film for his 1990 film Dance of the Polar Bears (Lad isbjørnene danse). He was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film for his film Sweethearts (1996).
Birger Larsen

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- Name
- Birger Larsen
- Born
- 22 December 1961
- Birthplace
- Hvidovre, Denmark
- Died
- 26 October 2016
- Place of death
- Denmark
- Occupation
- Film director and screenwriter
- Nationality
- Kingdom of Denmark
- Honours
- The Carl Theodor Dreyer Prize
- Languages
- Danish
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Birger Larsen (22 December 1961 – 26 October 2016) was a Danish film director and screenwriter. He won the Bodil Award for Best Danish Film for his 1990 film Dance of the Polar Bears (Lad isbjørnene danse). He was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film for his film Sweethearts (1996).
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In 2013, he directed the first episode of Crimes of Passion.
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• Name — Birger Larsen • Born — 22 December 1961 • Birthplace — Hvidovre, Denmark • Died — 26 October 2016 • Place of death — Denmark • Occupation — Film director and screenwriter • Notable Works — Dance of the Polar Bears, Sweethearts, Crimes of Passion • Illustration — The grave of the film director Birger Larsen (1961–2016) at Holmens Kirkegård in Copenhagen.
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Filmography
Film • Dance of the Polar Bears (1990) • The Big Dipper (film) (1992) • One Step Behind (2005) • SuperBrother (2009) • Those Who Kill – Shadow of the Past (2012) Short film • Sweethearts (1996 film) (1996) TV movies • Længe leve friheden (1993) • Murder: Joint Enterprise (2012) TV series • Frihedens skygge (1994) • Taxa (1997) • Nikolaj og Julie (2002) • Den 5:e kvinnan (2002) • The Killing (2007) • Those Who Kill (2010) • Murder (2016) (Episode "The Third Voice") Other credits • Title — Year — Role • Wanna see my beautiful navel? — 1978 — Claus • Beauty and the Beast — 1983 — Assistant lighting technician • The Element of Crime — 1984 — Best boy (2o unit) • Tonny Toupé show — 1985 — Billardspiller med solbriller • Emma's Shadow — 1988 — Assistant director • Holes in the Soup — Editor • Heaven and Hell (1988 film) — 2o unit director • Shower of Gold — Assistant director • Love on the rails — 1989 • Eye of the Eagle — 1997 — 2o unit director • Skagerrak — 2003
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