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Lone Scherfig

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Lone Scherfig in Italiensk for begyndere (2000)
Writer/director Lone Scherfig graduated from The National Film School of Denmark in 1984. Her first feature film, THE BIRTHDAY TRIP (1990), was selected for Panorama in Berlin, the New Directors section at MOMA in New York and won the Grand Jury Prix in Rouen. Her next film, ON OUR OWN (1998), received the Grand Prix in Montreal and the Cinekid Prize in Amsterdam. Scherfig then wrote and directed ITALIAN FOR BEGINNERS (2000; the Danish 'Dogma' #5), which was a huge audience hit and won her the Silver Bear and the international film critics' award FIPRESCI at the 2001 Berlinale, plus numerous other awards around the world.

Scherfig's first English-language feature, WILBUR WANTS TO KILL HIMSELF (2002), toured the festival circuit and brought home awards from e.g. France, the US and Japan. Her next production, AN EDUCATION (2009), won the Audience Award at Sundance and was nominated for three Oscars and eight BAFTAs. Scherfig has since directed three British films, i.e. ONE DAY (2011), THE RIOT CLUB (2014) and THEIR FINEST (2016) which premiered at TIFF in 2016 and screened in Sundance and London as the Mayor's gala. In 2019, Lone Scherfig's The Kindness of Strangers opened and was in competition at Berlin International Film Festival.

In between features Scherfig has directed a range of TV-series, including TAXA (1997), QUIET WATERS (1999), BETTER TIMES (2004) and, most recently, THE ASTRONAUT WIVES CLUB (2015; conceptualised by Scherfig).
BornMay 2, 1959
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  • Nominated for 2 BAFTA Awards

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Lone Scherfig in Their Finest (2016)
Lone Scherfig in One Day (2011)
Anne Hathaway, Lone Scherfig, and Jim Sturgess in One Day (2011)
Lone Scherfig in One Day (2011)
Lone Scherfig in An Education (2009)
Lone Scherfig
Nick Hornby and Lone Scherfig in An Education (2009)
Rosamund Pike, Lone Scherfig, and Carey Mulligan in An Education (2009)
Bill Nighy, Lone Scherfig, Gemma Arterton, and Sam Claflin
Lone Scherfig
Lone Scherfig at an event for One Day (2011)
Lone Scherfig at an event for One Day (2011)

Known for

Peter Sarsgaard and Carey Mulligan in An Education (2009)
An Education
7.3
  • Director
  • 2009
Italiensk for begyndere (2000)
Italiensk for begyndere
7.1
  • Director
  • 2000
Jamie Sives in Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself (2002)
Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself
6.8
  • Director
  • 2002
On Our Own (1998)
On Our Own
5.6
  • Director
  • 1998

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Director

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  • Dag & Nat (2022)
    Dag & Nat
  • Jay Baruchel, Zoe Kazan, Andrea Riseborough, and Tahar Rahim in The Kindness of Strangers (2019)
    The Kindness of Strangers
  • Bill Nighy, Gemma Arterton, and Sam Claflin in Their Finest (2016)
    Their Finest
  • The Astronaut Wives Club (2015)
    The Astronaut Wives Club
  • Max Irons, Douglas Booth, and Sam Claflin in The Riot Club (2014)
    The Riot Club
  • Anne Hathaway and Jim Sturgess in One Day (2011)
    One Day
  • Peter Sarsgaard and Carey Mulligan in An Education (2009)
    An Education
  • Anders W. Berthelsen in Jeg er bare den logerenden (2008)
    Jeg er bare den logerenden
  • Hjemve (2007)
    Hjemve
  • Anders W. Berthelsen, Stina Ekblad, Anne Louise Hassing, Pernille Højmark, Dick Kaysø, Waage Sandø, Ken Vedsegaard, and Maibritt Saerens in Krøniken (2004)
    Krøniken
  • Jamie Sives in Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself (2002)
    Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself
  • Italiensk for begyndere (2000)
    Italiensk for begyndere
  • Morten Korch - Ved stillebækken
  • Peter Gantzler in Taxa (1997)
    Taxa
  • On Our Own (1998)
    On Our Own

Writer

  • Dag & Nat (2022)
    Dag & Nat
    • ...
  • Jay Baruchel, Zoe Kazan, Andrea Riseborough, and Tahar Rahim in The Kindness of Strangers (2019)
    The Kindness of Strangers
  • A Serious Game (2016)
    A Serious Game
  • Donkeys (2010)
    Donkeys
  • Anders W. Berthelsen in Jeg er bare den logerenden (2008)
    Jeg er bare den logerenden
  • Hjemve (2007)
    Hjemve
  • Red Road (2006)
    Red Road
  • Jamie Sives in Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself (2002)
    Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself
  • Italiensk for begyndere (2000)
    Italiensk for begyndere
  • Morten Korch - Ved stillebækken
  • Peter Gantzler in Taxa (1997)
    Taxa
  • On Our Own (1998)
    On Our Own
  • Margrethes elsker

Producer

  • Dag & Nat (2022)
    Dag & Nat
  • Lars Brygmann, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Albert Arthur Amiryan, and Adam Buschard in Krudttønden (2020)
    Krudttønden
  • Jay Baruchel, Zoe Kazan, Andrea Riseborough, and Tahar Rahim in The Kindness of Strangers (2019)
    The Kindness of Strangers
  • Human Shelter (2018)
    Human Shelter
  • Ben Kingsley and Theo James in Backstabbing for Beginners (2018)
    Backstabbing for Beginners
  • The Astronaut Wives Club (2015)
    The Astronaut Wives Club
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One Day
An Education: "Jenny"
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An Education: "Jenny"

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    • May 2, 1959
    • Copenhagen, Denmark
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