Erik Balling

Erik Balling
Born(1924-11-29)29 November 1924
Nyborg, Denmark
Died19 November 2005(2005-11-19) (aged 80)
Gentofte, Denmark
Burial placeGentofte Churchyard, Gentofte Municipality, Denmark
OccupationFilm director
Years active1952 – 1984

Erik Balling (29 November 1924 – 19 November 2005) was a Danish TV and film director. He created two of Denmark's most popular TV-series, Matador and Huset på Christianshavn.

His feature film Qivitoq (1956) was nominated for a Golden Palm at the 1957 Cannes Film Festival,[1] and for an Oscar as Best Foreign Language Film.[2] His 1962 film Den kære familie was entered into the 3rd Moscow International Film Festival.[3]

Together with Henning Bahs, he also created the hugely popular series of Olsen Gang feature films.

  1. ^ "Festival de Cannes: Qivitoq". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 8 February 2009.
  2. ^ "The 29th Academy Awards (1957) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
  3. ^ "3rd Moscow International Film Festival (1963)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 16 January 2013. Retrieved 30 November 2012.