Nordisk Film

Nordisk Film A/S
FormerlyOle Olsen Filmfabrik
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryEntertainment
Founded6 November 1906; 118 years ago (1906-11-06)
FounderOle Olsen
Headquarters,
Key people
Allan Mathson Hansen
(CEO)
ProductsMotion pictures, television programs, cinemas, event tickets
RevenueIncrease 559 million (2018)[1]
Decrease 28 million (2018)[1]
ParentEgmont Group
SubsidiariesAvalanche Studios Group
Globalgate Entertainment[2]
Supermassive Games
MercurySteam (40%)[3]
Websitenordiskfilm.com
Nordisk Films promotional poster
Nordisk Film 1906 logo
Main gate of Nordisk Film in 2008

Nordisk Film A/S[4] (lit.'Nordic Film') is a Danish entertainment company involved in film production and distribution and a subsidiary of Egmont Group. The multimedia entertainment company is also involved in television production, cinemas, computer games and advertising.

The film studio was established in 1906 in Valby, Copenhagen, by filmmaker Ole Olsen.[5] It is the fourth-oldest film studio in the world behind the Gaumont Film Company, Pathé, and Titanus, and the oldest studio to be continuously active.[6][7] The logo consists of a polar bear standing on the globe.

  1. ^ a b "About". Nordisk Film. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
  2. ^ Lieberman, David (2 May 2016). "Lionsgate Partners With Execs At Film Initiative Targeting Global Local Markets". Deadine.
  3. ^ "Nordisk Games acquires 40% ownership of MercurySteam". 22 December 2020.
  4. ^ "Nordisk Film A/S: Private Company Information". bloomberg.com. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  5. ^ Arnedal, Poul (2006). Nordisk Film - en del af Danmark i 100 år (1 ed.). Aschehoug Dansk Forlag A/S and Nordisk Film A/S. ISBN 87-11-30008-6.
  6. ^ Bergan, Ronald (September 2011). The Film Guide: A Complete Guide to the World of Cinema. DK Publishing. p. 145. ISBN 9780756691882.
  7. ^ "Brief History about Copenhagen". Copenhagen Portal. Retrieved 18 November 2009.