Birger Larsen (director)

Birger Larsen
Born(1961-12-22)22 December 1961
Hvidovre, Denmark
Died26 October 2016(2016-10-26) (aged 54)
Denmark
NationalityDanish
Occupation(s)Film director and screenwriter
Notable workDance of the Polar Bears, Sweethearts, Crimes of Passion
The grave of the film director Birger Larsen (1961–2016) at Holmens Kirkegård in Copenhagen.

Birger Larsen (22 December 1961 – 26 October 2016) was a Danish film director and screenwriter.[1][2] He won the Bodil Award for Best Danish Film for his 1990 film Dance of the Polar Bears (Danish: Lad isbjørnene danse). He was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film for his film Sweethearts (1996). In 2013, he directed the first episode of Crimes of Passion.

  1. ^ "Nekrolog, filminstruktør Birger Larsen" (in Danish). Nordisk Film. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
  2. ^ "Filminstruktøren Birger Larsen er død". BT (in Danish). Retrieved 27 October 2016.