CELEBRATING A MONUMENTAL YEAR IN DANISH FILM!

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1 Press release ROBERT NOMINATIONS 2016 CELEBRATING A MONUMENTAL YEAR IN DANISH FILM! The Danish Film Academy has announced nominations for the ROBERT awards. It will be a night of celebration and consolidation of both the quality and diversity in Danish film and TV, when the Academy hosts the ROBERT awards for the 32nd time on Sunday February 7, With a record 27 feature films in the running for the many ROBERT statuettes, it is a testimony of a film- year of diversity and quality. There is much to salute and celebrate in Danish film! With 14 nominations Martin Zandvliet s Land of Mine leads a very close race for the most nominations ahead of Tobias Lindholm s A War, Christina Rosendahl s The Idealist, Kasper Barfoed s Summer of 92, Anders Thomas Jensen s Men & Chicken as well as Kenneth Kainz The Shamer s Daughter. Out of the 27 features competing no less than 19 has secured two or more nominations. The contenders for Best Feature Film are The Idealist, Land of Mine, Men & Chicken, Summer of 92 and A War, while the best director will be found among filmmakers Christina Rosendahl, Martin Zandvliet, Tobias Lindholm, Michael Noer (Key House Mirror) and newcomer May el- Toukhy (Long Story Short). The Best Children & Youth Film will be found among Albert, Bridgend, Iqbal Farroq, The Shamer s Daughter and Villads From Valby. In line for the Best Original Screenplay award are more nominations for Summer of '92 (Anders August & Kasper Barfoed), Men & Chicken (Anders Thomas Jensen), Land of Mine (Martin Zandvliet) and A War (Tobias Lindholm) but also feature debutants Maren Louise Käehne and May el- Toukhy for Long Story Short. In the Best Actor category first time nominee Roland Møller (Land Of Mine) face off with former winners Mads Mikkelsen (Men & Chicken), Peter Plauborg (The Idealist), Pilou Asbæk (A War) and Ulrich Thomsen (Summer of 92). The Best Actress category will be announced on Jan.15.

2 The Best Documentary will be found among Andreas Koefoed s At Home in the World, Peter Anthony s The Man Who Saved the World, Georg Larsen and Kasper Vedsmand s The Dvor Massacre, Christian Sønderby Jepsen s Natural Disorder and Hanna Polak s Something Better to Come. The Danish TV- productions will also be honoured at the ROBERT awards, and among this year s Best TV Series, Norskov and The Legacy (II) are in a position to win the most awards, closely followed by The Bridge (III) and Rita (III). For nominated actors in TV and more see full list below. It is the close to members of the Academy who have voted between the candidates in all but a few categories. The members will from Jan.15 vote for the winners in all categories. The regular Danish audience can vote for the Blockbuster Audience Award through the Danish vod- platform, Blockbuster, which will also host a live streaming of the show. ROBERT AWARDS will be held on Sunday 7th of February 2016 from 5:30pm at the Tivoli Hotel & Congress Center. For further information, please contact: Chairman Kim Magnusson cell: (+45) / [email protected] #robertprisen Sincerely The Board of the Danish Film Academy

3 PLEASE FIND THE FULL LIST OF 2016 ROBERT NOMINEES BELOW Best Feature Film The Idealist Toolbox Film, Producer: Jonas Frederiksen, Signe Leick Jensen, Ane Mandrup, Dir.: Christina Rosendahl A War Nordisk Film Production, Producer: René Ezra & Tomas Radoor, Dir.: Tobias Lindholm Men & Chicken M&M Productions, DCM Productions & Studio Babelsberg, Producer: Kim Magnusson & Tivi Magnusson, Dir.: Anders Thomas Jensen Summer of 92 Meta Film & PeaPie Films, Producer: Kris Thykier & Meta Louise Foldager, Dir.: Kasper Barfoed Land of Mine Nordisk Film Production, Producer: Mikael Rieks, Dir.: Martin Zandvliet Best Children & Youth Film Albert M&M Productions, Producer: Tivi Magnusson, Kim Magnusson, Anders Mastrup, Dir.: Karsten Kiilerich Bridgend Blenkov & Schønnemann Pictures, Producer: Michel Schønnemann, Dir.: Jeppe Rønde Iqbal Farooq Miso Film, Producer: Elisabeth Victoria Poulsen, Christian Potalivo & Mikael Olsen, Dir.: Tilde Harkamp The Shamer s Daughter Nepenthe Film, Producer: Nina Lyng & Eva Juel Hammerich, Dir.: Kenneth Kainz Villads from Valby Regner Grasten Film Produktion A/S, Producer: Regner Grasten, Dir.: Frederik Meldal Nørgaard Best Director Christina Rosendahl - The Idealist Martin Zandvliet - Land of Mine

4 May el- Toukhy - Long Story Short Michael Noer - Key House Mirror Tobias Lindholm A War Best Original Screenplay Anders August & Kasper Barfoed - Summer of '92 Anders Thomas Jensen - Men & Chicken Maren Louise Käehne & May el- Toukhy - Long Story Short Martin Zandvliet - Land of Mine Tobias Lindholm - A War Best Adapted Screenplay Anders Thomas Jensen - The Shamer s Daughter Karsten Kiilerich - Albert Renée Toft Simonsen - Iqbal Farooq Best Actor Mads Mikkelsen - Men & Chicken Peter Plaugborg - The Idealist Pilou Asbæk - A War Roland Møller - Land of Mine Ulrich Thomsen - Summer of 92 Best Actress TBA 15.Jan Best Supporting Actor Henning Jensen - Summer of '92 Louis Hofmann - Land of Mine Mikkel Boe Følsgaard - Summer of '92 Mikkel Boe Følsgaard - Land of Mine Nicolas Bro - Men & Chicken Best Supporting Actress Bodil Jørgensen - Men & Chicken Charlotte Munck - A War Marijana Jankovic - Long Story Short Trine Dyrholm - Long Story Short Trine Pallesen - Key House Mirror

5 Best Set Design Gitte Malling - Land of Mine Lars Nielsen - Summer of '92 Mia Steensgaard - Men & Chicken Nikolaj Danielsen & M. Wan Sputnick - The Idealist Waldemar Kalinowski - The Shamer s Daughter Best Cinematographer Camilla Hjelm Knudsen - Land of Mine Lasse Frank Johannessen - The Shamer s Daughter Laust Trier Mørk - The Idealist Magnus Nordenhof Jønck - Bridgend Magnus Nordenhof Jønck - A War Best Costume Design Kicki Ilander - The Shamer s Daughter Louize Nissen - The Idealist Manon Rasmussen - Men & Chicken Manon Rasmussen - Itsi Bitsi Stefanie Bieker - Land of Mine Best Make up Anne Cathrine Sauerberg, Morten Jacobsen & Thomas Foldberg - Men & Chicken Barbara Kreuzer - Land of Mine Eva von Bahr & Love Larsson - The Shamer s Daughter Louise Hauberg - Summer of '92 Tina Jesenkovic - Itsi Bitsi Best Editing Adam Nielsen - A War Benjamin Binderup & Anders Albjerg Kristiansen - Summer of '92 Janus Billeskov Jansen, Olivier Bugge Coutté & Molly Malene Stensgaard - The Idealist Nicolaj Monberg - The Shamer s Daughter Per Sandholt & Molly Malene Stensgaard - Land of Mine Best Sound Design Gugge Garnov - The Shamer s Daughter Hans Møller - Itsi Bitsi Morten Green - A War Peter Albrechtsen - The Idealist Rasmus Winther Jensen - Land of Mine

6 Best Score Angelo Badalamenti, Johan Carøe & Lasse Martinussen - Gold Coast Jeppe Kaas - The Shamer s Daughter Jonas Struck - The Idealist Kristian Selin Eidnes Andersen - The Man Who Saved The World Sune Martin - Land of Mine Best Original Song Got me good' - Lynval Golding, Michael Hess & Rasmus Bille Bähnke - Rosita 'Ind i mørket' - Kim Larsen & Kjukken - People Get Eaten 'Sommersne' - Kaae & Petersen - Emma and Santa Claus - The Quest for the Elf Queen's Heart Svæver over byen' - Wafande - Iqbal Farooq 'Remember me' - Kwamie Liv, Angelo Badalamenti & Kwamie Liv - Gold Coast Best Visual Effects Martin Madsen, Thomas Øhlenschlæger & Jacob Bang Clemmensen - Emma and Santa Claus - The Quest for the Elf Queen's Heart Martin Madsen & Morten Jacobsen - The Shamer s Daughter Peter Hjorth, Frederik Nord, Alex Hansson, Morten Jacobsen & Thomas Foldberg - Men & Chicken Thomas Øhlenschlæger - April 9th Thomas Øhlenschlæger & Bjørg Serup - A War Best Short Documentary Home Sweet Home Good Company Pictures, Producer: Katrine A. Sahlstrøm, Dir.: Katrine Philip Min far forfra Den Danske Filmskole, Producer: Nicoline Skotte Jacobsen, Dir.: Nicoline Skotte Jacobsen Slip mine hænder Den Danske Filmskole, Producer: Caroline Eyeby, Dir.: Ala A Mohsen Øde ø Den Danske Filmskole, Producer: Jakob Langkjær, Dir.: Lea Hjort Åbne øjne Den Danske Filmskole, Producer: Caroline Eybye, Dir.: Olivia Chamby- Rus Best Documentary At Home in the World Sonntag Pictures, Producer: Sara Stockmann, Dir.: Andreas Koefoed

7 The Man Who Saved the World Statement Film ApS, Producer: Jakob Staberg, Dir.: Peter Anthony The Dvor Massacre Final Cut for Real & Nukleus Film, producer: Monica Hellström & Anne Köhncke, Dir.: Georg Larsen & Kasper Vedsmand Natural Disorder Moving Documentary, producer: Sidsel Siersted & Malene Flindt Pedersen, Dir.: Christian Sønderby Jepsen Something Better to Come Danish Documentary Production, Producer: Sigrid Jonsson Dyekjær, Dir.: Hanna Polak Best Long TV- series The Legacy II DR Fiktion, Producer: Karoline Leth, writer: Maya Ilsøe, Dir.: Jesper Christensen The Bridge III Nimbus Film, Producer: Bo Erhardt, writer: Hans Rosenfeldt, Dir.: Henrik Georgsson Heartless Fridthjof Film, Producer: Ronnie Fridthjof, writer: Nikolaj Scherfig, Dir.: Kaspar Munk Norskov SF Film Production, Producer: Senia Dremstrup, writer: Dunja Gry Jensen, Dir.: Louise Friedberg Rita (Season 3) SF Film Production, Producer: Jesper Morthorst, writer: Christian Torpe, Dir.: Lars Kaalund Best Short TV- series Ditte og Louise DR Fiktion, Producer: Piv Bernth, writer: Ditte Hansen & Louise Mieritz, Dir.: Niclas Bendixen Juleønsket Cosmo Film, producer: Rasmus Thorsen, Tomas Hostrup- Larsen & Mogens Hagedorn, writer: Ina Bruhn, Dir.: Carsten Myllerup Losers United Made in Valby, producer: Tanja Paik & Julie Walenciak, writer: Rune Schjøtt- Wieth & Jannik Tai Mosholt, Dir.: Jesper Rofelt Sjit Happens 3 Mastiff A/S, Producer: Mia Marie Borup, writer: Thomas Glud, Dir.: Jacob Bitsch & Esben Tønnesen Tomgang 3 Falster Inc., producer: Michael Pedersen & Mick Øgendahl, writer: Mick Øgendahl, Dir.: Rasmus Heide

8 Best Actor - TV- series Carsten Bjørnlund - The Legacy II Claes Quaade - Sjit Happens 3 Claus Riis Østergaard - Norskov Thomas Levin - Norskov Thure Lindhardt - The Bridge III Best Actress - TV- series Ditte Hansen - Ditte & Louise Louise Mieritz - Ditte & Louise Mille Dinesen - Rita season 3 Rosalinde Mynster - The Seaside Hotel season 2 Trine Dyrholm - The Legacy II Best Supporting Actor - TV- series Carsten Bjørnlund - Rita season 3 Henrik Birch - Norskov Jacob Hauberg Lohmann - Norskov Jesper Christensen - The Legacy II Nicolas Bro - The Bridge III Best Supporting Actress - TV- series Anne Sofie Espersen - Norskov Julie Christiansen - Heartless Lene Maria Christensen - The Legacy II Lise Baastrup - Rita season 3 Sarah- Sofie Boussnina - The Bridge III Best American Film TBA 15.jan Best Foreign Film TBA 15.Jan Blockbuster Audience Award - nominees A God Without a Universe Black Frame Cinema I/S, Producer: Michelle Brøndum, Dir.: Kasper Juhl Albert M&M Productions, Producer: Tivi Magnusson, Kim Magnusson, Anders Mastrup, Dir.: Karsten Kiilerich

9 April 9th Nordisk Film Production, Producer: René Ezra & Tomas Radoor, Dir.: Roni Ezra A Second Chance Zentropa Productions 2, Producer: Sisse Graum Jørgensen, Dir.: Susanne Bier A War Nordisk Film Production, Producer: René Ezra & Tomas Radoor, Dir.: Tobias Lindholm Backgammon 42/46 Film & Creative Thinking Films, Producer: Kenneth Skoubølling, Danny Thykær & Frans Lindell, Dir.: Danny Thykær Bridgend Blenkov & Schønnemann Pictures, Producer: Michel Schønnemann, Dir.: Jeppe Rønde Comeback Toolbox Film, Producer: Morten Kaufmann, Dir.: Natasha Arthy Dark Samurai Spearhead Pictures & Space Rocket Nation, Producer: Adriana Filipczuk, Dir.: Sidney Lexy Plaut The Elite Eliten Film ApS, Producer: Lina Flint, Dir.: Thomas Daneskov Emma and Santa Claus - The Quest for the Elf Queen's Heart Deluca Film, Producer: Morten Rasmussen & David C.H. Østerbøg, Dir..: Søren Frellesen Gold Coast Haslund / Dencik Entertainment Aps, Producer: Michael Haslund- Christensen, Dir.: Daniel Dencik The Idealist Toolbox Film, producer: Jonas Frederiksen, Signe Leick Jensen & Ane Mandrup, Dir.: Christina Rosendahl In Your Arms Meta Film, Producer: Sara Namer, Dir.: Samanou Acheche Sahlstrøm Iqbal Farooq Miso Film, Producer: Elisabeth Victoria Poulsen, Christian Potalivo & Mikael Olsen, Dir.: Tilde Harkamp Key House Mirror Nordisk Film Production, Producer: Tomas Radoor & René Ezra, Dirr.: Michael Noer Klown Forever Nutmeg Movies ApS, Producer: Jesper Zartov, Dir.: Mikkel Nørgaard Long Story Short Miso Film, Producer: Caroline Blanco & Christian Potalivo, Dir.: May el- Toukhy

10 Men & Chicken M&M Productions, DCM Productions & Studio Babelsberg, Producer: Kim Magnusson & Tivi Magnusson, Dir.: Anders Thomas Jensen People Get Eaten Clausen Film & Nordisk Film Production, Producer: Maja Dyekjær, Dir.: Erik Clausen Rosita Nordisk Film Production, Producer: Thomas Heinesen, Dir.: Frederikke Aspöck The Shamer s Daughter Nepenthe Film, Producer: Nina Lyng & Eva Juel Hammerich, Dir.: Kenneth Kainz Summer of 92 Meta Film & PeaPie Films, Producer: Kris Thykier & Meta Louise Foldager, Dir.: Kasper Barfoed Itsi Bitsi Nimbus Film, Producer: Lars Bredo Rahbek, Dir.: Ole Christian Madsen The Man Who Saved The World Statement Film ApS, Producer: Jakob Staberg, Dir.: Peter Anthony Land of Mine Nordisk Film Production, Producer: Mikael Rieks, Dir.: Martin Zandvliet Villads from Valby Regner Grasten Film Produktion A/S, Producer: Regner Grasten, Dir.: Frederik Meldal Nørgaard