7.4
Movie
Directing
Lone Scherfig
- Born
- (age 67)
- Birthplace
- Søborg, Danmark
- Credits
- 33 titles
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Lone Scherfig (born May 2, 1959) is a Danish film director. She graduated Danish Film School in 1984, and began her career as a director with Kaj's fødselsdag "A Birthday Trip". She made her mark with the Dogme95-film, Italian for Beginners (Italiensk for begyndere, 2000), a romantic comedy which among its many international awards won the Silver Berlin Bear (Jury Prize) at the 2001 Berlin International Film Festival. It is credited as the most profitable Scandinavian film to date. Most recently she's directed An Education (2009), based on an autobiographical article by British journalist Lynn Barber. The independent film was nominated for three of the 82nd Academy Awards.
Signature work
Known For
7.4
Movie
6.9
Movie
An Education
5.9
Movie
The Riot Club
6.6
Movie
Their Finest
7.6
Movie
The Girl with the Needle
6.5
Movie
Red Road
6.2
Movie
Backstabbing for Beginners
6.5
Movie
Italian for Beginners
6.4
Movie
The Kindness of Strangers
6.5
Movie
Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself
6.5
Movie
The Movie Teller
6.6
TV
The Astronaut Wives Club
5.5
Movie
A Serious Game
5.6
Movie
The Day We Died
6.3
TV
Better Times
6.0
Movie
Donkeys
5.3
Movie
Just Like Home
6.0
Movie
The Birthday Trip
Acting credits 5
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Insider TV | Sig selv (1 ep) |
| 2020 | The Idiots Who Started The Party Film | Sig selv |
| 2017 | Kreativ: A Study in Creativity by Alexander Ekman Film | Self |
| 2015 | Ulla Terkelsen i Italien TV | Sig selv (1 ep) |
| 2000 | FreeDogme Film | herself |
Crew credits 28
| Year | Title | Job |
|---|---|---|
| TBA | Honeytrap Film | Director, Screenplay |
| 2024 | The Girl with the Needle Film | Executive Producer |
| 2024 | Bullshit TV | Executive Producer (6 ep) |
| 2023 | The Movie Teller Film | Director |
| 2023 | Dag & Nacht TV | Original Series Creator, Executive Producer (16 ep) |
| 2022 | The Shift TV | Creator, Idea, Writer, Script, Executive Producer, Director (16 ep) |
| 2020 | The Day We Died Film | Executive Producer |
| 2019 | The Kindness of Strangers Film | Executive Producer, Director, Writer |
| 2018 | Backstabbing for Beginners Film | Executive Producer |
| 2017 | Their Finest Film | Director |
| 2016 | A Serious Game Film | Writer |
| 2015 | The Astronaut Wives Club TV | Director (2 ep) |
| 2014 | The Riot Club Film | Director |
| 2011 | One Day Film | Director |
| 2010 | Donkeys Film | Characters |
| 2009 | An Education Film | Director |
| 2007 | Just Like Home Film | Director, Writer |
| 2006 | Red Road Film | Writer |
| 2005 | Jeg er bare den logerende Film | Director, Writer |
| 2004 | Better Times TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 2002 | Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself Film | Director, Screenplay |
| 2000 | Italian for Beginners Film | Director, Screenplay |
| 1999 | Morten Korch - Ved stillebækken TV | Writer, Director (26 ep) |
| 1998 | On Our Own Film | Director, Writer |
| 1997 | Taxa TV | Writer, Director (2 ep) |
| 1994 | Flemming og Berit TV | Creator |
| 1990 | The Birthday Trip Film | Director |
| 1984 | Den onde cirkel Film | Director |