Lars von Trier

Danish director, born in 1956 in Copenhagen and graduated from the Danish Film Academy. One of the most controversial and celebrated filmmakers of his era, he played a central role in the development of the Dogme 95 Manifesto along with his friend Thomas Winterberg. He won the Technical Grand Prize at Cannes for his first ever feature film The Element of Crime. There, he went on to receive the Jury award for Europe, the Grand Jury prize for Breaking the Waves and “Golden Palm” for Dancer in the Dark. His films have won many other awards at renowned festivals world wide.

FILMOGRAPHY

1984 The Element of Crime (Forbydelsens element)
1988 Epidemic
1991 Europa
1994 The Kingdom (Riget) – TV miniseries
1996 Breaking the Waves
1997 The Kingdom II (Riget II ) – TV miniseries
1998 Dogma 2: 'The Idiots' (Dogme 2 – Idioterne)
2000 Dancer in the Dark
2003 Dogville
2003 The Five Obstructions (De Fem benspaend)
2005 Manderlay (Manderlay)
2006 The Boss of It All (Direktoren for det hele)
2007 Chacun son cinéma – segment "Occupations"
2009 Antichrist
2011 Melancholia
2013 Nymphomaniac: Volume I
2013 Nymphomaniac: Volume II

NEWS

	SFF@26.01.16, 00:01: Son of Saul, a film to honour International Holocaust Remembrance Day
	SFF@11.12.15, 00:12: Jameson Short Film Award's 13th edition - 20th Sofia Film Fest
	SFF@30.11.15, 00:11: Awards for films presented at Sofia Meetings
	SFF@29.10.15, 00:10: 5 DAYS LEFT TO SUBMIT FOREIGN FILMS!
	SFF@10.10.15, 00:10: CentEast Market's works-in-progress selection
	SFF@08.10.15, 00:10: Claudia Cardinale is back in Sofia for the premiere of her newest film "Twice Upon a Time in the West"
	SFF@27.08.15, 00:08: Bulgarian participation in UNESCO Short Film Screening for Culture Night 2015
	SFF@28.07.15, 00:07: Premiere of THIRST directed by Svetla Tsotsorkova in San Sebastian Film Festival
	SFF@24.07.15, 00:07: Urok (The Lesson) - in The magnificent three of the 2015 LUX Film Prize competition
	SFF@12.07.15, 00:07: Sofia Meetings' project "The Wednesday Child" won 'East of the West' award at 50th Karlovy Vary Film Festival

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