Lone Scherfig Overview

Born 1959 in Copenhagen, Danish film director Lone Scherfig graduated in 1984 from the Danish Film School. She started out in advertising and by 1985, was already winning awards for her work, including the Lion d'Argent at the Cannes International Advertising Film Festival. Her debut as a film director was with Kaj's fodselsdag (1990) (The Birthday Trip). The film won the Grand Jury Prize and the Club Espace Award at the Rouen Nordic FIlm Festival. For a couple of years Scherfig wrote and... See All