Anders August
Anders Frithiof August (born 15 June 1978 in Copenhagen) is a Danish screenwriter, graduated from the National Film School of Denmark in 2007.
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Screenwriter Anders Frithiof August at Toronto International Film Festival. | |
Born | Anders Frithiof August 15 June 1978 Copenhagen, Denmark |
Occupation | Screenwriter |
Nationality | Danish |
Genre | Film |
Notable works |
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Relatives | Bille August (father) |
He wrote the short film The Pig, that was nominated for an Oscar in 2009. In 2011 he won the Danish film- and television industry's biggest talent award, The Nordisk Film Award.
He has written several episodes of Danish prime-time television as well as feature films, most notably Applause,[1] which won numerous awards for main actress Paprika Steen in 2010, and the 2012 Oscar short listed comedy SuperClásico. The 2011 biopic A Funny Man, was the biggest local box-office hit in Denmark in 2011. Both films earned him nominations for a Danish Academy Award, the Robert Award as best screenwriter (the award eventually went to Lars Von Trier for Melancholia). He has since written a number of episodes of Danish drama The Legacy and is currently co-creating a new series for the same network, DR, the show is called Follow the Money and is a thriller on financial crime. It will premiere at the 2015 Berlinale. In 2015, BBC America / AMC announced they were developing a show created by August.
He is the son of Danish film and television director Bille August.
References
- Simon, Alissa (July 10, 2009). "Applause". Variety. Archived from the original on November 28, 2017. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
External links
- Anders Frithiof August on IMDb
- Anders August in the Danish Film Database
- Channel 4 Bio.
- Los Angeles Times review of Applause
- Anders F. August receives the "Nordisk Film Prisen"
- SuperClàsico enters Oscar race
- A Funny Man tops box-office
- SuperClàsico on Oscar short list
- Anders August to write screenplay about 1992 Danish Soccer Triumph
- Anders August to co-create "Follow the Money"
- BBC America announces development of Anders August show.