Young Andersen

Young Andersen (Danish: Unge Andersen) is a 2005 two-part Danish television serial directed by Rumle Hammerich and co-written by Hammerich and Ulf Stark. It chronicles the formative boarding school years of fairy tale writer Hans Christian Andersen and his subsequent arrival at Copenhagen where he struggles for success and recognition. It is produced principally by Nordisk Film while additional production funding was provided by SVT and NRK.

Young Andersen
Genre	Historical drama
Written by	Rumle Hammerich Ulf Stark
Directed by	Rumle Hammerich
Starring	Simon Dahl Thaulow
Composer(s)	Jacob Groth
Country of origin	Denmark
No. of episodes	2
Production
Executive producer(s)	Erik Crone Kim Magnusson
Producer(s)	Tina Dalhoff
Production location(s)	Copenhagen, Denmark
Cinematography	Nicolai Brüel
Running time	110 min
Production company(s)	Nordisk Film SVT NRK
Release
Original network	DR, SVT, NRK
Original release	11 March 2005

Cast

• Simon Dahl Thaulow as Hans Christian Andersen
• Peter Steen as the old Hans Christian Andersen
• Lars Brygmann as Jonas Collin
• Stine Fischer Christensen
• Annemarie Malle Klixbüll
• Søren Bertelsen
• Søren Bertelsen
• Niels Hinrichsen
• Tuva Novotny
• Steen Stig Lommer
• Peter Hesse Overgaard
• Troels II Munk
• Gert Vindahl
• Nina Reventlow
• Mikkel Rosenberg

Awards

Awards:[1]

Year	Award	Category	Nominee	Result
2005	International Emmy Award	Best TV Movie/Mini-series	Young Andersen	Won
	Shanghai International Film Festival	Best director	Rumle Hammerich	Won
		Best Custom Design	Disa Persson	Won
		Best Film	Young Andersen	Nominated
2006	Danish Academy Awards	Best Costume Design	Manon Rasmussen	Won
		Best Make-Up	Anne Cathrine Sauerberg Charlotte Laustsen	Nominated

References

1. "Awards for Unge Andersen (2005". IMDB. Retrieved 2010-04-17.