Birger Larsen (director)
# Birger Larsen (director)

Birger Larsen (22 December 1961 – 26 October 2016) was a Danish film director and screenwriter. He won the Bodil Award for Best Danish Film for his 1990 film Dance of the Polar Bears (Danish: Lad isbjørnene danse). He was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film for his film Sweethearts (1996). In 2013, he directed the first episode of Crimes of Passion.

## Filmography

| Work | Year | Credit | Notes |
| - | - | - | - |
| Murder | 2016 | Direction | TV series (Episode: "The Third Voice") |
| Murder: Joint Enterprise | 2012 | Direction | TV film |
| Those Who Kill – Shadow of the Past [da] | 2012 | Direction | DK/Feature |
| Those Who Kill | 2010 | Direction | TV series |
| SuperBrother [da] | 2009 | Direction | DK/Feature |
| The Killing | 2007 | Direction | TV series |
| Steget efter | 2005 | Direction | Feature |
| Skagerrak | 2003 | Director: 2. unit | DK/Feature |
| Den 5:e kvinnan [de; sv] | 2002 | Direction | TV series |
| Nikolaj og Julie | 2002 | Direction | TV series |
| Eye of the Eagle | 1997 | Director: 2. unit | DK/Feature |
| TAXA | 1997 | Direction | TV series |
| Sweethearts [da; de] | 1996 | Direction | DK/Short fiction |
| Frihedens skygge [sv] | 1994 | Direction | TV series |
| Længe leve friheden | 1993 | Direction | TV film |
| The Big Dipper [da] | 1992 | Direction | DK/Feature |
| Dance of the Polar Bears | 1990 | Direction | DK/Feature |
| Love on the rails | 1989 | Assistant director | DK/Feature |
| Shower of Gold [da; de] | 1988 | Assistant director | DK/Feature |
| Heaven and Hell [da] | 1988 | Director: 2. unit | DK/Feature |
| Huller i suppen | 1988 | Editing | DK/Feature |
| Emma's Shadow [da; de; fr; simple] | 1988 | Assistant director | DK/Feature |
| Tonny Toupé show | 1985 | Billardspiller med solbriller | TV series |
| The Element of Crime | 1984 | Best boy: 2. unit | DK/Feature |
| Beauty and the Beast | 1983 | Assistant lighting technician | DK/Feature |
| Wanna see my beautiful navel? [da] | 1978 | Claus | DK/Feature |
