About Business Areas Career Nordisk Film Fonden Tours & Merchandise News Part of About We produce and market award winning films and series, operate cinema chains in Denmark, Norway and Sweden, produce games through a number of game studios, distribute PlayStation in the Nordic and Baltic countries and develop global digital gifting solutions. We deliver unique experiences Nordisk Film was founded in 1906 in Valby, just outside Copenhagen, by entrepreneur Ole Olsen and is one of the world’s first film companies. We still have our headquarters on the Valby lot where you will also find the world’s oldest still standing film studio building. Since our foundation we have created a raft of popular film successes and incubated many of the talents who have made their mark in both Denmark and internationally. In 1992, Nordisk Film became part of Egmont, a Nordic media group, and has within recent years seen high growth rates. In just over five years our revenues have increased with nearly 40%, and our activities now span much wider than the film business that was our starting point. Today, Nordisk Film is among the leading entertainment companies in the Nordics involved in film and series production and distribution, cinemas, computer games, digital gifting and digital advertising. Key figures EUR 366m Revenue 2020 EUR 15m Operating profit 2020 We invest heavily in expanding our positions and growing further by developing prime film and series content across the Nordics, opening new cinemas and building a dynamic portfolio of game studios. Being a part of Egmont, which is a foundation, means, that our profit is reinvested in our media companies and that every year millions of Euro is donated to help improve the lives of children and support film talents. Our ambition remains the same as when the company was founded, to entertain a broad audience and deliver unique experiences that bring people together. Nordisk Film Management Overview and contact information of our Management group Go to Nordisk Film Management Our values Rummelig Passion Ambition Our values At Nordisk Film we share certain core values. Our values express who we are, what we stand for and how we do things. Rummelig Rummelig is a Danish concept capturing a sense of broadness – in perspective, tolerance, willingness to think new thoughts and break new ground. We tell a world of stories in every medium imaginable. This diversity embodies an openness to everything new, and flexibility to embrace different cultures and personalities. Passion We care passionately about what we do. We love to create and tell stories – in the best way possible to as many people as possible. Our passion lies at the heart of all that we do. Ambition We are commercially minded. We are here to achieve results, both on the bottom line and within the media industry. We are ambitious about setting goals and dedicated to seeing them through to completion. Our determination to win is greater than our fear of losing. A history of innovation, strong stories and great entertainment 1906 1914 1929 1940 1956 1968 1984 1992 2008 2011 2013 2016 Today Nordisk Film Kompagni is founded Ole Olsen, an entrepreneur and cinema owner, founds Nordisk Film Kompagni in Valby just outside Copenhagen and quickly expands the company with affiliates in Berlin, Vienna, London and New York. He produces and sells his silent movies all over the world, among them the very successful “The Lion Hunt” (1907). The company logo becomes iconic – a polar bear standing on top of the Globe. A master of silent film Nordisk Film’s studio lot in Valby is heavily expanded and the peak of silent film production is reached. 143 fiction and 46 non-fiction features are produced in 1914 with more than 7,000 copies sold. But World War I badly affect film distribution, production declines, affiliates are closed down or sold, and Nordisk Film sees heavy losses. Nordisk Film is reorganized Following a liquidation a wealthy stockbroker, Carl Bauder – the majority shareholder of both Nordisk Film and the Palads Teatret cinema since 1926 – acquires all assets and reorganizes the company. During the 1930, Bauder earns huge sums from sound film patents winning lawsuits that order major US studios to pay Nordisk Film license fees for “low-noise” sound reproduction. Balancing act during WW2 Before, during and after the Nazi-German occupation of Denmark, Germany is one of the Danish film industry’s main trade partners. Like everyone else in the Danish film industry, Nordisk Film does business with the Germans during the occupation. Nordisk Film’s owner and executive management are not Nazi sympathizers, though, and an investigation into Nordisk Film for collaborating with the enemy is dropped after the war. Erik Balling’s Nordisk Film Nordisk Film releases Erik Balling’s “Kispus”, the first color feature film in Denmark. Balling also directs “Qivitog” (1956) which is nominated for an Oscar. In 1957 he becomes managing director for Nordisk Film, a position he holds until 1989, and will in decades to come set his mark on Nordisk Film and the entire Danish film industry. Corporate Social Responsiblity Being a part of Egmont means, that our organisation has been working with Corporate Social Responsibility for more than 100 years. It is an integrated part of our DNA. CSR at Egmont © 2021 Egmont. All rights reserved. Cookie Policy Privacy Policy FAQ and contact