Nordisk Film A/S (lit. 'Nordic Film') is a Danish film studio owned by the Egmont Group. The multimedia entertainment company is also involved in television production, cinemas, computer games and advertising. The film studio was established in 1906 in Valby, Copenhagen, by filmmaker Ole Olsen. It is the fourth-oldest film studio in the world, and the oldest studio to be continuously active. The logo consists of a polar bear standing on the globe. It also distributes films created by other production companies.
Through the Nordisk Film Fonden (Nordisk Film Foundation), Nordisk Film develops Danish acting talents by means of scholarships, as well as awarding prizes in Denmark (several awards, collectively known as "Isbjørnen"), Norway (several awards, collectively known as "Isbjørnen"), and Finland (the Nordisk Film Prisen, presented at the Jussi Awards).
History
Ole Olsen started his company in the Copenhagen suburb of Valby under the name Ole Olsen Filmfabrik ("Ole Olsen's Film Factory"), but soon changed it to the Nordisk Films Kompagnie.[3][4]
In 1908, Olsen opened an affiliate branch in New York, the Great Northern Film Company, to handle the distribution of his films to the American market. In 1909, having been excluded from the