Kjeld Abell Prize
Appearance
The Kjeld Abell Prize is a Danish cultural award which is handed every second or third year to a person, who has made a great effort for Danish theatre or film.[1]
The prize is handed by the Danish Academy, who runs the Kjeld Abell Memorial Foundation, which was founded just after his death in 1961. The prize is currently 50,000 DDK.[2]
Recipients[2]
- 1976: Jess Ørnsbo
- 1978: Inger Christensen
- 1980: Eugenio Barba
- 1982: Finn Methling
- 1983: Jørgen Leth
- 1985: Ulla Ryum
- 1987: Astrid Saalbach
- 1989: Kirsten Delholm
- 1991: Ernst Bruun Olsen
- 1993: Lars von Trier and Niels Vørsel
- 1995: Jens Kistrup
- 1997: Morti Vizki
- 2000: Peter Asmussen
- 2003: Nullo Facchini
- 2005: Claus Beck-Nielsen
- 2007: Jokum Rohde
- 2009: Line Knutzon
- 2011: Nikoline Werdelin
- 2015: Andreas Garfield