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Karoline Leth
Born (1964-05-12) May 12, 1964 (age 60)
CitizenshipDenmark
OccupationFilm producer
ChildrenEmma Leth, Aksel Leth
Parents

Karoline Leth (born May 12, 1964) is a Danish film and TV series producer.[1]

She is the mother of Emma Leth and Aksel Leth, sister of Kristian Leth and daughter of Jørgen Leth.[2]

Career

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Karoline Leth served as a teacher and coordinator in the documentary program at the National Film School of Denmark from 1999 to 2004.[3] Subsequently, she assumed the roles of CEO and producer at Zentropa Real, Zentropa's documentary division.[3] Later, she took on the position of director and producer at SF Studios from 2006 to 2013.[3] Between 2013 and 2018, Leth worked as a producer at DR Drama.[3] Following a brief stint at Apple Tree Productions, she returned to Zentropa in 2019 as the Head of Drama Series.[4]

Karoline Leth has produced over 20 short and documentary films, as well as several feature films, one notable example being "The Passion of Marie" (2012),[5] directed by the Oscar-winning Bille August. Additionally, she served as a co-producer for the feature film series "Arn: The Knight Templar" (2007) and "Arn – The Kingdom at Road's End" (2008). In 2010, these films were adapted into a six-episode drama series for DR and TV4.[6]

She produced the first two seasons of the dramady series Rita (2012 - 2013) for TV 2 (Denmark).[7] The series was created by Christian Torpe, and has subsequently been a great success on Netflix.[8] Remakes of it have also been made in several European countries.[9]

Leth developed together with main writer Dunja Gry Jensen the groundbreaking character-driven crime series Norskov (2015).[10][11]

She was a producer on The Legacy season 1 (the last two episodes) as well as all of seasons 2 and 3 (2014-2017).[12] The series was created by Maya Ilsøe.[13] The Legacy have received the Danish Film Academy's Robert awards for best drama series as well as for best lead and supporting roles in all 3 seasons,[14] and have also received the French FIPA award for best script for the first season[15]

Karoline Leth has produced the mini-drama series Liberty (2018),[16] based on the award-winning and late author Jakob Ejersbo's novel of the same name.[17] The series was created by Asger Leth and directed by Mikael Marcimain and was selected for the Berlinale's Drama Series Days 2018, where it had its world premiere[18][19][20][21]

Leth produced the TV series The Dreamer - Becoming Karen Bixen (2021)[22] for Viaplay Group,[23] which had its world premiere at Canneseries 2022.[24] The series is based on an idea by Karoline Leth and Connie Nielsen.[22]

Karoline Leth has also produced the second season of the crime series DNA (2022) for TV2 Denmark, with Anders W. Berthelsen, Olivia Joof Lewerissa and Charlotte Rampling in the main roles[25]

Filmography

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TV series

Movies

  • The Canary and Dinë (2014) (short)
  • Baby ( 2014 ) (short)
  • Lulu ( 2014 ) (short)
  • I'm talking to you - John Kørner's world (2013) (documentary)
  • Where the light comes in (2013)
  • The Passion of Marie (2012)
  • Wild Bird (2012) (short)
  • 10 Hours to Paradise (2012)
  • The Curse (2012)
  • Zomedy (2011) (short)
  • Lost In Africa (2010)
  • Fierce Ladies (2010) (documentary)
  • The Devilles (2009) (documentary)
  • Next Time We'll Be Birds (2009) (short)
  • Independent Lens (2009) (co-producer)
  • Defamation (2009)
  • A Creepy Greeting (2008) (short)
  • Arn - The Kingdom at Road's End (2008) (co-producer)
  • Danish Dynamite (2008) (documentary)
  • Arn - The Knight Templar (2007) (co-producer)
  • The Ring (2006) (short)
  • Guerrilla Girl (2005)
  • Con Ella (2004) (short)
  • Une Femme (2004) (short)
  • American short (2004) (short)
  • Raw Youth (2004) (documentary)
  • Get a life (2004) (documentary)
  • Growing Up In A Day (2002) (short)
  • Notes on Silence (2001) (short)

References

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  1. ^ "Karoline Leth". www.dfi.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 2023-11-18.
  2. ^ "Kvinderne om Leth: Derfor elsker vi Jørgen - TV 2". livsstil.tv2.dk (in Danish). 2017-06-13. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
  3. ^ a b c d "Zentropa ansætter Karoline Leth". Mynewsdesk (in Danish). 2019-05-03. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
  4. ^ "The Legacy's producer Karoline Leth joins Zentropa". Nordisk Film & TV Fond. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
  5. ^ "Karoline Leth". Göteborg Film Festival. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
  6. ^ "Tv-serien Arn kommer efter Livvagterne". DR (in Danish). 2010-03-04. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
  7. ^ Sukriti (2022-08-08). "7 Series Like Rita You Must See". The Cinemaholic. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
  8. ^ Yohannes, Alamin (2020-10-19). "In the final season, 'Rita' is in charge, for better and worse". Medium. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
  9. ^ Armstrong, Jennifer Keishin. "Rita: How the hit Danish dramedy went global". www.bbc.com. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
  10. ^ "» Norskov". www.scandinaviahouse.org. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
  11. ^ "Norskov - dansk krimi-dramaserie - TV 2". tv.tv2.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 2023-11-16.
  12. ^ "UK Sky Flies Away With Danish Legacy". Nordisk Film & TV Fond. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
  13. ^ "After The Killing, Borgen and The Legacy comes Follow the Money, from DR". Cineuropa - the best of european cinema. 2014-02-21. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
  14. ^ "Robert Prisen – Arvingerne II". www.robertprisen.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 2023-11-16.
  15. ^ "Double Win For The Legacy In Biarritz". Nordisk Film & TV Fond. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
  16. ^ "Talking Liberty". Drama Quarterly. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
  17. ^ "Storværk af Ejersbo bliver til dansk tv-serie". DR (in Danish). 2017-02-09. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
  18. ^ "Liberty - Berlinale Series 2018". www.berlinale.de. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
  19. ^ Lang, Jamie (2018-02-21). "DR Premieres Ex-Pat Drama 'Liberty'". Variety. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
  20. ^ "Karoline Leth on Scandi aid workers with good intentions, and adapting a literary gem". Nordisk Film & TV Fond. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
  21. ^ "Liberty udtaget til Berlin". www.dfi.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 2023-11-16.
  22. ^ a b Roxborough, Scott (2021-11-30). "Connie Nielsen to Play 'Out of Africa' Author Karen Blixen in Series 'The Dreamer'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
  23. ^ "Viaplay och Zentropa samarbetar på originalserien 'Drömmaren – Karen Blixen blir till' med Connie Nielsen i huvudroll". News Powered by Cision (in Swedish). 2021-11-30. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
  24. ^ "The Dreamer - Becoming Karen Blixen". canneseries.com (in French). Retrieved 2023-11-15.
  25. ^ "BBC Four - DNA, Series 2, Hepatitis". BBC. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
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