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

References

  1. ↑ Denstoedanske.dk
  2. 1 2 "Danskeakademi.dk". Archived from the original on 12 January 2012. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
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