16 Facts About Lone Scherfig

Lone Scherfig is especially known for her films Italian for Beginners and An Education, and is known for her romantic comedies, such as One Day.

Lone Scherfig graduated from the National Film School of Denmark in 1984.

Lone Scherfig initially worked in the advertising business and won awards at the Cannes International Advertising Film Festival.

Lone Scherfig directed the film Nar mor kommer hjem, which received the Grand Prix at the Montreal Film Festival and the Cinekid Award in Amsterdam.

Lone Scherfig made her international breakthrough with the film Italian for Beginners, which was critically acclaimed and won several awards, including the Jury Grand Prix Silver Bear award at the Berlin International Film Festival.

Lone Scherfig aligned her work with the production companies Sigma Films and Zentropa.

Lone Scherfig followed this by writing and directing another character-focused film: Just Like Home, released in 2007.

Lone Scherfig was nominated for an Academy Award for her performance; the film was nominated for Best Picture and Nick Hornby.

On making the film, Lone Scherfig has talked about her focus on the theme of being an American teenager examined throughout the story, saying,.

The plot and story of the movie has been characterized as somewhat simple and predictable, but critics noted that Lone Scherfig gave the dialogue and tone of the film a distinct freshness.

Lone Scherfig had declared her interest in working with Hathaway on this project.

Lone Scherfig commented on the difficulties of working with someone else's screenplay, saying in an interview that:.

Lone Scherfig worked as a consultant writer for the Danish film Alting.

Lone Scherfig has worked on projects in helping write and develop characters.

Lone Scherfig has come to be recognised as a significant talent in the film industry for her experimentation with creative constraints and astute attention to detail.

Lone Scherfig has received a BAFTA nomination, a FIPRESCI Award, a Jury Prize at Berlin International Film Festival, and numerous other awards and nominations.