Young Andersen
Young Andersen is a 2005 two-part Danish television serial directed by Rumle Hammerich and co-written by Hammerich and Ulf Stark. It chronicles the formative boarding school years of fairy tale writer Hans Christian Andersen and his subsequent arrival at Copenhagen where he struggles for success and recognition. It is produced principally by Nordisk Film while additional production funding was provided by SVT and NRK.
Cast
- Simon Dahl Thaulow as Hans Christian Andersen
- Peter Steen as the old Hans Christian Andersen
- Lars Brygmann as Jonas Collin
- Stine Fischer Christensen
- Annemarie Malle Klixbüll
- Søren Bertelsen
- Søren Bertelsen
- Niels Hinrichsen
- Tuva Novotny
- Steen Stig Lommer
- Peter Hesse Overgaard
- Troels II Munk
- Gert Vindahl
- Nina Reventlow
- Mikkel Rosenberg
Awards
Year | Award | Category | Nominee | Result |
2005 | International Emmy Award | Best TV Movie/Mini-series | Young Andersen | Won |
2005 | Shanghai International Film Festival | Best director | Rumle Hammerich | Won |
2005 | Shanghai International Film Festival | Best Custom Design | Disa Persson | Won |
2005 | Shanghai International Film Festival | Best Film | Young Andersen | Nominated |
2006 | Danish Academy Awards | Best Costume Design | Manon Rasmussen | Won |
2006 | Danish Academy Awards | Best Make-Up | Anne Cathrine Sauerberg Charlotte Laustsen | Nominated |