The award goes to director Frederikke Aspöck, screenwriter Anna Neye and producers Pernille Munk Skydsgaard, Nina Leidersdorff and Meta Louise Foldager Sørensen.
The award was announced Tuesday evening, October 31 during the Nordic Council prize ceremony at the Opera House in Oslo, Norway.
The Nordic Council Film Prize comes with DKK 300,000, which is shared among the director, writer, and producers.
Empire celebrated its world premiere at the Göteborg Film Festival 2023 and had its national premiere in Denmark April 20. The film was selected among six Nordic candidates by a jury consisting of one member from each of the Nordic countries, including Greenland.
The coveted Nordic Council Film Prize is one of the most honorable film awards in the Nordics and Denmark has previously won with outstanding films as Flee (2021), Queen of Hearts (2019) and The Hunt (2013).
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