Jorgen Leth studied literature and anthropology at the University of Arhus and the University of Copenhagen, and has worked as a journalist for Aktuell (1959-63) and Politiken (1964-67). Leth, who is both a poet and a filmmaker, was a salient voice for Danish poetic modernism in the 196os and a key figure in the 196os' milieu of experimental documentary filmmakers, especially the artists' collective ABCinema. Leth's most important contributions to experimental and documentary filrnmaking are The Per fect Human (Det perfekte menneske, 1967), Life in Denmark (Livet i Danmark, 1971) and 66 Scenes from America (66 scener fra Amerika, 1981). Leth has also developed a unique mythic or epic approach to the genre of sports documentaries, an approach that is best exemplified by Stars and Watercarriers (Stjernerne og vandbrerne, 1973) and A Sunday in Hell (En forärsdag i helvede, 1976). These films have helped to make Leth a much-loved and frequently used sports commentator for Danish television, particularly in connection with the annual coverage of the Tour de France. His wide-ranging production of short and documentary films includes several works about artistic figures and techniques, an example being his most recent film, Fm Alive. Seen Ulrik Thomsen: A Danish Poet (Jeg er levende. Seen Ulrik Thomsen, digter, 1999). In the area of feature film-making, Leth has developed a distinctive style characterized by experimental modes of narration. He has his own production company, Sunset Productions Inc., and has lived in Haiti since 1991.

Filmography:
1975 GOOD AND EVIL (DET GODE OG DET ONDE)
1983 HAITI EXPRESS (UDENRIGSKORRESPONDENTEN)
1989 NOTES ON LOVE (NOTATER OM KCERLIGHEDEN)
1992 TRABERG

Lars von Trier was born in 1956 and graduated from The Danish Film School in 1983. He is without doubt the director who has contributed most to the renewal of Danish film, and he has had a great impact on the new 1990's generation, not least because of his central role in Dogme95. Internationally, Trier is one of the key Danish directors who have drawn most attention to Danish film. His cinematic work ranges from avant-garde films to innovative explorations of some of the classical film genres.
His earliest short films were stylistically inventive explorations of themes and symbols that would later play a central role in his feature films and von Trier developed a mode of cinematic expression that was heavily symbolic and emotion-laden.

Filmography:
1994 THE TEACHERS ROOM (L/ERERV/ERELSET) TV, episodes 1-6)
1996 BREAKING THE WAVES
1997 RIGET 2 (THE KINGDOM 2) (co-director: Morten Arnfred), episodes 5-8
1998 THE IDIOTS (IDIOTERNE)
2000 D-DAY (D-DAG)
2000 DANCER IN THE DARK
2003 DOGVILLE