Finn Aabye
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Finn Aabye | |
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| Born | 7 July 1935 Hellerup, Denmark |
| Occupation | Film Producer |
Finn Aabye (born 7 July 1935) is a Danish film producer. He was the former director of the Danish Film Institute.
Career
Aabye began working in film in 1958 as a bookkeeper at Rialto Film, a company owned by Preben Philipsen. In 1961 he became a freelance production manager, and in 1962 he co-founded Bent Christensen Filmproduktion.
During the 1960s he worked as producer on a number of Danish feature films, including and Sømænd og svigermødre (1962), and Kampen om Næsbygaard (1964) (1967).
Aabye became director of the distributor ASA Filmudlejning, and later of the wider ASA group. From 1976 to 1988 Aabye was director of the Danish Film Institute, succeeding Leif Feilberg. He was succeeded by Mona Jensen.
Until 1998 he was director of Saga Video and Prisme Film, which produced short films for Statens Filmcentral and television. His later production credits include the documentaries Babylon i Brøndby (1996), Rejsen med Mai (1997) and Ib Schønberg (2000).
Selected filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Harry og kammertjeneren | Production manager | Feature film |
| 1962 | Sømænd og svigermødre | Production manager | Feature film |
| 1962 | Weekend | Production manager | Feature film |
| 1962 | Svinedrengen og Prinsessen på ærten | Production manager | Short film |
| 1963 | Støvsugerbanden | Production manager | Feature film |
| 1964 | To | Producer | Feature film |
| 1964 | Kampen om Næsbygaard | Producer | Feature film |
| 1966 | Krybskytterne på Næsbygaard | Producer | Feature film |
| 1966 | Ih, du forbarmende! | Production manager | Feature film |
| 1967 | Brødrene på Uglegaarden | Production manager | Feature film |
| 1996 | Babylon i Brøndby | Producer | Documentary; produced by Saga Video & Kortfilm |
| 1997 | Rejsen med Mai | Producer | Documentary |
| 2000 | Ib Schønberg | Producer | Documentary about actor Ib Schønberg |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Historien bag kameraet | Himself | Television documentary |
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Finn Aabye". Danskefilm.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 2026-09-30.
- ↑ "Filmfolk fralægger sig ansvaret for overgreb på mindreårige skuespillere". DR (in Danish). Retrieved 2018-07-25.
- 1 2 "Finn Aabye". Det Danske Filminstitut – Filmdatabasen (in Danish). Retrieved 2026-09-30.
- ↑ "Babylon i Brøndby". Danmark på film (in Danish). Det Danske Filminstitut. Retrieved 2026-09-30.
External links
- Finn Aabye at IMDb
- Finn Aabye in the Danish Film Database
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