20TH edition NOVEMBER 24 TO DECEMBER 2, 2023
20th edition
November 24 to December 2, 2023
Mads Mikkelsen trained at the Aarhus Theatre Drama School and had his breakthrough in Nicolas Winding Refn’s debut film, Pusher (1996). Their collaboration continued with Bleeder (1999), Pusher II: With Blood on My Hands (2004), and Valhalla Rising (2009). In 2011, Mikkelsen received the European Film Award for his contribution to world cinema. He has had prominent roles in Danish films including Men and Chicken (2015) and the Academy Award-nominated A Royal Affair (2012). He received the European Film Award for the Academy Award-winning Another Round (2020), his second foray into Thomas Vinterberg’s cinematic universe, following his searing performance in The Hunt (2013), for which he won the Best Actor prize at the Festival de Cannes. More recently, Mikkelsen starred in Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023), Arctic (2019), Doctor Strange (2016), Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016), and Casino Royale (2006), as well as the celebrated series Hannibal (2013–2015), in which he plays the title role.
Mads Mikkelsen trained at the Aarhus Theatre Drama School and had his breakthrough in Nicolas Winding Refn’s debut film, Pusher (1996). Their collaboration continued with Bleeder (1999), Pusher II: With Blood on My Hands (2004), and Valhalla Rising (2009). In 2011, Mikkelsen received the European Film Award for his contribution to world cinema. He has had prominent roles in Danish films including Men and Chicken (2015) and the Academy Award-nominated A Royal Affair (2012). He received the European Film Award for the Academy Award-winning Another Round (2020), his second foray into Thomas Vinterberg’s cinematic universe, following his searing performance in The Hunt (2013), for which he won the Best Actor prize at the Festival de Cannes. More recently, Mikkelsen starred in Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023), Arctic (2019), Doctor Strange (2016), Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016), and Casino Royale (2006), as well as the celebrated series Hannibal (2013–2015), in which he plays the title role.