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    Skjoldenæsholm Castle (Ringsted, Denmark)

    Skjoldenæsholm Castle and its park have for many years been a very attractive scenery for numerous filmmakers from many different countries.

    Even today’s owners’ grandfather was already a movie enthusiast. He made a movie called ONE YEAR AT SKJOLDENÆSHOLM and ran his private movie theatre in the castle (Kammerherrens Biograf).

    photo of castle from above

    In 1954, this beautiful place was used in the military movie KONGENS KLÆR.

    Throughout the years, the castle has been used in many movies. The most famous one is probably Thomas Vinterberg’s THE CELEBRATION (Festen) from 1998. This was a very memorable experience for everyone at Skjoldenæsholm. The whole family was involved in the making of the movie, finding requisites and being extras. The film won the Special Jury Prize in Cannes, a European Film Award (Discovery) and it was the big winner at the Danish Robert Awards, winning seven awards, among them Best Film, Screenplay, Actor, Cinematography and Editing.

    In the years 2003-2007, Skjoldenæsholm was used in the Danish drama series KRØNIKEN.

    Since then, Skjoldenæsholm is regularly used in many different types of TV series and reality shows.

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