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Election Night

1998 film by Anders Thomas Jensen
Movie short_film Q1651008
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Summary

Election Night is a short film[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of short film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (230 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film[3]
  • Director: Anders Thomas Jensen[4]
  • Screenwriter: Anders Thomas Jensen[5]
  • Composer: Jeppe Kaas[6]
  • Genre: comedy film[7], short film[8]
  • Cast member: Ulrich Thomsen[9], Farshad Kholghi[10], Jens Jørn Spottag[11], Mikkel Vadsholt[12], Nicolas Bro[13], John Martinus[14], Hella Joof[15], Ole Thestrup[16]
  • Producer: Mie Andreasen[17]
  • Production company: M&M Productions[18]
  • Director of photography: Jens Schlosser[19]
  • Original language of film or TV show: Danish[20]
  • Color: color[21]
  • Country of origin: Denmark[22]
  • Publication date: January 1, 1998[23]
  • Film editor: Anders Villadsen[24]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film[25]
  • Title: Valgaften[26]
  • Duration: 11 minutes[27]
  • Production designer: Sabine Hviid[28]
  • Medierådet rating: Suitable for a general audience, but not recommended for children under 7[29]

Why It Matters

Election Night has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

FAQs

What awards did Election Night receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film[3].

Related Entities

Denmark

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . nytimes.com. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . Danish Film Database. wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . Danish Film Database. wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . Danish Film Database. wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . Danish Film Database. wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . Danish Film Database. wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . Danish Film Database. wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . Danish Film Database. wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] ↑ . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Danish Film Database. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . Danish Film Database. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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