Zentropa
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Zentropa, or Zentropa Entertainments, is a Danish film company started in 1992 by director Lars von Trier and producer Peter Aalbæk Jensen. Zentropa is named after the train company Zentropa in the film Europa (1991), which started the collaboration between von Trier and Jensen.
Key facts
- Company.name
- Zentropa
- Company.logo
- Zentropa Entertainments logo.jpg
- Company.logo_size
- 140px
- Company.foundation
- 1992
- Company.founder
- Lars von Trier and Peter Aalbæk Jensen
- Company.location
- Hvidovre, Denmark
- Company.key_people
- Anders Kjaerhauge (CEO)
- Company.industry
- Motion Picture
- Company.genre
- Animation, comedy, drama
- Company.products
- Film
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Wikidata facts
- Official website
- zentropa.dk
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- inception
- 1992-00-00
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Zentropa, or Zentropa Entertainments, is a Danish film company started in 1992 by director Lars von Trier and producer Peter Aalbæk Jensen. Zentropa is named after the train company Zentropa in the film Europa (1991), which started the collaboration between von Trier and Jensen.
== History == It has produced over 70 feature films and has become the largest film production company in Scandinavia. It owns a number of subsidiary companies in Europe. Zentropa is also responsible for creating a large studio complex called Filmbyen (Film City), where both Zentropa and many other film-related companies are located.