129:, the Danish public-service radio and television broadcasting company, a position she held for 9 years. Her responsibilities as head of documentaries and co-productions (also referred to as commissioning editor) included selecting and purchasing documentaries for all DR’s channels, primarily for DR channel 2. She co-founded the documentary slot “Dokumania” in 2008, which shows a combination of Danish-made and internationally acquired documentaries. She helped finance films like the Oscar-winning
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Nordisk Film from 1988 to 1992, including in the TV entertainment programs Eleva2ren and Fak2ren. She then moved on to the Danish television station TV2, where she was the head of documentaries and co-production from 1992 to 2007.
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