Asta Film

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Asta Film is a Danish film production company. [1]

History

Asta Film was founded in 2002 by Per Holst, who came from a position as creative director in Nordisk Film. [2] In October 2010, producer Michael Bille Frandsen bought 50% of the company and became partner. [3]

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References

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  2. "Per Holst med i nyt filmselskab" (in Danish). Egmont. Archived from the original on 19 January 2015. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
  3. "About". Asta Film. Archived from the original on 2 February 2015. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
  4. "Film i Nyborg". tv2fyn.dk. Retrieved 19 January 2015.