Born in 1959, in Denmark. She studied film at the University of Copenhagen from 1976 to 1980. She graduated in directing from the National Film School of Denmark, in 1984. She has written and directed feature films, short films, texts for radio and theater, TV series, and commercials that have won various awards.
Her first hit, Kajs Fødselsdag / The Birthday Trip (1990) was selected by Panorama in Berlin, for the New Directors section at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, and won the Grand Jury prize in Rouen. The children’s film Nar mor kommer hjem / On Our Own (1998) received the Grand Prix in Montreal and the Cinekid Prize in Amsterdam. Lane Scherfig’s contribution to the Dogma group, Italiensk far begyndere / Italian far Beginners (2000). was one of Danish cinema’s biggest box office successes ever and received critical acclaim. The film was also awarded in Berlin. His English-language film Wilbur Wants To Kill Himself (2002) was screened at festivals around the world, winning awards in France, Portugal, the U.S. and Japan.

He said of us, “Year after year, the Umbria Film Festival in Montone becomes more and more legendary for its originality and beauty. Imagining returning is such a pleasure, hoping that there will always be two free seats for another evening in the Most Beautiful Cinema in the World. This Festival stands out for its seriousness, curiosity and quality. It allows an extraordinary audience to discover uncommon films and film people to discover all the charm that Umbria is rich in. Best wishes for the 10th anniversary of this extraordinary event.”

FILMOGRAPHY:
Kajs Fødselsdag / The Birthday Trip, 1990
Når mor kommer hjem / On Our Own, 1998
Italìensk far begyndere / ltalian for Beginners, 2000
Wilbur Wants to Kill Hìmself, 2002
Better Times (TV), 2004
I am only the lodger (SF), 2005
Red Rod, 2006

An Education, 2009
One Day, 2011
Posh, 2014
Their Finest 2016