Michael Bille Frandsen

Michael Bille Frandsen is one of two partners together with Per Holst in ASTA FILM.

Michael graduated from The National Film School of Denmark’s 4-year producer programme and has worked with both film and TV since then.

For 7 years Michael worked as producer at the Danish Broadcasting Corporation (DR) in TV-drama, where he produced Worth fighting for, The Chosen 7 and The Eagle among others. Michael has also spearheaded 3 seasons of The Survivor for Danish TV3.

Michael Bille Frandsen is part of the Copenhagen Film Mentor programme. His project is a children’s fairy tale entitled ‘King of Southern Spain’.

2009      

Freelance producer, working among others with Grif Film and ASA Film.

Father of Four

Line Producer. Feature film.

Storm

Production manager. Feature film.

 2008

My Italien Dream

Producer. (10X60min reality shot in Italy) produced by Eyework for DR

 2007 - 2008

Producer at Strix Television.

Survivor

Producer on the. 11. expedition.

Producer on the. 10. expedition.     

Head of fiction on Strix.
       

District North

Developing crime series (unproduced).
       

Up whit love

Developing feature film (unproduced)

1999 - 2007       

Producer at DR in TV-drama.

The Eagle 

Long running crime series, budget 84 mill.

Die Asta

TV movie, budget 7 mill.

The Chosen Seven

Long running horror, budget 19 mill.

Worth Fighting For

3 episodes crime series. Budget 19 mill.

Flickering Lights

Feature film, budget 12 mill.

As freelance line producer
2004      

Pop

Feature film, budget 6 mill.

2002

Regel Nr. 1

Feature film, budget 6 mill.

Skagerak

Feature film, budget 36 mill.

2001

Halalabad Blues

Feature film, budget 16 mill.

Survivor

Production manager on the 2. expedition.

1999   

Producer at ASA Film a/s.

1993 - 1997   

Student at the National Film School of Denmark.

1988-1993       

Set dresser and prop master on feature films and TV-shows.  

1988       

Math student from Christians Havns Gymnasium.

I have attended in the following courses:       Scriptwriting:

• Robert McKee, Stories.

• Linda Seger, Making a Good Script Great.  
  

Production:

• Showrunner, Show runner course in Hollywood. 
  

Managing:

• DRs internal managing course.

• The Post Graduate Training Department at The National Film School of Denmark, Managing and  negotiation.

I have received the following Prices:

• Prix  Italia, Worth fighting for.

• Audience price Copenhagen Film Festival,  Die Asta.
• International  Emmy, The Eagle
• The TV Price, Best TV, The Eagle
• The TV Price, Reality show, Survivor 11