We offer guided tours of the historic lot in Valby. A guided tour lasts for approx. 1 hour and 15 minutes.
Prices
School classes incl. teachers and senior citizens:
Weekdays 10 am – 17 pm, DKK 60 per person.
Weekends and holidays, DKK 100 per person.
Everybody else:
Weekdays 10 am – 17 pm, DKK 80 per person.
Weekends and holidays, DKK 100 per person.
We only accept groups of more than ten individuals.
For booking and further information on guided tours contact Mica Stoltze Nielsen, phone +45 36 18 84 82/ +45 23 33 02 03 or e-mail: mica.nielsen@nordiskfilm.com
Confessions of a tour guide in Nordisk Film
“Nordisk Film offers guided tours in Valby. Taking the historical area in Valby, where Ole Olsen founded Nordisk Film in 1906, as a starting point, the tour shows visitors the story of a production company almost 100 years old. There is great interest in these tours; among the visitors are schools and youth centres, people with a specific interest in film history, and people who generally find film and television production intriguing. Private parties as well as company outings show up in Valby.
Studio 2 (”Scene 2”) is the oldest film studio in the world, and it is thus the perfect location for telling the story about the early era of Nordisk Film. The general public rarely seems to know much about the silent era (lasting until 1931 at Nordisk Film), and stories about the early, primitive film shootings always get people interested. We are fortunate to have a beautiful collection of stills from the early era decorating the walls of Studio 2. When stories about Valdemar Psilander and other stars from the period are told, people seem to really sense the greatness of history. Likewise, the screening of silent movie Løvejagten (The Lion Hunt) from 1907 in our own movie theatre is something new for most of our visitors. This film was a sensation almost 100 years ago, partly due to the controversial fact that two real lions were shot and killed during production, in the name of cinema! After experiencing this film people seem to sense the spirit of the early days at Nordisk Film.
As the visitors are guided around the area, the tour progressively focuses on modern times and contemporary activities at Nordisk Film. The productions of Erik Balling’s, especially “Olsen Banden” (1968+), “Huset på Christianshavn” (1970-77), and “Matador” (1978-82) is still of great interest to many people. It is sometimes hard to convince people that outdoor scenes from “Matador” were shot in the small Korsbæk set piece which was located right next to Studio 4 in the years of production.
Most of our visitors do not have professional insight regarding film and television production, and for this reason a look at post-production processes is always popular. The fact that much of the sound work in modern film and television production takes place after the actual shooting of the film is not something the general public is aware of before they show up in Valby. For this reason the tour also visits the sound studios, where some visitors find their illusions about movies and television breaking down!
Studio 3 and Studio 4 are exciting locations for our visitors as well, since many of the television shows they have been watching in recent years were made here. Many people feel that the studios appear very small compared to what they look like on TV. An introduction into the world of lighting and multiple camera techniques usually takes care of some of the confusion.
As part of Egmont, Nordisk Film is involved in almost every imaginable type of audio-visual production, and the tour guides make an effort of keeping the visitors up to date on new activities and projects, as well as Nordisk Film’s position in the world of media production.
The tours are met with great enthusiasm, and the feedback is positive. Our visitors walk away with knowledge they did not have prior to their visit to Valby.”
