Festen

Festen or The Celebration is a 1998 Danish film, produced by Nimbus Film and directed by Thomas Vinterberg. With a budget of 1.3 million dollars, the film tells the story of a family gathering to celebrate their father's 60th birthday. It is a dark comedy juggling subjects of death, trauma, and family. Vinterberg was inspired to write it with Mogens Rukov, based on a hoax broadcast by a Danish radio station.[1]It was the first Dogme 95 film, an artistic movement created by Danish directors Thomas Vinterberg and Lars von Trier. The movement preferred simple and analog production values to allow for the highlight of plot and performance. The film was selected as the Danish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 71st Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.[3][4] In addition, it won the Jury Prize at Cannes Film Festival in 1998.