- Lene Borglum joined Zentropa right after it was founded in 1992, and was one of the key persons and co owner of the company for 15 years until 2007 when she left to start up on her own. Borglum was deeply involved in the development of Zentropa from its very start till its state in 2007 as a major European independent production company. In her position as expert in international financing she handled international financing on a large number of Zentropa's international films, including Lars von Trier's highly acclaimed and awarded films The Kingdom I and II (1994, 1996), The Idiots, Breaking The Waves (1996), Dancer in the Dark (2000), and was Executive Producer on Trier's Dogville (2003), Manderlay (2005), and The Boss Of It All (2006). After Borglum left Zentropa, she has been executive producer on Swedish director Lukas Moodysson's first English language feature film Mammoth (2009) and Nicolas Winding Refn's Valhalla Rising (2009).
After their successful collaboration on Nicolas Winding Refn's Valhalla Rising, Borglum and Refn teamed up to found production company Space Rocket Nation in January 2008.
Space Rocket Nation mainly aims to produce highly artistic and edgy feature films for an international audience by Nicolas Winding Refn, as well as to build up a new generation of edgy, artistic Scandinavian directors, both for fiction and documentaries, and help them reach the international audience. In Space Rocket Nation, she is producing Refn's Only God Forgives (2012), starring Ryan Gosling and Kristin Scott Thomas.
- IMDb mini biography by: Space Rocket Nation
- While Lene Børglum executive produced films like Dogville (2003), Manderlay (2005), Mammoth (2009) and Valhalla Rising (2009), she was simultaneously the head of Lars von Trier's adult company Puzzy Power and had previously made her mark as the producer of its three hardcore video productions: Constance (1998), Pink Prison (1999) and HotMen CoolBoyz (2000). This extreme jump from hardcore porn to major art cinema prominence, without hiding behind a pseudonym, is probably unequaled in film history.
- Co-founded Space Rocket Nation: Partnered with director Nicolas Winding Refn in 2008 to launch the indie production banner Space Rocket Nation.
- Cannes Main Competition: Produced back-to-back Cannes Palme d'Or contenders Only God Forgives (2013) and The Neon Demon (2016).
- International Financing Expert: Secured global funding for massive arthouse hits like Lars von Trier's Breaking the Waves and Dancer in the Dark.
- Von Trier Collaborator: Acted as the executive producer for major Von Trier films including Dogville (2003) and Manderlay (2005).
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