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From his Nørlum office in Viborg, South Korea-born Danish animation producer and studio CEO CLAUS TOKSVIG KJÆR recalls how the trajectory of his company changed upon the Oscar nomination of his hand-drawn, animated feature film Song of the Sea (2014). Claus has traveled to Los Angeles for over 50 times, and talks about the US mindset necessary in his work. He describes his latest project Dante, the new creative direction for Nørlum, and his decision to prioritize what's valuable in life.
Claus selects a work by Søren Henrik Petersen from the SMK collection.
https://open.smk.dk/en/artwork/image/Kks13868f
(Photographer: Elena Ø. Alexa)
This conversation with Tina Jøhnk Christensen occurred on June 3, 2025.
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From his Nørlum office in Viborg, South Korea-born Danish animation producer and studio CEO CLAUS TOKSVIG KJÆR recalls how the trajectory of his company changed upon the Oscar nomination of his hand-drawn, animated feature film Song of the Sea (2014). Claus has traveled to Los Angeles for over 50 times, and talks about the US mindset necessary in his work. He describes his latest project Dante, the new creative direction for Nørlum, and his decision to prioritize what's valuable in life.
Claus selects a work by Søren Henrik Petersen from the SMK collection.
https://open.smk.dk/en/artwork/image/Kks13868f
(Photographer: Elena Ø. Alexa)
This conversation with Tina Jøhnk Christensen occurred on June 3, 2025.
----------
We invite you to subscribe to Danish Originals for weekly episodes. You can also find us at:
website: https://danishoriginals.com/
email: [email protected]
----------
And we invite you to donate to the American Friends of Statens Museum for Kunst and become a patron: https://donorbox.org/american-friends-of-statens-museum-for-kunst

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