Biography
Svend Abrahamsen is a Danish producer and former executive. Born on 19 May 1947 in Copenhagen, he has worked extensively with Danmarks Radio (DR) and the Nordisk Film & TV Fond.
He served as producer for DR TV on Lars von Trier's The Idiots (1998) and as co-producer on Thomas Vinterberg's The Celebration (1998). He was also executive producer on the television series The Kingdom (1994) and its sequel The Kingdom II (1997).
Abrahamsen was CEO of the Nordisk Film & TV Fond from 2000 to 2007. Earlier in his career he worked as a writer and director on Danish television productions.
