Overview

• Holst died Saturday, Aug. 23, according to his family, and the cause of death has not been disclosed.
• He produced Pelle the Conqueror, which won the 1989 Academy Award for best foreign-language film after taking the 1988 Palme d’Or.
• His breakthrough came with the 1971 animated Benny’s Bathtub, and he later produced films with Lars von Trier, Nils Malmros and Bille August.
• He led Nordisk Film from 1991 to 2002 and held chair roles at European film institutions in the early 2000s.
• He also directed the 1985 hit Walter and Carlo — Up on Daddy’s Hat, and he is survived by his wife, Kristina Møller, and his children, with honors including the Honorary Bodil, Honorary Robert, LO’s Culture Prize and the Ib Prize.