Bent H. Barfod
Visual Effects
Known For

The heavy prison door in Vridsløse opens, and freedom beckons once again to counterfeiter P. Krone-Strøm. He has served an eight-year sentence, but believes it was a miscarriage of justice. He was one of the many who could not find employment during the crisis years of the 1930s in Denmark. Now he is once again in contact with the world outside the prison walls, but conditions have changed completely during the years he has spent in isolation. Now it is not money that is lacking in society, but labor and goods.
Penge som græs

Africa-related animals and things are spelled and illustrated with Bent Barfod's wonderful animations. A for Africa, B for banana, C for chimpanzee, D for dromedary... The text was improvised by children from Den Lille Skole in Lyngby. (DFI)
ABC - Spelling Africa

A film about the Nordic countries and the possibilities for cooperating. Based on an idea by Danish film auteur Carl Th. Dreyer. (DFI)
Somethin' About Scandinavia - As Told by a Danish Boy

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Jorden rundt på 80 minutter

Cartoon made as a part of the danish government campaign to educate elderly people about traffic rules and safety on the road. At the same time, it appeals to young road users to take the elderly into account and help them as often and as much as they can.
Help Us

A cartoon film about a little boy who decides to see the world. He leaves home in search of the characters in his favourite books: the Lion, Phantomas, Tom Thumb and others. (DFI)
The Boy Who Left Home to Look for a Lion to Play With
A BAFTA award nominated documentary looking at methods of pig breeding in Denmark.
The Streamlined Pig

The block constitutes the common denominator of all symbols. It is offered for sale by the Minotaur to all people in the labyrinth of life and causes both grave attention and hilarity, distress and delight in a highly informal way. (DFI)
B for Block

A young couple dances through history in a mix of reality, trickery and cartoons, from ancient Egypt to the space age. Their ability to survive and endure all situations is a constant.
Ballet Ballade

A lyrical cartoon about the coming of spring inspired by Sigfred Pedersen's poem "Forårs Fredrik." (DFI)
Spring Frederick

Musical cartoon fantasy of "When the Saints", sung and played by Matty Peters and Billy Moore. (DFI)
The Saints

Psychedelic music film in shapes and colors. (DFI)
Psychedille

Experimental ballet film with choreography by Eske Holm.
Mixed Double

A paraphrase of H.C. Andersen's fairy tale of the same name. Visual acid for the eyes. (DFI)
The Drop of Water

What happens when Adam and Eve have borrowed money for everything they own and have? Then they end up in the hamster wheel, like everyone else, who consumes beyond their means. Humorous fable about the blessings of the installment system - and its consequences. (DFI)
Instalment

A ballet abstraction shaped as a combination of cartoon and trick film, where the dancers move behind, in front of and between the animated. The eternal pair experiences dangers and joys and finally disappears as it arose. (DFI)