Copenhagen Bombay

Copenhagen Bombay was a Danish entertainment company founded in 2006 by director Anders Morgenthaler and producer Sarita Christensen. It operated across several parts of the children’s and youth-media value chain, combining film and television production with animation, distribution, publishing, games, and online or cross-media entertainment concepts. The company’s work was associated particularly with original Danish and Nordic children’s content, while some of its productions reached audiences outside Denmark through festival exposure, international sales, and distribution arrangements. The company emerged from a creative partnership between Morgenthaler and Christensen. Before establishing Copenhagen Bombay, Christensen had worked at Zentropa, where she produced Morgenthaler’s film Princess. Their collaboration formed the basis for a company intended to develop distinctive stories for younger audiences rather than operate solely as a conventional film producer. Copenhagen Bombay’s output included live-action films, animated features, documentaries, television series, and projects designed for younger children. Among its notable productions was The Great Bear, an animated feature directed by Esben Toft Jacobsen. The film was selected for the Generation Kplus program at the 2011 Berlin International Film Festival, an important international showcase for children’s cinema. Its festival presence helped attract international attention, and the film was sold in a range of countries. Copenhagen Bombay also produced The Testament, a documentary that received the Bodil Award for Best Danish Documentary at the 65th Bodil Awards. These projects demonstrated the breadth of the company’s slate, which extended beyond children’s animation into documentary and other forms of Danish screen production. The company’s production credits included films such as Vesterbro, Eat Shit and Die, Carsten & Gitte’s Filmballade, De vilde hjerter, Æblet & ormen, Fup & Svindel, Hvad vil du vide?, Tigre og tatoveringer, Hjemve, Pandaerne, The Great Bear, Restaurangutang, Testamentet, Beyond Beyond, and Nabospionen. Its television work included the children’s series Kiwi & Strit and Børste. Copenhagen Bombay also provided animation services for Angry Birds Toons and handled distribution for titles including Æblet & ormen and Tigre og tatoveringer. The brand therefore represented a hybrid model: a creative production house, an animation studio, and a distributor with an emphasis on children’s entertainment and related intellectual property. Its activities covered both individual screen works and broader media development, including books, games, and digital or online universes. The company ultimately ceased operating after entering bankruptcy in 2023. As a result, Copenhagen Bombay is now a defunct Danish media brand, although its films, series, and other credited works remain part of the Danish and international children’s-media catalog.

Copenhagen Bombay was established in Denmark in 2006 by director Anders Morgenthaler and producer Sarita Christensen. Their professional relationship preceded the company: Christensen had worked at Zentropa, where she produced Morgenthaler’s film Princess. Copenhagen Bombay was formed as a dedicated creative company for developing and producing entertainment, particularly for children and teenagers. The company adopted a broad media-production model rather than limiting itself to one screen format. Its activities included feature-film production, animation, television, distribution, and the development of related books, games, and online entertainment environments. This approach allowed the company to work with both original Danish projects and productions intended for international circulation. Its filmography developed across the late 2000s and 2010s. Early listed productions included Vesterbro, Eat Shit and Die, Carsten & Gitte’s Filmballade, De vilde hjerter, Æblet & ormen, Fup & Svindel, Hvad vil du vide?, Tigre og tatoveringer, and Hjemve. The company also produced Pandaerne, Restaurangutang, and the documentary The Testament in 2011. Its later feature credits included Beyond Beyond in 2014 and Nabospionen in 2017. Animation became a particularly visible part of the company’s identity. Esben Toft Jacobsen’s The Great Bear was selected for the Generation Kplus program at the 2011 Berlin International Film Festival. The film attracted international attention and was sold in a number of countries, giving Copenhagen Bombay a notable international result in children’s animation. The company also worked on animation services for Angry Birds Toons, connecting its production capabilities with an internationally recognized entertainment property. Copenhagen Bombay’s television work included Kiwi & Strit, a children’s series listed from 2015, and Børste, listed from 2021. It also participated in distribution, including releases connected with Æblet & ormen and Tigre og tatoveringer. The documentary side of its work received significant Danish recognition when The Testament won the Bodil Award for Best Danish Documentary at the 65th Bodil Awards. Across its operating life, Copenhagen Bombay functioned as a flexible Danish production and rights-development company whose output included children’s films, animated features, television, documentary work, and cross-media projects. The available reference material does not establish a detailed account of its corporate ownership, management changes, financial performance, or final insolvency process. It does establish that the company went bankrupt in 2023, after which it is treated as a defunct brand.

1. 2023The company goes bankrupt

   Copenhagen Bombay becomes defunct after entering bankruptcy.

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2. 2021Børste enters the television filmography

   The children’s series Børste is listed among the company’s television work.

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3. 2015Kiwi & Strit enters the television filmography

   The children’s television series Kiwi & Strit is listed among the company’s television productions.

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4. 2013Animation services for Angry Birds Toons

   Copenhagen Bombay is credited with animation services for Angry Birds Toons.

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5. 2012The Testament wins Best Danish Documentary

   The film receives the Bodil Award for Best Danish Documentary at the 65th Bodil Awards.

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6. 2011The Great Bear reaches the Berlin International Film Festival

   The animated feature is selected for the Generation Kplus program and gains international attention.

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7. 2011The Testament is released

   The documentary is included among the company’s 2011 productions and later receives a Bodil Award.

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8. 2009Æblet & ormen is produced and distributed

   Æblet & ormen appears among the company’s production and distribution credits.

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9. 2006Copenhagen Bombay is founded

   Director Anders Morgenthaler and producer Sarita Christensen establish the Danish production company.

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A Danish creative production house and animation studio focused on original entertainment for children and teenagers, with activities extending into film, television, distribution, publishing, games, and digital media.

• The Great BearAnimated feature film2011

  An animated feature directed by Esben Toft Jacobsen and produced by Copenhagen Bombay. The film was selected for the Generation Kplus program at the 2011 Berlin International Film Festival, where it attracted international attention and was sold to a wide range of countries.

• The TestamentDocumentary film2011

  A documentary produced by Copenhagen Bombay and recognized in Denmark with the Bodil Award for Best Danish Documentary at the 65th Bodil Awards. It illustrates the company’s work beyond children’s animation and fiction production.

• Kiwi & StritChildren’s television series2015

  A children’s television series listed among Copenhagen Bombay’s television productions. The series forms part of the company’s later focus on recurring characters and serialized entertainment for younger viewers.

• BørsteChildren’s television series2021

  A children’s television series listed in Copenhagen Bombay’s 2021 television output. It represents the company’s continued involvement in programming aimed at young children during its later operating period.

• Æblet & ormenChildren’s film and distribution title2009

  A Copenhagen Bombay production from 2009 that also appears among the company’s distribution credits. Its presence in both categories reflects the company’s combined role as a producer and distributor of Danish children’s content.

• Tigre og tatoveringerChildren’s film and distribution title2010

  A 2010 title associated with Copenhagen Bombay’s production and distribution activities. It forms part of the company’s Danish children’s-film catalog.

• Angry Birds ToonsAnimation services2013

  An internationally distributed animated television property for which Copenhagen Bombay is listed as providing animation services. The credit demonstrates the studio’s participation in service work alongside its original productions.

• 2023Bankruptcy and cessation of operationsOther

  After operating as a Danish production, animation, and distribution company, Copenhagen Bombay went bankrupt in 2023.

  What changed. The company entered bankruptcy and ceased to operate as an active business.

  Aftermath. Copenhagen Bombay is classified as a defunct brand, while its previously released films and series remain part of the audiovisual catalog.

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• 2006Creation of a cross-media children’s entertainment companyStrategy

  The founders established Copenhagen Bombay to develop and produce entertainment for children and teenagers across film, television, animation, books, games, and online media.

  What changed. The company combined production, animation, distribution, and broader intellectual-property development within one creative business.

  Aftermath. Its subsequent credits covered films, animated features, television series, distribution titles, animation services, and other media projects.

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• 2023Copenhagen Bombay enters bankruptcy

  The Danish production, animation, and distribution company ceased operating after going bankrupt in 2023.

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• 2012The Testament wins a Bodil Award

  The documentary The Testament received the Bodil Award for Best Danish Documentary at the 65th Bodil Awards.

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• 2011The Great Bear receives international festival attention

  The animated feature The Great Bear was selected for the Generation Kplus program at the Berlin International Film Festival and subsequently sold to audiences in multiple countries.

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