The Celebration (Danish: Festen) is a 1998 Danish black comedy-drama film directed by Thomas Vinterberg and produced by Nimbus Film. It tells the story of a family gathering to celebrate their patriarch's 60th birthday, during which a family secret is revealed.

"Festen" aka "The Celebration" was the impressive directorial debut of the young Danish filmmaker Thomas Vinterberg ("It's All About Love", "Dear Wendy"), and the first film made according to the rules of the daring Dogme 95 movement.

Festen is an English-language opera in one act with music by Mark-Anthony Turnage and libretto by Lee Hall. It is an adaption of the 1998 Dogme 95 Danish film The Celebration (Danish: Festen). The premiere production took place at the Royal Opera House in February 2025, and received positive reception.

Το ''FESTEN'' του Τόμας Βίντερμπεργκ, ανεβαίνει στο Θέατρο ΑΛΜΑ, σε θεατρική διασκευή των Μπο Χάνσεν και Μόγκενς Ρούκοφ, και σε δραματουργική επεξεργασία - σκηνοθεσία Οδυσσέα Παπασπηλιόπουλου.

Festen is a British stage adaptation of the 1998 Danish film of the same name (The Celebration being the film's release title in North America [1]). The adaptation is by English playwright David Eldridge.

Festen - Festa in famiglia (Festen) è un film del 1998 scritto e diretto da Thomas Vinterberg, vincitore del premio della giuria al 51º Festival di Cannes. [1] È il primo film aderente al manifesto Dogma 95, anche se è uscito contemporaneamente a Idioti di Lars von Trier.

Feb 27, 2025 · The Danish avant-garde film movement Dogme 95 that became infamous within the world of cinema in the late nineties began with Festen (The Celebration), Thomas Vinterberg’s international breakthrough and the source material for composer Mark-Anthony Turnage.

Feb 12, 2025 · Thomas Vinterberg’s 1998 movie Festen started a whole cinematic movement, a black comedy of manners which is “Black” with a capital “B”. We are preparing for the lavish 60th birthday party of patriarch and hotelier Helge Klingenfeldt and we learn immediately that bad things have happened in the family.

When a wealthy hotel owner gathers his friends and family to celebrate his 60th birthday, his children must confront the pain of their past—and the man responsible. Decorum descends into chaos in this powerful new opera about trauma and complicity.

Festen (litt. « La fête ») ou Fête de famille au Québec est un film danois co-écrit et réalisé par Thomas Vinterberg, sorti en 1998. Il s'agit du premier film du mouvement Dogme95 et a été par la suite adapté de multiples fois en pièce de théâtre à travers le monde.