abstract:Bille (also spelled Bilde) is a Danish noble family, part of the ancient Danish nobility. Its members have played a prominent role in Danish politics and society since the mid 13th century.
"The state of Puntland encourages such steps and calls on other governments whose nationals are being held to do the same thing the French have done, " Puntland presidential adviser Bille Mohamoud Qabowsade told AFP.
Despite his lasting association with the director, Mr. von Sydow's one previous Oscar nomination was not for a role in a Bergman picture but rather for another Swedish-language part, that of Lassefar in Bille August's "Pelle the Conqueror" (1987), which won an Academy Award for best foreign film as well as the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival.