Over the past months, TNT Express has delivered copies of the 44 entries for the 2008 European Film Awards to the 1,850 members of the European Film Academy across Europe. The express service provider will also be transporting the 19 statuettes from the famous jeweller Theo Fennell in London to the Forum in Copenhagen, where the award ceremony takes place today. Around 1,500 guests are expected to attend the 21^st European Film Award at the Forum tonight, among them the Danish Crown Prince couple, Frederik and Mary, and Denmark's Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen.

 

After the awards ceremony, TNT Express will take the statuettes back, keep them safe until they have been engraved and deliver them to the laureates afterwards - giving stars such as Judi Dench, who knows all about special missions, an opportunity to experience for herself how competent and reliable TNT Express handles such a mission. The actress, who is well known for her role as "M" in the latest James Bond films, will accept a lifetime achievement award in Copenhagen. "The media like to purport the image that the winners bag their awards and take them straight home in their hand luggage", Dr. Dietmar Rau, Regional Director at TNT Express, says. "But in reality, the precious statuettes require special packaging and need to be handled with great care during transport. And we at TNT are the specialists for that - and, of course, for their reliable and timely delivery."