Producers Morten Kaufmann and Signe Leick Jensen founded Toolbox Film in 2011. Before that they had produced and worked on several of the most prominent films in Danish cinema, such as Thomas Vinterbergs FESTEN (Prix du Jury, Cannes), SUBMARINO (Berlinale), THE HUNT (Cannes, Academy Award nomination) and Lars von Triers MANDERLAY (Cannes) and THE BOSS OF IT ALL. Since 2014 producer Maria Stevnbak Westergren has been a vital part of the company with a main focus on films and series for children and youth.

In the last couple of years, Toolbox Film have produced the local box office hit and award winning WAY HOME by Charlotte Sieling, the family film HONEY (winner of best film; Jeugdfilm Antwerpen, BUFF, Starlight at Busan and the Gryphon award at Giffoni) by acclaimed director Natasha Arthy, SHORTA (Venice Critics Week, Busan FF, Cairo FF, Thessaloloniki/best director, fipresci) the local box office hit DANIEL (Cairo FF) which won numerous awards at the Danish Academy Awards, HACKER an action film for children, which won the audience award at both CineKid, Chicago FF and Stockholm FF. The award-winning documentary series KIDS ON THE SILK ROAD co-produced with ARTE (IDFA 2017, 2019, 2023), the animated series WOODLINGS and TINY TOOT and co-produced the feature PARADISE IS BURNING which won the Orrizonti for best director in Venice 2023 and the Swedish Guldbagge for Best Film.