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IN THE PIPELINE. Nikolaj Lie Kaas stars as the detective Carl Mørck in the adaptation of Jussi Adler-Olsen’s million-selling thrillers, announced Zentropa at a press conference in Cannes on Monday. TrustNordisk has kicked off presales of the first feature in the series, "The Keeper of Lost Causes". Mikkel Nørgaard, Nikolaj Arcel, Rasmus Heisterberg and Zentropa are behind the adaptation.

TWEETS. This week, @DanishFilm has tweeted about Little White Lies' Cannes prediction which includes Mads Mikkelsen, the secret behind the success of Danish TV drama, and the first BFI-DFI collaboration coming up. See the highlights here.

FILM#75. Thomas Vinterberg is cover star of our Cannes magazine. Read about Vinterberg's return to Cannes with "The Hunt", Susanne Bier's new romantic comedy "Love is All You Need", Bille August's portrait of painter Marie Krøyer, and the animated "Slug Invasion", selected for Cinéfondation.

TWEETS. This week, @DanishFilm has tweeted about images and clips from "The Hunt", pre-sales of Nikolaj Arcel and Mikkel Nørgaard's Adler-Olsen adaptation, and new Danish TV hunk Mikael Birkjær. See the highlights here.

NEW RELEASES. May and June offers the psychological thriller "Over the Edge" and two films for children, "Jelly T" and "The Bird Chase".

INTERNATIONAL. Danish films are increasingly popular in Russia, says one of the organizers behind the Danish Film Festival, Danish Wave, which will take place on 10-15 May in Moscow.

TWEETS. This week, @DanishFilm has tweeted about Trier's "Nymphomaniac", awards for "½ Revolution", "The Kid and the Clown" and "Teddy Bear", "Ballroom Dancer" at Tribeca and the new Scandinavian TV drama hit, "The Bridge". See the highlights here.

CANNES 2012. Over the last year, Signe Leick Jensen has produced Ole Christian Madsen's "Superclásico", founded her own production company, Toolbox Film, and finalized the production of Bille August's Danish comeback "Marie Kroyer". Leick Jensen is this year's Danish Producer on the Move in Cannes.

AWARD. Christian Bonke and Andreas Koefoed received a Special Jury Mention in the Best New Documentary Director Competition at Tribeca Film Festival.