Danish films at the Berlinale 2020

The 70th Berlin Film Festival, running from 20 February to 1 March, includes four Danish titles covering feature films as well as a short film and a miniseries.

Wildland is world premiering in Panorama, a programme highlighting the daring and unconventional. Sidse Babett Knudsen plays a central role in Jeanette Nordahl's debut feature film written by Ingeborg Topsøe, a family tale that offers a radical meditation on family, loyalty and the seductive cycle of violence and corruption. The film is produced by Eva Jakobsen, Katrin Pors and Mikkel Jersin for Snowglobe Film.

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Debut film 'Wildland' to world-premiere in Berlin

Monty and the Street Party celebrates its international premiere in the children's Generation Kplus programme. Anders Morgenthaler and Mikael Wulff's animated comedy about Monty who hopes to bring his mother and father back together by organising the best street party ever, opened in Danish cinemas in September and has so far sold 174,000 tickets. Julie Lind-Holm and Jonas Bagger have produced for Zentropa and New Creations.

The short Babydyke is world premiering in the Generation 14plus youth programme. Director Tone Ottilie wrote the film with Ida Åkerstrøm Knudsen, a story about finding your identity as a teenager in the Copenhagen queer community. Mille Astrup produced the short film for Ash Production with support from Copenhagen Filmworkshop.

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Berlin Generation invites two Danish films

The miniseries Sex is selected for Berlinale Series, the section introduced at the festival in 2015 to reflect the growing market for quality series. Asta Kamma August plays the lead as Cathrine, 22, who is trying to navigate the balance between the security of love and the chaos of desire. The six-episode series is directed by Amalie Næsby Fick and written by Clara Mendes. Producing the series is Marta Mleczek for Profile Pictures.

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Web series 'Sex' selected for Berlinale Series

Finally, Victoria Carmen Sonne is selected as one of ten European Shooting Stars, a platform for promoting young actors during the Berlinale. Her films include Laurits Flensted-Jensen's 'Neon Heart' (San Sebastian), Marie Grahtø's 'Psychosia', (Venice's Critics' Week), Isabella Eklöf's 'Holiday' (Sundance) and Hlynur Palmason's 'Winter Brothers' (Locarno). Among her upcoming films is Daniel Dencik's 'Miss Osaka'.

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Victoria Carmen Sonne is Shooting Star in Berlin

Find a detailed overview with screening times and co-productions on our Berlin Film Festival website. 

See more at berlinale.de.

Read about the films:

Wildland

Jeanette Nordahl, 2020

Following the tragic death of her mother, Ida falls into the care of her estranged aunt Bodil and Bodil’s three grown sons. Ida initially finds comfort in their home, which is filled with physical tenderness and a strong sense of unity. But the darker reality of her family's criminal way of life and toxic dynamics slowly pushes her to accept violence, addiction and intimidation as normal.

Monty and the Street Party

Mikael Wulff, Anders Morgenthaler, 2019

Mugge’s parents are going through a loud and terrible divorce that threatens to tear the blissful suburban neighbourhood apart. But Mugge takes matters into his own hands and plans the most epic street party ever in an attempt to get his parents back together.

Babydyke

Tone Ottilie, 2019

16-year-old Frede goes with her queer older sister to a hardcore gay techno party to try and win back her ex-girlfriend Rosa. When this goes wrong, she decides to follow her sister’s less romantic advice on how to get over your ex and not be a "babydyke". This leads to Frede violating her own boundaries and results in a big confrontation between the two sisters.

Sex (Oversigt)

Amalie Næsby Fick, 2020

After spending a magical night on a roof sharing an innocent kiss Cathrine becomes paralyzed with confusion and desire. At home she has Simon, who’s also her best friend, but whom has lost his desire for sex. Cathrine on the contrary has a huge desire for sex and becomes attracted to her fascinating colleague Selma.

Vic Carmen Sonne

Actor. Born 23/4 1994. Graduated from The Danish National School of Performing Arts in 2016.