Lone Scherfig's The Kindness of Strangers to open the Berlinale

06. dec 2018 | BERLINALE. Lone Scherfig's English-language 'The Kindness of Strangers' will premiere as the opening film of the Berlin Film Festival in February. The New York-set ensemble drama is also selected for the…

Mads Brügger and May el-Toukhy selected for Sundance

28. nov 2018 | FESTIVAL. May el-Toukhy's drama 'Queen of Hearts' and Mads Brügger's documentary 'Cold Case Hammarskjöld' are making their world premiere in the international competitions at the Sundance Film Festival. The…

Creating a safe space in a warzone

19. nov 2018 | INTERVIEW. Since it premiered at IDFA last year, 'The Distant Barking of Dogs' has reaped numerous festival awards and is now nominated for a European Film Award and three IDA Awards. But for producer Monica…

BAFTA and Emile eying children's series Prince Ivandoe

19. nov 2018 | ANIMATION. 'The Heroic Quest of the Valiant Prince Ivandoe', a Danish short series made for Cartoon Network, is nominated in two categories at the children's BAFTA. Four more nominations were added as the Emile…

Jakob Cedergren in the limelight

15. nov 2018 | NOMINATIONS. Jakob Cedergren, who has received much praise for his performance in Gustav Möller's 'The Guilty', is nominated for best actor at the European Film Awards. The nominees for this year's pan-European…

Feel life in limbo

10. nov 2018 | CROSS-MEDIA. 'This Room' gives the audience a first-hand impression of the state of transit that refugees experience on their journey to a better place. The VR installation, created by poet and sound artist Pejk…

What’s pitching at IDFA 2018

08. nov 2018 | IDFA FORUM. The pitching venue of the big doc fest in Amsterdam is the place to be for filmmakers and funders with a keen eye on creative documentary. Introducing the six Danish titles selected for this year's…

Danish films and filmmakers at IDFA 2018

08. nov 2018. Find a quick guide to the Danish films, co-productions and film people at IDFA 2018, running 14-25 November.

Leaving the bubble

08. nov 2018 | INTERVIEW. Always on the lookout for something unique, Kaspar Astrup Schröder tracked two twin sisters, Molly and Smilla, over four years to make 'Fantasy, Fantasy', a children’s documentary about two autistic…

Global Love – Migration on the Intimate Stage of Marriage

07. nov 2018 | INTERVIEW. Ten years ago, filmmakers Janus Metz and Sine Plambech made two documentaries about Thai women's marriage migration to a small Danish town. Now they have returned to the subject to explore the…