"Trial of the Century"

24. aug 2016. In the fall of 2007, a 21-year-old student named Amanda Knox arrived in Perugia, Italy, for a year-long study abroad programme. A few weeks later, Knox was arrested for the murder of her flatmate,…

Boyhood Memories

24. aug 2016 | INTERVIEW. Gudmundur Arnar Gudmundsson goes back to his Icelandic village roots for his debut feature "Heartstone," a story about love, friendship and family ties. World premiere at Venice Days & North…

Danes in co-productions

24. aug 2016. CO-PRODUCTIONS. With several major international festivals lined up, Danish filmmakers are flagging their latest co-production endeavours undertaken with Mexico, Sweden, Bulgaria, Austria and more…

Life's Sweet Summer

24. aug 2016 | INTERVIEW. Rasmus Heisterberg explores the emotions of his 20s, when life inevitably changes and you want to hold on to it forever. An accomplished screenwriter, Heisterberg is making his directorial debut with…

Shaking It Up

24. aug 2016 | PROFILE. Copenhagen's Snowglobe production company is represented at this year's Venice and Toronto Film Festivals as co-producer of the Mexican-Danish drama "The Untamed" – a title that applies pretty well…

Venice, Toronto and San Sebastian Lineups

24. aug 2016 | OVERVIEW. Get the full view in this brief summary of Danish films, people and co-productions presented at the film festivals in Venice, Toronto and San Sebastian.

In the Blood and Heartstone to Toronto

23. aug 2016 | TORONTO. Experienced scriptwriter Rasmus Heisterberg is making his directorial debut with "In the Blood," while Gudmundur Arnar Gudmundsson's first feature "Heartstone" follows a pair of prizewinning shorts…

Three films on Denmark's Oscar shortlist

15. aug 2016 | OSCAR 2017. "The Commune" by Thomas Vinterberg, "Walk with Me" by Lisa Ohlin and "Land of Mine" by Martin Zandvliet are shortlisted for the title as Denmark's Foreign Language entry. The Danish Oscar committee…

Two documentary films to Toronto

09. aug 2016 | TORONTO. A personal road movie from Syria unfolds in Andreas Dalsgaard and Obaidah Zytoon's "The War Show," while a notorious crime case takes centre stage in Brian McGinn and Rod Blackhurst's "Amanda Knox."…

The Commune to Toronto

26. jul 2016 | FESTIVAL. Thomas Vinterberg's Silver Bear winner "The Commune" will be screening as a Special Presentation at the 41st Toronto Film Festival, running 8-18 September.