Venice, Toronto and San Sebastian Lineups

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.

While the interviews on our festival site dfi.dk/fall offer in-depth stories about each of the Danish-produced films hitting the spotlight in Venice, Toronto and San Sebastian, this guide brings all the facts and links up to factsheets containing synopses, credits, stills and trailers.


Venice

  • The War Show / Andreas Dalsgaard, Obaidah Zytoon / Venice Days (Opening Film)
  • Heartstone / Gudmundur Arnar Gudmundsson / Venice Days

Market

  • Apolonia Apolonia / Lea Glob / Venice Gap Financing Market

Co-productions with Danish partners

  • The Untamed / Amat Escalante / Mexico / Main Competition
  • Safari / Ulrich Seidl / Austria /  Out of Competition
  • Quit Staring At My Plate / Hana Jušic / Croatia / Venice Days
  • Sami Blood / Amanda Kernell / Sweden / Venice Days
  • David Lynch The Art Life / Jon Nguyen, Neergaard Holm, Rick Barnes / USA / Venice Classics

 Venice Film Festival 31 August - 10 September 2016

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The War Show. Photo: Fridthjof Film


Toronto

  • In the Blood / Rasmus Heisterberg / Discovery
  • Heartstone / Gudmundur Arnar Gudmundsson / Discovery
  • The War Show / Andreas Dalsgaard, Obaidah Zytoon / TIFF Docs
  • Amanda Knox / Brian McGinn, Rod Blackhurst / TIFF Docs
  • The Commune / Thomas Vinterberg / Special Presentation

Co-productions with Danish partners

  • The Untamed / Amat Escalante / Mexico / Vanguard
  • Godless / Ralitza Petrova / Bulgaria / Discovery
  • The Giant / Johannes Nyholm / Sweden / Discovery
  • Sami Blood / Amanda Kernell / Sweden / Discovery
  • Little Wing / Selma Vilhunen / Finland / Discovery

More names

  • Director Lone Scherfig's British feature film "Their Finest" will be screening as a Gala Presentation
  • Actor Kristoffer Bech from "In the Blood" is one of 20 actors selected from the festival's international titles invited to participate in the promotional platform International Actors Programme

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The Giant. Photo: Beofilm  

San Sebastian 

  • BUGS / Andreas Johnsen / Culinary Zinema

Co-productions with Danish partners

  • The Giant / Johannes Nyholm / Sweden / Main Competition
  • The Untamed / Amat Escalante / Mexico / Horizontes Latinos