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Danish docs headed for IDFA

09. oct 2015 | IDFA. Christian Sønderby Jepsen's "Natural Disorder" is selected for the main competition at this year's IDFA doc fest. See the full list of nine titles screening at the festival which takes off on 18…

Danish Films ranging wide at London festival

07. oct 2015 | FESTIVAL. Historical drama, black comedy, apocalyptic horror and a Dickensian documentary are the genres covered by Danish films at the BFI London Film Festival kicking off on 7 October.

Sparrows wins San Sebastian top prize

26. sep 2015 | AWARD. Rúnar Rúnarsson's "Sparrows" wins the Golden Shell for Best Film at the San Sebastian Film Festival's closing gala on 26 September.

1989 wins Prix Italia

25. sep 2015 | DOC AWARD. "1989," about a decisive moment in European history, picked up the TV doc award at Thursday's Prix Italia.

Three new film commissioners

25. sep 2015 | NEW NAMES. Cecilia Lidin will be new commissioner for documentary films from 1 October, while Hanne Palmquist and Mikkel Munch-Fals got to work as feature film commissioners on 1 September.

A War is Danish Oscar entry

23. sep 2015 | OSCAR 2016. Tobias Lindholm's drama about the human consequences of war is selected as Denmark's candidate to run in the foreign-language Oscar race. "A War" premiered to warm reviews at the Venice Film Festival.