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Morten Giese New Feature Film Commissioner

13. sep 2016 | COMMISSIONER. Editor, screenwriter and director Morten Giese is new feature film commissioner at the Danish Film Institute.

The War Show wins Venice Days Award

12. sep 2016 | AWARDS. Andreas Dalsgaard and Obaidah Zytoon's Syrian road trip "The War Show" wins the top prize at Venice Days, while Gudmundur Arnar Gudmundsson's coming-of-age drama "Heartstone" takes home the Biennale…

The Truth behind the Headlines

08. sep 2016 | INTERVIEW. Brian McGinn and Rod Blackhurst explore our cultural fascination with true crime in a film about the notorious trial of Amanda Knox, who was initially found guilty of stabbing her roommate to death…

The War Show opens Venice Days

31. aug 2016 | FESTIVAL. "The War Show" is the opening film of the Venice Film Festival's independent sidebar Venice Days, starting 31 August. Discover how 300 hours of footage were transformed into a highly personal road…

Nordic nomination for Land of Mine

30. aug 2016 | NOMINATION. Martin Zandvliet's postwar drama "Land of Mine" is one of five films vying for the Nordic Council Film Prize 2016. The jury will be announcing the winner on 1 November in Copenhagen.

God Speaks Out in New Film

26. aug 2016 | IN PRODUCTION. Henrik Ruben Genz starts shooting his adaptation of a bestselling novel by Danish author Jens Blendstrup, the story of a patriarch and his family's looming revolt.