Boy in the Dohyo

13. nov 2013. At first glance, the children's film "Chikara – The Sumo Wrestler's Son" is the story of a small boy in a tough sport, but to director Simon Lereng Wilmont it is above all a universal narrative about…

Afghanistan's Dandelion Children

13. nov 2013. Five Afghan children are the heroes of director Jens Pedersen and producer Jakob Gottschau's series "Faith Hope Afghanistan", which follows the determined struggle of Asadagha, Faridullah, Layla,…

Someone to Belong With

13. nov 2013. A 13-year-old girl's relationship to her best friend is at the heart of Ulla Søe and Sussie Weinold's "Shanne and Her Friends". Shanne's story, Ulla Søe tells us, touches on the difficulty of the…

Gifted Idiocy

13. nov 2013. In its transgressive aesthetics and upfront awkwardness, Lars von Trier's Dogme film "The Idiots" (1998) hits like a fist in the gut. Jesper Jargil's making-of film "The Humiliated" (1998) peels back…

Staged Documentarism

13. nov 2013. At first glance, Jon Bang Carlsen's "Just the Right Amount of Violence" resonates with the recent trend of hybrid films, but his new documentary is a natural extension of methods the Danish filmmaker…

Four Danish Titles at IDFA Forum

13. nov 2013 | IDFA FORUM 2013. Eva Mulvad, Nicole Nielsen Horanyi, Lise Birk Pedersen and Trine Laier are bringing their new projects to IDFA Forum, the essential breeding ground for new documentaries at the IDFA film festival in…

IDFA Issue for your laptop

13. nov 2013 | ONLINE ISSUE. Read about Andreas Johnsen's "Ai Weiwei The Fake Case" and Berit Madsen's "Sepideh" plus the other Danish films at IDFA 2013 in FILM Digital Issue for your smartphone, tablet or laptop.

Adam Nielsen, Editor

13. nov 2013 | PROFILE. Director Andreas Johnsen singles out the skilled editor as his most important sparring partner in his efforts to come up with a hook for "Ai Weiwei The Fake Case".

A Mosaic of a Life's Experience

08. nov 2013 | NEW FILM. In his eleven feature films, director Nils Malmros has created a meticulous mosaic of his life, richly detailed with almost pedantic precision. In his new film "Sorrow and Joy", the Danish auteur…

Nordic Council Film Prize to The Hunt

31. oct 2013 | AWARD. "Vinterberg's film explores how the individual can be persecuted even in a well-meaning and well-functioning society". Danish Oscar candidate "The Hunt" wins the prestigious accolade of best Nordic…