Indie picks for the summer

05. jul 2013 | US RELEASES. Judging by the latest UK ratings, Joshua Oppenheimer's "The Act of Killing" still leaves no critic unaffected. To be released in the US on 19 July, the film is one of four Danish-produced titles on…

Images of Love and War

02. jul 2013 | IN PRODUCTION. Ole Bornedal is shooting the epic war series "1864", Denmark's most expensive production to date. See the first dramatic stills with Søren Malling, Sidse Babett Knudsen and Pilou Asbæk from the icy…

Now It's Payback Time ...

28. jun 2013 | FUNDING. Last year, four European films were so financially successful that they were able to reimburse their support from the Council of Europe's funding programme Eurimages. All of the four films were…

Pow! Right in the Face

28. jun 2013 | KARLOVY VARY. Having sent a poor young man into a tailspin among hardened criminals in his prison movie "R", Michael Noer is back with a new film about youthful restlessness and manhood. "Northwest" is a film with…

Four Danish films at Karlovy Vary

27. jun 2013 | FESTIVAL. "Northwest" by Michael Noer, "A Hijacking" by Tobias Lindholm, "The Expedition to the End of the World" and "Moon Rider" by Daniel Dencik are selected for Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (28…

The End of the World As We Know It

26. jun 2013 | KARLOVY VARY. In summer 2011, the polar schooner Activ sat sail for one of the most majestic and inhospitable places on the planet. Aboard was a group of adventurous scientists and artists, including director…

Experienced producer head of film fund

25. jun 2013 | INDUSTRY. Thomas Gammeltoft, who is wrapping up production on the US feature "Good People" with Henrik Ruben Genz at the helm, is to become the first CEO of Copenhagen Film Fund with a budget of 4.7 million…

The Famous Five in Denmark

24. jun 2013 | IN DEVELOPMENT. Scandinavian family film meets action-packed detective story in Bullitt Film's upcoming adaptation of Enid Blyton's legendary children's novels about The Famous Five. Producer Elise Lund Larsen talks…

Only God Forgives in Munich

21. jun 2013 | FESTIVAL. "Only God Forgives" is competing in Munich and recently won the main prize at Sydney Film Festival. Nicolas Winding Refn's Bangkok noir had its North American premiere at LA Film Fest – broad US…

The Act of Killing wins Burma award

20. jun 2013 | AWARD. Joshua Oppenheimer receives the prestigious Aung San Suu Kyi Award for his documentary about the 1965-66 genocide in Indonesia. "A cinematic masterwork, filled with multiple levels of humour, panache…