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…

Danish Days in India

18. jun 2013 | FESTIVAL. Films by Lars von Trier, Tobias Lindholm, Annette K. Olesen and others were presented to a Chennai audience at a festival co-organised with the Danish embassy in New Delhi. The event is the result of…

Film journal Kosmorama online

12. jun 2013 | RESEARCH. The Danish film journal Kosmorama, published in print from 1954-2012, re-emerges in a new version on the web where you can find a number of articles in English.

Dynamic doc powerhouse

11. jun 2013 | PROFILE. Final Cut for Real is busy touring the A festival circuit with Joshua Oppenheimer's "The Act of Killing", along with other visionary docs. Right now the Sydney Film Festival is showcasing four of the…

Hand-crafted stories about immigration

10. jun 2013 | FESTIVAL. Using various animation techniques, from clay cut-outs to tempera on paper, the two short films "Hollow Land" and "Miniyamba" explore the eternal human search for home. Selected for Annecy 2013,…

Putting their dreams to work in Los Angeles

07. jun 2013 | FILM PEOPLE. Their new projects include "Fables", "Rebecca" and "The Power of the Dog". The two Danish filmmakers behind "A Royal Affair", Nikolaj Arcel and Rasmus Heisterberg, have done better than their dared…