The war seen from an Afghan village

08. nov 2012 | ESSAY. Janus Metz sparked heated debate in 2010 with "Armadillo", a film that showed the cynical mechanisms of war among a squad of Danish soldiers in Afghanistan. We asked the director to give his take on…

8 nominations for European Film Awards

05. nov 2012 | EFA 2012. Danish films are represented in eight categories at the European Film Awards, which is presented on 1 December in Malta. "The Hunt" leads with 5 nominations, including Best European Film, "A Royal…

5 awards in Lübeck

05. nov 2012 | FESTIVAL. "The Hunt" took home three prizes, and "The Secret" two prizes at the 54th Nordic Film Days Lübeck.

Danish Film Tweets

05. nov 2012 | TWEETS. This week, @DanishFilm has tweetet about about reactions of "The Act of Killing", "Nymphomaniac" and the Danish doc festival CPH:DOX. See the highlights here.

The Act of Killing sold to the US

01. nov 2012 | SALES. Drafthouse Films has acquired US rights to Joshua Oppenheimer's documentary "The Act of Killing". The film will open theatrically in 2013.

Danish children's films in Arabic

31. oct 2012 | ACROSS BORDERS. Six Danish children's films are shown with Arabic voice synchronization at the children's film festival Danish Youth Cinema on the Road, Lebanon 2012, which takes place in seven Libanese regions from…

Three Danish films to AFI Fest

31. oct 2012 | FESTIVAL. "A Hijacking", "A Royal Affair" and "The Hunt" are selected for the 26th AFI Fest in Los Angeles (1-8 November).

Uganda-Denmark-Chicago

30. oct 2012 | ACROSS BORDERS. Two films created by young Ugandans, from the Danish-supported project "Youth & Film Uganda", have been selected for the prestigious Chicago International Children’s Film Festival (26 October-4…

Danish release of A Caretaker's Tale

26. oct 2012 | NEW RELEASE. Katrine Wiedemann's drama "A Caretaker's Tale" opened in Danish cinemas on Thursday 25 October. The film "walks a fine line between exploitation and creativity, but manages to land on the side of art…

We are the best!

12. oct 2012. CO-PRODUCTION. Swedish director Lukas Moodysson returns to feel-good mode with the coming of age film "Vi är bäst!" about three girls who start a punk rock band in Stockholm in the 80's. The film is…