Asta Nielsen: A Cosmopolitan Diva

23. jun 2021. PEER REVIEWED. This article examines how Asta Nielsen’s star persona developed in the Danish context in 1913, applying a transmedia perspective. The analysis covers the German film 'Die Suffragette' …

Lone Scherfig returns home with hospital series 'The Shift'

23. jun 2021 | PUBLIC SERVICE. Lone Scherfig has begun principal photography on her first Danish-language project in 14 years. The eight-part TV series 'The Shift' follows the everyday life at a super hospital in Copenhagen,…

The People of the Borderland – A Forbidden Film, a Powerful Neighbour, and Film Censorship as Foreign Policy

23. jun 2021. This article analyses the complex case of the censorship of the film 'Grænsefolket' ('The People of the Borderland', 1925), and examines how power relations between Denmark and Germany impacted on…

Facts & Figures 2021 with data on Danish film

02. jun 2021 | PUBLICATION. 25 feature films received production support in 2020, 20 feature films were released in the cinemas and half of these landed on the local top 20, with a market share finishing at 50.2%. Find these…

Cecilie McNair to debut with psychological drama

02. jun 2021 | IN PRODUCTION. Cecilie McNair has begun principal photography on her feature film debut 'Baby Pyramid', a psychological drama about a fertility doctor unable to have a child. The film is expected to premiere in…

'From the Wild Sea' returns to the Berlinale in doc competition

27. may 2021 | BERLIN 2021. Robin Petré's 'From the Wild Sea' is yet again headed to the Berlin Film Festival, which takes place in a physical edition this June following the virtual screenings in March. The film is selected…

Kasper Dissing: "I want to make films that spark debate"

12. may 2021 | INTERVIEW. 'Another Round’ producer Kasper Dissing has an ambition to make films that challenge audiences’ opinions and trigger discussion. At next week’s Producers on the Move, he’s bringing two projects that…

Positive gender equality trends in Danish film

12. may 2021 | GENDER. There are more women than ever before both in front of and behind the camera, according to the Danish Film Institute’s recently published annual report on gender in Danish film.

World premieres at Tribeca Film Festival

12. may 2021 | FESTIVAL. 'Wild Men' by Thomas Daneskov Mikkelsen is selected for the international feature competition at Tribeca in June. The festival will also be world premiering Andreas Koefoed's documentary 'The Lost…

'Another Round' named best film at Bodil Awards 2021

10. may 2021 | BODIL AWARDS. 'Another Round' by Thomas Vinterberg was the big winner at the Danish Film Critics' annual Bodil Awards. This year's talent prize went to Malou Reymann for 'A Perfectly Normal Family'.