From Helmand to the End of the World

21. nov 2011 | INTERVIEW. Janus Metz established his international documentary credentials in 2010 when he took home the top prize from the Critic’s Week in Cannes for his tough film about a group of Danish soldiers in…

Visitors from Outer Space

21. nov 2011 | INTERVIEW. How would we react if we were visited by aliens? Michael Madsen, who is delighted to see his award winning documentary "Into Eternity" moving into real political power forums, continues his…

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Danish docs to IDFA

15. nov 2011 | IDFA 2011. The documentary world is gearing up for twelve days of festival in Amsterdam. Get the full view of the Danish participation and find out more about the eight films and their directors on our IDFA…

FILM#73 online

11. nov 2011 | MAGAZINE. Read about Danish documentaries right now including the films headed for IDFA in the Danish Film Institute's festival magazine FILM#73.

Way over The Line

10. nov 2011 | ESSAY. Of course Mads Brügger goes over the line. He stretches his long legs and purposefully takes several steps beyond the rules, both written and unwritten. "The Ambassador" isn't honourable reporting…

Warped Conspiration

10. nov 2011 | ONE TO WATCH. Parochial fiction meets new journalism
in self-taught director Christoffer Dreyer's blend of film noir, thriller, comedy and documentary reportage in his second film, "The Detective".

Karen Blixen's Mark

10. nov 2011 | INTERVIEW. Director Morten Henriksen was just 10 years old when his father first involved him in his close personal relationship with the world-famous author Karen Blixen, also known by her pen name Isak…

Story Before Ego

10. nov 2011 | INTERVIEW. Making "The Kid and the Clown", Ida Grøn was tiptoeing through an ethical minefield. In her documentary about a hospital clown
and Tobias, a boy with cancer, the director
was determined not to reduce…

Apocalypse North

10. nov 2011 | IDFA FORUM 2011. In the summer of 2011 a group of artists and scientists travelling onboard the good ship Activ ventured into the fjord system in Northeast Greenland to explore one of the last virgin territories on…