Eight Danish films to IDFA

14. oct 2011 | IDFA 2011. Putin's Russia and African diplomacy are two of the hot topics explored in the eight Danish documentaries bound for the International Documentary Festival in Amsterdam 16-27 November.

Burma VJ makes an impact

12. oct 2011 | SPECIAL HONOUR. Anders Østergaard's "Burma VJ" receives a Special Commendation from the jury behind a new annual award celebrating films that make a difference.

Oscar candidate in Busan

10. oct 2011 | FESTIVAL. Tickets were sold out to Sunday's screening of "Superclásico" at Asia's top film festival in Busan. Have a look at some of the international festivals with Danish films in October.

IDFA launch with The Ambassador

07. oct 2011 | IDFA 2011. Journalist-cum-diplomat Mads Brügger's venture into the Central African Republic opens the world's most important documentary film festival on 16 November in Amsterdam.

Out-loud laughs in Austin

28. sep 2011 | AWARD. Zentropa's "Clown" garnered a pair of top awards at America's largest genre film festival, the Austin Film Fest in Texas.

Revolutionary by accident

23. sep 2011 | INTERVIEW. Omar Shargawi was trapped in an Egyptian revolution as he was preparing a film about street kids in Cairo. Out of it came instead the documentary "Half a Revolution", premiering at the hotspot for…

Superclásico is Danish Oscar entry

23. sep 2011 | OSCAR RUN. Ole Christian Madsen's comedy enjoyed a warm reception at its North American premiere in Toronto last week.

A Funny Man shoots to the top

22. sep 2011 | BOXOFFICE. In just four weeks Martin P. Zandvliet's "A Funny Man" has reached 367,000 admissions, which is the second-best turn-out so far for a Danish film in 2011.

BUSTER 2011

15. sep 2011 | BUSTER FESTIVAL. This weekend Denmark's number one festival for young audiences launched its 11th edition. BUSTER also hosts media workshops and a competition for young filmmakers.

Glorious accidents in Venice

13. sep 2011 | DOC AWARD. "Accidentes Gloriosos" received the Orizzonti Award at Venice International Film Festival – a feather in the cap for CPH:DOX's cross-cultural talent programme DOX:LAB.