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.

Danish line-up in Toronto

08. sep 2011 | TORONTO 2011. Danish director Nicolas Winding Refn's highly anticipated "Drive" plus four Danish productions are in the line-up of the world's leading public film festival taking place over the next ten days.

Danish films in Moscow

07. sep 2011 | INTERNATIONAL. The legendary theatre 35mm in Moscow is hosting the third Danish Wave festival offering a programme with highlights from comtemporary Danish cinema. For the last decade Russia has seen an increasing…

First step in Oscar race

02. sep 2011 | SHORTLIST. "Superclásico", "A Funny Man" and "A Family" are shortlisted for the title as Denmark's Oscar candidate in the Best Foreign Language category.

Best opening of the year

30. aug 2011 | BOXOFFICE. With 67,000 tickets sold in its opening weekend, Martin P. Zandvliet's "A Funny Man" is off to a flying start – the best since the hit movie "Clown" opened in December.

Melancholia opens in major territories

25. aug 2011 | BOXOFFICE. "Melancholia" is likely to become Lars von Trier's best-selling film abroad in recent years, says producer Peter Aalbæk Jensen after the film's first three months in release.

Brügger takes his Ambassador to IDFA

23. aug 2011 | FESTIVAL. Mads Brügger and Zentropa's "The Ambassador" is selected for competition at the 24th International Documentary Film Festival in Amsterdam kicking off on 16 November.