Clown best film at Fantasia

08. aug 2011 | AWARD. The subversive humour of Mikkel Nørgaard's "Clown" earned it the Cheval Noir at the key genre film festival Fantasia in Montreal.

Undercover in the heart of Africa

05. aug 2011 | NEW FILM. Armed with cufflinks, a cigarette holder and a diplomatic title, Mads Brügger is on a mission to the Central African Republic to uncover murky games in his upcoming film "The Ambassador".

Promising mid-year market share

02. aug 2011 | ADMISSIONS. The domestic market share for the first six months of 2011 lands at 29%  – the best result since 2008.

International producer to strengthen co-productions

02. aug 2011 | DFI. The Danish Film Institute has appointed Noemi Ferrer Schwenk to the newly-created position of international producer.

Next newsletter in August

02. jul 2011 | SUMMER. The summer holidays are upon us. We will resume our regular English news service with a weekly newsletter in August. In the meantime we wish you an enjoyable summer full of films and offer lots of…

Melancholia opens in Russia

01. jul 2011 | MELANCHOLIA. Expectations are high as "Melancholia" is about to release in Russia. Russian audiences have traditionally been very fond of von Trier's films.

Gosling takes lead in Refn's Only God Forgives

24. jun 2011 | IN PRODUCTION. "Drive" duo Nicolas Winding Refn and Ryan Gosling team up for Refn's Bangkok noir "Only God Forgives", produced with support from the Danish Film Institute.

Danish film on global online cinema

24. jun 2011 | ONLINE. On Sunday at 8 p.m. the Danish documentary "My Avatar and Me" will showcase in the world's first virtual online cinema. The film's protagonist and co-director Mikkel Stolt is special guest.

Improvisations in new Jonas Elmer film

23. jun 2011 | IN PRODUCTION. Jonas Elmer is about to finish shooting for his new film "IRL", a film based on improvisations which has been a specialty of Elmer's since his Dogme-like feature debut "Let's Get Lost", an icon among…

Zanzibar's children meet The Great Bear

22. jun 2011 | FESTIVAL. Esben Toft Jacobsen's Nordic fantasy tale "The Great Bear" is one of ten Danish films at Zanzibar International Film Festival, East Africa's largest film, music and arts event. The festival's…