Helle Hansen doc film commissioner

20. jun 2011 | DFI. Helle Hansen brings years of experience as a TV journalist to her new job as film commissioner for shorts and documentaries at the Danish Film Institute.

Danish films in Karlovy Vary

15. jun 2011 | FESTIVAL. Birgitte Stærmose's multi-plot drama "Room 304" will be celebrating its world premiere in Karlovy Vary in July. Also selected for KVIFF is Cannes contestant "Volcano", "The Good Life" and "Erotic Man…

Bo Damgaard in charge of FilmFyn

15. jun 2011 | FILM PEOPLE. Chairman of the DFI board and former TV 2 head Bo Damgaard is appointed new director of the regional film fund FilmFyn.

Bille August filming in July

14. jun 2011 | IN PRODUCTION. Director Bille August is warming up to his first Danish production in years, "The Ballad of Marie", a drama about Marie Krøyer and her unhappy marriage with the great Danish painter P.S. Krøyer.

Two heavyweights to Shanghai

10. jun 2011 | FESTIVAL. Susanne Bier and Bille August, who have both enjoyed the rare privilege of winning an Academy Award, are showing at this year's Shanghai Film Festival starting on 11 June.

Bier shooting Brosnan in Italy

09. jun 2011 | IN PRODUCTION. Susanne Bier is shooting her new film, the romantic comedy "The Bald Hairdresser", in southern Italy with Pierce Brosnan and Trine Dyrholm in the leads. The film is set to release on 30 August 2012.

Danish Releases June-August

01. jun 2011 | NEW RELEASES. The next quarter June-August sees the release of Simon Staho's musical "Love Is In The Air", a Strindberg adaptation by Linda Wendel, Martin Pieter Zandvliet's second feature "A Funny Man", and no…

Cool Noir

31. may 2011 | CRIME WAVE. There's already been much talk about the rise of Scandinavian mysteries – in novels, films and on TV. Around the world, people are lapping up the Scandinavian chills because, one Danish producer…

Support for digital cinema

31. may 2011 | FUNDING. The Danish Film Institute's new programme to support theatres in the necessary transition to digital cinema aims at the whole sector, says head of DFI Audience & Promotion Steffen Andersen-Møller.

From Cannes to Bangkok

23. may 2011 | CANNES. With "Drive" winning in Cannes Nicolas Winding Refn will be able to reach a broader international audience, says Lene Børglum, producer on Refn's upcoming "Only God Forgives" which starts pre…