DFI = Danish Film International

09. may 2011 | EDITORIAL. We'll admit it. We Danes can get a little smug sometimes. Maybe it's part of being from a small country. We're so proud when someone does well. It rubs off on everyone. We all feel a little bigger, a…

Facts & Figures 2011

09. may 2011 | PUBLICATION. Find key statistics for Danish films and cinema in our latest issue of Facts & Figures.

Boe and the beast

06. may 2011 | INTERVIEW. As Christoffer Boe's new feature "Beast" shows, making a film doesn't have to be complicated. With the right idea and the necessary determination, you can start shooting tomorrow. Nicolas Bro, Boe's…

Restoring masculine dignity

06. may 2011 | INTERVIEW. After his tense WW 2 blockbuster "Flame & Citron", Ole Christian Madsen is back with a light love story about the passion for women, football, tango and wine. Shooting in Argentina, the first…

If walls could talk

06. may 2011 | NEW FEATURE. Birgitte Stærmose's feature film debut "Room 304" is a multi-plot drama in which the visual style and the exploration of the wordless intimacy between characters carry as much weight as the elegantly…

The man with the yellow hat gone bad

06. may 2011 | INTERVIEW. In his Sundance winner "The Red Chapel", media prankster Mads Brügger travelled to North Korea as a communist theatre director. Now, in "The Ambassador", he has abandoned his role-playing. Or has he?…

No Spreadsheets, please!

05. may 2011 | INTERVIEW. A passion for cinema is what drives Jesper Morthorst, this year's Danish Producer on the Move in Cannes. He believes that a knack for spotting talent and the ability to work in a close creative…

Ernst Lubitsch in the Filmhouse

05. may 2011 | FILMHOUSE. This weekend we have two classics on by comedy legend Ernst Lubitsch as part of a series by the director.

Driving into Cannes

04. may 2011 | INTERVIEW. Following "Bronson" and "Valhalla Rising", the Danish director Nicolas Winding Refn, with a cool cast including Ryan Gosling and Carey Mulligan, is kicking in the doors to the Official Competition at…

Dog Days

04. may 2011 | INTERVIEW. Ever since "Happy Now" earned her the Premier Prix de la Cinéfondation at Cannes in 2004, Frederikke Aspöck, a graduate of NYU, has been feeling the pressure of expectation. The award came with a…