FILM#70 with Danish docs

04. nov 2010 | MAGAZINE. The films selected for IDFA 2010 reflect the wide span of Danish documentaries. Read about all ten films in the Danish Film Institute's festival magazine FILM#70.

The Last Farmer

03. nov 2010 | INTERVIEW. A farming country for the last 6,000 years, Denmark is undergoing radical changes, as industrialisation and streamlining has structured everything down to the smallest detail. In his portrait of a…

The Beast in Civilisation

03. nov 2010 | INTERVIEW. How little do you have to scratch a civilisation's veneer before the dark, primeval forces appear? That's a fundamental question for the Danish director Janus Metz, whose documentary "Armadillo"…

Give Kids a Break!

03. nov 2010 | INTERVIEW. It comes as a surprise to Dorte Høeg Brask that one out of three Danish children go through a divorce. That 3,000 children lose a parent every year. That children at Danish asylum centres don't have…

Compelling Downfall

03. nov 2010 | INTERVIEW. Encountering the extraordinary often feeds thoughts about the ordinary. When she first heard about her two characters' financial downfall and individual confrontations, director Eva Mulvad knew she…

Documentary in Cyberspace

03. nov 2010 | INTERVIEW. Bente Milton and Mikkel Stolt set out to do a personal investigation of the online phenomenon Second Life. "My Avatar and Me", selected for IDFA's Reflecting Images, goes with co-director Stolt on a…

Modern Cowboys of the Ngorongoro

03. nov 2010 | INTERVIEW. "You people up there, what kind of work do you do?", Simon asks curiously to the camera in "Masai on the Move". Steering away from the usual cliché Robin Schmidt and Morten Vest's documentary about…

The Chamber You Must Always Remember To Forget

03. nov 2010 | INTERVIEW. Michael Madsen's "Into Eternity" is a mesmerizing reflection on the construction of the world's first permanent storage facility for nuclear waste. A reflection that Madsen, who comes from the art…

Rendering Architecture With Bodies

03. nov 2010 | INTERVIEW. Kaspar Astrup Schröder captivated audiences last year at IDFA with his stylish portrait of Dr. Nakamats, a famous inventor and cult figure in Japan. This year, the young Danish director is back with…

Passion for Dialogue

03. nov 2010 | INTERVIEW. Klara Grunning-Harris wasn’t sure she would ever return to her Scandinavian roots, but the post of DFI film commissioner was too much of a temptation. After 17 years in California, the 39-yearold…