Big Ambitions, Tight Setup

03. nov 2010 | INTERVIEW. The directors at the helm of the rapidly advancing production company Danish Documentary strive to put the money on screen. Eva Mulvad's "The Good Life" and Phie Ambo's "The Home Front" are in…

Crosscultural Doc Dating

03. nov 2010 | INTERVIEW. In 2009, the CPH:DOX festival added a new initiative to its already wide scope of projects. DOX:LAB is an experimental filmmaking laboratory bringing together a handpicked group of talented young…

Shut Up Mountain Goat!

03. nov 2010 | INTERVIEW. Phie Ambo's "The Home Front" is a breezy documentary comedy made for Danish prime-time TV, but the title's reference to war is no fluke. The film is about conflict, how they arise and grow, in this…

Danish films in Lübeck

03. nov 2010 | FESTIVAL. Films by Per Fly, Christoffer Boe, Louise N.D. Friedman and director duo Noer and Lindholm are in the main competition at Nordic Film Days Lübeck 3-7 November. A dozen more will run in the festival's…

You've Got Blood In Your Mobile

02. nov 2010 | INTERVIEW. When Frank Piasecki Poulsen went to Congo in 2008 to research a film about child workers, he was plunged into a real-life hell of human exploitation at militia-run mines extracting precious minerals…

R wins Mumbai Jury Grand Prize

29. oct 2010 | AWARDS. For its unflinching portrayal of power within the prison system, Mumbai's Festival Jury, chaired by Jane Campion, presented 'R' with the Silver Gateway Trophy—the Jury Grand Prize—at the closing…

Filmhouse in November

28. oct 2010. Neon casts a dazzling light over documentaries this month with CPH:DOX running from 4-14 November, and there's more offering. A selection of great films with the ultimate star, Joan Crawford, auteur…

Armadillo – a touchstone film

28. oct 2010 | AWARDS. "We believe that Armadillo is a touchstone film that will be watched for years to come", concluded Kevin MacDonald in his motivation for awarding Armadillo the British Grierson Award for Best…

Broad film agreement reached

28. oct 2010 | FILM INDUSTRY. A broad film agreement was reached 27 October between parties in the Danish parliament. The key points in the new Film Agreement 2011-2014 are: over 2 billion DKK to Danish cinema over the next four…

Minor coproductions — deadlines

26. oct 2010 | FUNDING. The DFI supports Danish participation in international coproductions. Applications for short and documentary coproductions close 1 November 2010. Next deadline is 28 February 2011.