Anders Thomas Jensen: Coincidences and connections

05. jan 2021 | INTERVIEW. Anders Thomas Jensen addresses the big questions such as the meaning of life and our search for coherence in 'Riders of Justice', hailed by the Danish critics. Opening the Rotterdam Film Festival,…

Riders of Justice to open Rotterdam Film Festival

22. dec 2020 | FESTIVAL. Anders Thomas Jensen's 'Riders of Justice' with Mads Mikkelsen will be opening the Rotterdam Film Festival's 50th anniversary edition. Also in the line-up of 2021's expanded, hybrid festival starting…

Silje Riise Næss continues until 2023

16. dec 2020 | FILM COMMISSIONER. Silje Riise Næss will carry on her work at the Danish Film Institute three more years.

Two Danish documentary films selected for Sundance

16. dec 2020 | SUNDANCE. 'Flee' by Jonas Poher Rasmussen and 'President' by Camilla Nielsson have been selected for the international documentary programme at Sundance Film Festival, and Denmark's Snowglobe is co-producing…

2020 in film

14. dec 2020 | OVERVIEW. Danish films had a standout year at the cinema, despite the national lockdown in the spring and recent restrictions bringing further financial strain. We take a look back at the year in film, which…

Another Round is Best Film at the European Film Awards

12. dec 2020 | AWARDS. ‘Another Round’ by Thomas Vinterberg took home four out of four possible accolades at the European Film Awards, including for European Film. The prize ceremony was held as a virtual event on Saturday…

Heidi Kim Andersen appointed new commissioner for documentaries

02. dec 2020 | NEW COMMISSIONER. On 15 January 2021, Heidi Kim Andersen will join the Danish Film Institute as the new Commissioner for Short and Documentary Films.

How children consume film and series

01. dec 2020 | STUDY. Did you know that 7-14-year-olds prioritise going to the movies over social media when they get the choice? Or that they go to the cinema as often as adults do, or that half of them are watching TV…

Another Round is Denmark's Oscar entry

18. nov 2020 | OSCAR 2021. Thomas Vinterberg and Zentropa's drama 'Another Round', about four weary high school teachers experimenting with the liberating effects of alcohol, is selected as Denmark's submission in the…

Long, Live, Love: Films can help us understand ourselves

16. nov 2020 | INTERVIEW. In 'Long, Live, Love', Sine Skibsholt gives us an inside look at a mother-daughter relationship troubled by serious illness. But the documentary, which has been selected for IDFA, is less about…