Burma VJ on DVD

05. mar 2010. Anders Østergaard's "Burma VJ" is the first Danish documentary since 1961 to reach the Oscar nominations. Overtaken in the final run by Louie Psihoyos' "The Cove" as best documentary feature,…

Cartoon Movie pitches three films

03. mar 2010. "Carlo's Casino", a newly DFI supported 3D animation, is one of three Danish projects pitching at Cartoon Movie in Lyon.

DFI Filmhouse in March

01. mar 2010. If you're planning a trip to Copenhagen in March, you might consider a visit to the DFI Filmhouse to cruise through the shelves at the film and bookshop, take a break at the café SULT – before you…

The Dogma era can still inspire

26. feb 2010. Two months into 2010 and Danish films have already made their mark at major festivals: Sundance, Rotterdam, Göteborg – and Berlin. Interviewed for the festival publication Nisimazine.eu, DFI Festival…

Heidi Maria Faisst helms teenage film

25. feb 2010. The relationship between mothers and daughters is a recurring theme in Heidi Maria Faisst's films. Shooting for her second feature film, a story about a young girl's thirst for maternal love, starts…

Special Mention to "Out of Love"

19. feb 2010. Birgitte Stærmose's documentary honoured at Berlin International Film Festival.

Set Film Free

15. feb 2010. Over the course of 2010, the Danish Parliament is set to pass a new Film Policy Accord for the 2011-2014 period. The Danish Film Institute recently published a film-policy proposal, 'Saet film fri'/…

Hermann Warm and the models for Jeanne D' Arc

11. feb 2010. Dating back to Dreyer’s debut film The President, it’s obvious how much importance the director gave to the sets and how meticulous he was about design, tone and style.

Another Danish film at Berlinale

11. feb 2010. The art film "Shall We Dance" is screening in the Forum section at Berlin International Film Festival. With that, eight Danish films are participating in the official programme.

Into Eternity in good company

11. feb 2010. Michael Madsen's documentary about nuclear waste is nominated for the International Green Film Award 2010 at the Cinema for Peace in Berlin. The prize will be awarded by Mikhail Gorbachev and…