Megacitites: Global visions for an urban future

04. nov 2009. At this very moment, giant urban organisms are growing at unprecedented rates. Today 50 percent of the world’s population lives in urban areas. By 2030 this figure is predicted to increase to 80…

Infrastructure out of control

04. nov 2009. Humour is a powerful element in Mumbai Disconnected, directed by Camilla Nielsson and Frederik Jacobi. Mumbai is growing like it was on steroids. But a collapsing infrastructure is threatening to put…

Changing Habits

04. nov 2009. Cairo Garbage, directed by Mikala Krogh, takes us on a journey into Cairo's "garbage cities", entire neighbourhoods where people earn a living sorting and recycling garbage. Cairo shows us the…

Creating community out of chaos

04. nov 2009. Bogotá Change, directed by Andreas Dalsgaard, is the unique and surprising story of two mayors, Antanas Mockus and Enrique Peñalosa, who have changed behaviour patterns in the Colombian capital,…

Danish honours at Kiev, Sevilla, Chicago

03. nov 2009. Audience, jury and industry awards went respectively to a Danish film, a director and a producer.

Little Soldier wins at Valladolid

03. nov 2009. Annette K. Olesen's "Little Soldier" was showered with four awards at Valladolid film festival.

Filmhouse November

01. nov 2009. Watch films, explore the bookshop, lounge in the lobby or take a break at the Restaurant & Café SULT. There's entertainment for the entire family with brunch and films on Sundays, movies for kids…

DFI's Film Studio for Children to Damascus

30. oct 2009. Next month, Syrian school children will get the opportunity to gain insight into the creative process of filmmaking, when the Danish Film Institute's mobile interactive film studio for children is…

Six Danish films to Mumbai

29. oct 2009. Six Danish feature films are on their way to Mumbai Film Festival in India, where Martin Zandvliet's "Applause" will open the International Competition section.

Brotherhood gains ground at Rome

26. oct 2009. Nicolo Donato's "Brotherhood", starring Thure Lindhardt, David Dencik and Nicolas Bro triumphed at International Rome Film Festival, taking the top award.