Von Trier retrospective at Centre Pompidou

08. jun 2009. French fans of Lars von Trier are in for a treat when Centre Pompidou celebrates the Danish filmmaker with an impressive tour through his films 8-22 June.

A leg up for the animation industry

05. jun 2009. "There's a big talent pool in Danish animation," says Thomas Krag, Film Commissioner at the Danish Film Institute and one of the originators of a promotional campaign to be launched during Annec

Promoting Danish animation in Annecy

04. jun 2009. Annecy will soon be opening its doors to 192 competition films from 40 countries. Among these are five graduation films from Denmark, showing proof of a growing talent-mass in Danish animation.

Danish line-up in Seattle

25. may 2009. Seven Danish titles are among the 392 films presented during the Seattle International Film Festival (21 May-14 June), the largest film festival in the US.

Charlotte Gainsbourg wins Best Actress

25. may 2009. Cannes' perhaps most controversially discussed film, Lars von Trier's "Antichrist", was honoured with an award for Best Actress – in the shape of Charlotte Gainsbourg who plays the demanding lead a

Facts & Figures 2009

15. may 2009. The Danish Film Institute's latest edition of Facts & Figures confirms that 2008 was a record year at the Danish boxoffice.

Ready to Rumble

11. may 2009. Growing up with Spielberg films, Christian Potalivo has a passion for good stories. This year’s Danish Producer on the Move recently spent three months in the Australian outback shooting his last…

New Pixel Politics

11. may 2009. One of the first memorable Danish video games had players fighting naval battles in five colours using two keys. Today, Danish politicians are backing a national game-design education as well as a…

Dante's Inferno in West Jutland

11. may 2009. “It all started with the idea of inside and outside. Some people are on the inside, and some are on the outside and would like to get in. That structure is as simple as it gets.” Ole Bornedal’s…

To All the Sylpphids of the World

11. may 2009. In her animated short "The Sylpphid", the Danish animation director Dorte Bengtson makes her mark as one of the most original and promising new talents to emerge from the animation programme at…