Carl Th. Dreyer Award to Henrik Ruben Genz

03. feb 2009. Director Henrik Ruben Genz received the prestigious Carl Th. Dreyer Award 2009 for his uncompromising formalism in "Terribly Happy".

Films should make you feel

02. feb 2009. Manyar I. Parwani has no intention of sneaking out a polite debut feature. He wants to make a splash and shake up the audience with a movie about an important issue. Inspired by true events, "When…

Politics and emotion

02. feb 2009. It was a long road to a first feature for director Kathrine Windfeld. Struggling to get a foot in the door, she is ready to put big emotions into Danish cinema. "The Escape" is the story of a Danish…

The Cinema of Tomorrow: Thinktank Shifts Up A Gear

02. feb 2009. Multiple initiatives have been launched over the last 20 years to strengthen the European film industry. One of the new kids on the block in terms of addressing the sector’s key policy issues is the…

Declaration of war!

02. feb 2009. There are no two ways about love: either to the full and more, or not at all. Director Simon Staho’s rampage against all the killjoys, cowards and rationalists of love.

Embarrasing Things Like Solidarity And Compassion

02. feb 2009. Bridget Jones’ embarrassing ways don’t mean much. They just scuff up the ego a bit. Laying yourself bare, daring to show solidarity and empathy – now that’s embarrassing. When something greater than…

Mothers & Daughters

02. feb 2009. Dependence on another person can be a disease, Heidi Maria Faisst says. The Danish director’s feature film debut "The Blessing" is a drama about a young mother who has a hard time breaking away from…

Mikkelsen's European Year

02. feb 2009. Following his international breakthrough as a villain crying tears of blood in "Casino Royale", Danish actor Mads Mikkelsen is starring in three European films opening this year: Anno Saul’s "Die Tür…

100% Hollywood

02. feb 2009. Producer Regner Grasten has remade his decade-old Danish blockbuster "Love at First Hiccup" in Los Angeles.Rule number one, he says: Do it hundred percent the American way.

Danish Bad Guys

02. feb 2009. The golden age of Dogme opened a door to the world for Danish actors. Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Zlatko Buric, Jakob Cedergren and their Danish agents sketch their own part in the current trend – a trend that…