New Cultural Venue with Outdoor Cinema

16. aug 2024 | NEW ROOFTOP. Film Exhibition, Open-Air Cinema, Play Area, Eatery and Bar – all with a Spectacular City View. Copenhagen’s new rooftop terrace on top of the Film House in Gothersgade opened to the public on August…

New CEO of the Danish Film Institute

16. may 2024. The Danish Film Institute has found its next CEO. A hiring committee has unanimously chosen Tine Fischer to replace Claus Ladegaard on 1 August.

Danish films at Cannes

13. may 2024 | CANNES. Magnus von Horn's 'The Girl with the Needle' starring Vic Carmen Sonne and Trine Dyrholm is competing for the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival. Three minor co-productions are also selected for…

Death of a Saint receives award at Toronto Hot Docs

04. may 2024 | AWARD. Director Patricia Bbaale Bandak receives the Special Jury Prize at the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival for her documentary 'Death of a Saint'.

Danish films and professionals at the Berlinale

13. feb 2024 | BERLIN. 'The Guilty' director Gustav Möller's prison drama 'Sons' starring Sidse Babett Knudsen will be celebrating the World premiere in the International Competition strand of the Berlinale. Birgitte…

The Promised Land wins two awards at Göteborg Film Festival

03. feb 2024 | HONOUR. Nikolaj Arcel's historical drama won two awards at the largest film festival in the Nordics, the FIPRESCI Critics' Award and the Audience Award for Best Nordic Film, while Sidse Babett Knudsen…

Ulaa Salim on 'Eternal'

11. jan 2024 | INTERVIEW. Ulaa Salim is fascinated by the question 'what if', which he uses within a framework of science fiction and VFX elements to explore intimate emotions in 'Eternal'. Watch our video interview made in…

Nine Danish films selected for the largest film festival in the Nordic region

08. jan 2024 | GÖTEBORG. There is a strong Danish presence at this year's Göteborg Film Festival, where 'Eternal’', 'Kalak', 'The Promised Land' and ‘As the Tide Comes In’ are in competition, while 'Birthday Girl', 'Before…

Four Danish films shortlisted for Oscar

21. dec 2023 | OSCAR 2024. Nikolaj Arcel's 'The Promised Land' and Hlynur Pálmason's Danish-Icelandic co-production 'Godland', submitted by Iceland, have both been shortlisted for an Oscar in the International Feature Film…

Eternal will celebrate world premiere in Rotterdam

18. dec 2023 | FESTIVAL. Ulaa Salim's science fiction drama 'Eternal' is selected for the Big Screen Competition strand at the Rotterdam International Film Festival. Alexander Lind's art documentary 'The Light' and Nikolaj…