Rubaiyat Hossain: Women are agents of change

11. sep 2019 | INTERVIEW. In her Toronto title 'Made in Bangladesh', director Rubaiyat Hossain tells the story of a young female factory worker fighting for better conditions through the union. With the film, co-produced by…

Drama Resin selected for Toronto

05. sep 2019 | FESTIVAL. Daniel Borgman's drama 'Resin', about a family who has escaped the confinements of modern society to live in symbiosis with nature, is selected for Toronto Film Festival. In the documentary section…

Frank Piasecki Poulsen is new commissioner for documentaries

02. sep 2019 | FILM PEOPLE. The Danish Film Institute has appointed filmmaker Frank Piasecki Poulsen as new commissioner for documentary films.

Denmark and Canada renew collaboration on digital content

01. sep 2019 | NEW MEDIA. The Danish Film Institute and the Canada Media Fund have extended, for a third year, their co-development agreement for digital media projects between Danish and Canadian producers.

Resin: Living wild

30. aug 2019 | INTERVIEW. Director Daniel Borgman’s first step from the arthouse towards the mainstream, 'Resin', explores our relationship to nature in the story of a family that has isolated itself from society and is…

Enhanced diversity efforts

Psychosia: An existential earthquake

26. aug 2019 | INTERVIEW. Marie Grahtø is making her feature film debut with the drama 'Psychosia', whose genre she defines as "psychotic realism." Inspired by events in her own life, Grahtø conveys the experience of mental…

Queen of Hearts nominated for big Nordic film honour

21. aug 2019 | NOMINATION. May el-Toukhy's Sundance winner 'Queen of Hearts' is among the five nominees for the Nordic Council Film Prize 2019. The winning title will be announced in Stockholm on 29 October.

Three films selected for Danish Oscar shortlist

13. aug 2019 | OSCAR 2020. 'Queen of Hearts' by May el-Toukhy, 'Before the Frost' by Michael Noer and 'Daniel' by Niels Arden Oplev and Anders W. Berthelsen are shortlisted for the title as Denmark's International Feature Film…

The Cave and Love Child selected for TIFF Docs

08. aug 2019 | TORONTO. Oscar-nominated director Feras Fayyad's 'The Cave' will be opening the documentary section at Toronto Film Festival, which has also picked Eva Mulvad's 'Love Child'. Both films will celebrate their…