Peter Hjorth: Effects are for communicating a vision

10. may 2019 | Cannes 2019. VFX supervisor Peter Hjorth can create any kind of effect on the computer. But he would much rather be on set, mixing the perfect slime to make asphalt look authentic. The Danish special effects…

Greenland films to be digitised

07. may 2019 | DIGITISATION. A new grant will enable even more historical films about Greenland and Arctic region to be digitised – films with the potential to broaden our perspective on climate changes and geopolitics.

Facts & Figures 2019 available

06. may 2019 | PUBLICATION. 2018 presented a high market share for Danish films, ranking Denmark fourth among European nations. Find these numbers and more on film production and distribution in Denmark in our latest edition of…

Competing with the whole world

30. apr 2019 | INTERVIEW. Producer Nina Bisgaard, who was behind last year’s Un Certain Regard winner 'Border', is back in Cannes as Danish Producer on the Move. At SAM Productions, Bisgaard is in charge of financing for TV…

The Orphanage selected for Directors' Fortnight

24. apr 2019 | Cannes 2019. Afghan director Shahrbanoo Sadat is returning to Directors' Fortnight with her second feature, 'The Orphanage', after her win in 2016 for 'Wolf and Sheep'. Also off to this year's Cannes Festival is…

Border's Nina Bisgaard is Producer on the Move

16. apr 2019 | Cannes 2019. Nina Bisgaard, who produced last year's Un Certain Regard-winner 'Border', is returning to the Cannes Festival in May as one of 20 promising European names selected for the networking event Producers…

DFI seeks to nurture more original scripts

14. apr 2019 | FUNDING. With the ManusFokus initiative, the Danish Film Institute hopes to stimulate the development of more original scripts for Danish films. Writers from film, television and theatre have been invited to…

Strong Danish opening for Queen of Hearts

12. apr 2019 | BOX OFFICE. After winning awards at the festivals in Sundance and Gothenburg, May el-Toukhy's 'Queen of Hearts' is now opening in Denmark to stellar reviews and has reached 168,000 admissions after two weeks in…

Four Danish films bound for Hot Docs

08. apr 2019 | FESTIVAL. 'On the Inside of a Military Dictatorship' by Karen Stokkendal Poulsen is celebrating its international premiere in competition at Hot Docs. Also in the lineup are 'The Reformist – a Female Imam' by…

Listening to the villains

03. apr 2019 | INTERVIEW. To understand the failed democratic process in Myanmar, we have to listen to the people responsible. That’s the basic premise of Karen Stokkendal Poulsen’s 'On the Inside of a Military Dictatorship',…