What’s pitching at IDFA 2018

08. nov 2018 | IDFA FORUM. The pitching venue of the big doc fest in Amsterdam is the place to be for filmmakers and funders with a keen eye on creative documentary. Introducing the six Danish titles selected for this year's…

Danish films and filmmakers at IDFA 2018

08. nov 2018. Find a quick guide to the Danish films, co-productions and film people at IDFA 2018, running 14-25 November.

Leaving the bubble

08. nov 2018 | INTERVIEW. Always on the lookout for something unique, Kaspar Astrup Schröder tracked two twin sisters, Molly and Smilla, over four years to make 'Fantasy, Fantasy', a children’s documentary about two autistic…

Global Love – Migration on the Intimate Stage of Marriage

07. nov 2018 | INTERVIEW. Ten years ago, filmmakers Janus Metz and Sine Plambech made two documentaries about Thai women's marriage migration to a small Danish town. Now they have returned to the subject to explore the…

Celebrating youth, love and doubt

07. nov 2018 | INTERVIEW. ‘The Two of Us’ is a documentary about two young people who have broken up but haven’t left each other yet. "It’s a highly potent dramatic space full of love, doubt and discord," says director Emil…

Between Prejudice and Understanding

07. nov 2018 | INTERVIEW. What does faith give you? Cathrine Marchen Asmussen looks at religious children and their families in a series of shorts challenging the audience’s prejudices, and her own. One of the films, 'My…

Avaz brothers revealing cast for Collision

06. nov 2018 | IN PRODUCTION. In a few weeks, the Avaz brothers begin shooting their upcoming drama 'Collision', with Nikolaj Lie Kaas and Cecilie Stenspil as a married couple in crisis. The film is directed by Mehdi Avaz with…

The Purity of Vengeance lands over 600,000

05. nov 2018 | ADMISSIONS. Christoffer Boe’s adaptation of Jussi Adler-Olsen’s Department Q crime thriller 'The Purity of Vengeance' has sold 670,000 cinema tickets after four weeks on the big screen. The film also had the…

Film agreement for next five years in place

02. nov 2018 | FILM POLICY. Strengthened regional film funds, a more flexible support system and ambitious goals for the audience’s experience of Danish films. These are some of the main items in the new five-year film…

IDFA-bound: A portrait of first love and a VR refugee experience

31. oct 2018 | IDFA 2018. Emil Næsby Hansen’s 'The Two of Us', tracking a couple of young ex-lovers over a long summer, is having its international premiere at IDFA this November, while 'This Room' by visual artist Pejk…