Bacon, beer and silverware – explore historical films about Denmark

09. oct 2018 | STREAMING SITE. Danish design and exports, the German occupation and Copenhagen city life – these are some of the topics covered in the English-language short films now available on the historical streaming site…

Danish doc award to Mira Jargil and Christian Sønderby Jepsen

09. oct 2018 | DOC AWARD. The directing duo of Mira Jargil and Christian Sønderby Jepsen were honoured Monday with the Roos Award, the highest honour in Danish documentary filmmaking, for their ability to portray life’s…

Silje Riise Næss joins the DFI as new film commissioner

08. oct 2018 | FILM PEOPLE. Silje Riise Næss "has significant insight into creative processes as well as a great passion for communication," says CEO Claus Ladegaard about the Danish Film Institute's new film commissioner, who…

'It’s more fun when people are watching'

05. oct 2018 | INTERVIEW. Christoffer Boe was once an introspective deconstructor of film conventions. Now the Danish filmmaker is turning outward to the world with his two new genre premieres, the Department Q feature 'The…

What's the number of women and men working on your film?

04. oct 2018 | Diversity. In partnership with the Producers Association, the Danish Film Institute aims to get a handle on the gender balance of Danish film productions. This will happen via a so-called self-report form, in…

Thrillers and epic dramas world premiering in Hamburg

28. sep 2018 | FESTIVAL. Highlighting the close cinematic ties between Denmark and Germany, Filmfest Hamburg will see the world premieres of Christoffer Boe’s 'The Purity of Vengeance' and Kasper Torsting’s 'In Love and War,…

New talent award at CPH PIX

27. sep 2018 | CPH PIX. Denmark's largest feature film festival is gearing up for a fortnight of films, events and talks. A new award this year celebrates Danish director talents. We introduce the nominees for the Politiken…

What's next for Zimbabwe?

26. sep 2018 | TO WATCH FOR. Camilla Nielsson's 'Democrats' from 2014 toured the festival circuit and was commended by critics as a rare insider's view of the writing of Zimbabwe's recent constitution. Now the director is…

New ways of using films in kindergartens

Children three to six should use film to strengthen their understanding of cooperation, language and media. That’s the idea behind a new learning universe, where preschoolers and kindergarten…

New crime thriller from Zentropa and Adomeit Film

24. sep 2018 | IN PRODUCTION. Daniel Borgman, whose films have travelled to both Cannes and Berlin, is bringing Ane Riel's bestselling crime novel 'Resin' to the big screen. Young talent Vivelill Søgaard Holm is playing opposite…