Claus Ladegaard Is the Danish Film Institute's New CEO

05. dec 2017. The DFI Board has decided to appoint Claus Ladegaard as its new CEO starting 1 January 2018.

Hitting the mark internationally

01. dec 2017 | COLLABORATION. Danish producers are increasingly aiming to find original projects when looking for international partners, says Noemi Ferrer Schwenk, international producer at the Danish Film Institute. As the…

First Film from 41Shadows

30. nov 2017 | IN PRODUCTION. Thomas Borch Nielsen and Kirsten Skytte in November started filming their adaptation of Bjarne Reuter’s 'Kaptajn Bimse & Goggeletten,' the first Danish feature film production from 41Shadows, a…

Two Danish debut features selected for Sundance

30. nov 2017 | FESTIVAL. Gustav Möller's 'The Guilty' and Isabella Eklöf's 'Holiday' are making their world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in January. The two debut features will be competing in the World Cinema…

Danish WWI drama set to shoot

27. nov 2017 | NEW FEATURE. Kasper Torsting is helming Fridthjof Film’s new epic drama 'War & Love,' based on a true story from World War I.

New awards celebrating European animation

27. nov 2017 | ANIMATION. European animation will have its own awards show when the European Animation Awards roll out the red carpet for the first time on 8 December. Producer Marie Bro of Dansk Tegnefilm, who is among the…

Two Danish talents among IDFA winners

20. nov 2017 | DEBUT FILMS. Big ambitions and limited budgets go hand in hand for the creative teams behind "Charmøren" and "Vinterbrødre." As they await their release in Denmark, there is no shortage of international awards…

Uncompromising First Features Win International Acclaim

20. nov 2017 | DEBUT FILMS. Big ambitions and limited budgets go hand in hand for the creative teams behind "Charmøren" and "Vinterbrødre." As they await their release in Denmark, there is no shortage of international awards…

Danish Film History: 2000-2009

After the millennium popular film is composed of sequels, romantic comedies and "male action" movies. Mainstream film achieves success with attempts of classical genres and depictions of the class…

Danish Film History: 1990-1999

The effect of the 50/50 ordinance becomes visible with the populist comedies of the 1990s. In the mid-90s Danish cinema experiences a generational shift with a new wave of debuting directors and…