Danish Film History: 1930-1939

In the 1930s talkies make their way into Denmark and jovial comedies with songs, so- called folk-comedies, became the decade's dominant genre. Poul Henningsen directs the documentary Danmark, which…

Danish Film History: 1920-1929

Throughout the 1920's Nordisk Film's decline continues. The company receives strong competition from another company, Palladium, which achieves success with the comedy duo Fyrtaarnet og Bivognen. It…

Danish Film History: 1910-1920

The Danish cinemas golden age lasted from 1910 to 1920. The period's leading director is Benjamin Christensen, and the two Danish actors Asta Nielsen and Valdemar Psilander achieve both national and…

An Architecture of Life and Emotions

08. nov 2017 | BRIEF. Over six years, Kaspar Astrup Schröder followed the internationally respected architect Bjarke Ingels during the realisation of his biggest project to date, the new World Trade Center in New York. In…

Espionage and Cutouts

08. nov 2017 | INTERVIEW. Game director Trine Laier's 'Cosmic Top Secret' delves into her parents' past as secret agents during the Cold War. The documentary game format pulls the player into a playful intelligence process…

We Learn So Much by Moving into New Fields

08. nov 2017 | PROFILE. Films by Joshua Oppenheimer, Camilla Nielsson and Christy Garland as well as a pair of VR projects are in the pipeline at Final Cut for Real, where the producers stay sharp by always trying out new…

Pattern of Chance

07. nov 2017 | INTERVIEW. What do you find when you let go of reason and control? That reality is more complex than many would think. Leaving it up to chance and keeping an open mind, director Phie Ambo investigates…

Childhood in the Shadow of War

07. nov 2017 | INTERVIEW. What's it like to be a child in a warzone? Simon Lereng Wilmont's 'The Distant Barking of Dogs' follows a ten-year-old boy, Oleg, who lives in a village near the frontlines in Eastern Ukraine. For…

Jørgen Leth and Danish Documentaries to IDFA

10. oct 2017 | IDFA. Simon Lereng Wilmont's "The Distant Barking of Dogs" is world-premiering at IDFA, which has invited a wide range of Danish films and filmmakers to this 30th anniversary edition, including renowned…

Christina Ramsø Thomsen new commissioning editor

06. oct 2017 | DFI. Christina Ramsø Thomsen replaces Marie Schmidt Olesen as commissioning editor of the Danish Film Institute's talent-development programme New Danish Screen.