Three films on Danish Oscar shortlist

23. aug 2017 | OSCARS 2018. "You Disappear" by Peter Schønau Fog, "Word of God" by Henrik Ruben Genz and "Darkland" by Fenar Ahmad are shortlisted for the title as Denmark's Foreign Language entry. The Danish Oscar committee…

Nordic Nomination to Parents

22. aug 2017 | NOMINATION. Christian Tafdrup's playfully inventive drama "Parents" is one of the five nominees for the Nordic Council Film Prize 2017. The jury will be announcing the winner on 1 November in Helsingfors,…

You Disappear selected for Toronto

15. aug 2017 | FESTIVAL. Peter Schønau Fog's drama "You Disappear" with Trine Dyrholm and Nikolaj Lie Kaas is invited to the Toronto Film Festival (7-17 September), marking the film's international premiere.

Winter Brothers wins actor award in Locarno

12. aug 2017 | AWARD. Elliott Crosset Hove, who takes the lead in Hlynur Pálmason's feature debut "Winter Brothers," wins the Best Actor Award at the Locarno Film Festival. The film also receives three independent prizes…

Dan Dream to Fantastic Fest

09. aug 2017 | FESTIVAL. The comedic duo of Casper Christensen and Frank Hvam are soon off to Fantastic Fest for the third time, bringing their new comedy "Dan Dream" to the prominent US genre festival in Austin (21-28…

Debut film Team Hurricane to Venice Film Critics' Week

24. jul 2017 | FESTIVAL. Annika Berg's teen drama "Team Hurricane" has been selected for the Venice Film Festival's Critics' Week celebrating emerging talents. The sidebar runs parallel to the festival's official competition…

Films for children and youth in East Africa – A Development Project Evolves

11. jul 2017 | CULTURAL EXCHANGE. It has been 10 years since the Zanzibar Film Festival added its Children & Film Panorama sidebar, aiming to promote film culture and film production for East African children and teens. The…

Winter Brothers in Locarno Competition

03. jul 2017 | FESTIVAL. Hlynur Pálmason's first feature "Winter Brothers" is selected for the main competition, the Concorso internazionale, at the Locarno Festival (2-12 August). The film, which is also a first feature by…

Danish Film Institute will be getting new CEO

30. jun 2017. Danish Film Institute CEO Henrik Bo Nielsen is resigning after 10 years on the job.

Birgitte Hjort Sørensen in New Thriller Series

23. jun 2017 | NEW TV SERIES. Birgitte Hjort Sørensen is playing the lead in "Greyzone," a Danish-Swedish-German co-production. The series, written by Oskar Söderlund and Morten Dragsted, will be shot in Copenhagen, Stockholm and…