Exploring the Unknown

26. aug 2017 | INTERVIEW. Director Hlynur Pálmason blends beauty with brutality in his debut feature "Winter Brothers," the result of a highly organic process. The story centres on two brothers working in a limestone quarry,…

The Beauty of Rowdiness

26. aug 2017 | INTERVIEW. Annika Berg's first feature, "Team Hurricane," celebrates teenage girls who are not afraid to be loud, vulgar – and vulnerable. Women of all ages tend to rein themselves in too tightly, the director…

The Riddle of the Stranger

26. aug 2017 | INTERVIEW. "The Charmer" is about an Iranian man struggling to get a residence permit in Denmark. Playing with our notions of "the stranger," director Milad Alami slowly unfolds his protagonist’s secrets like a…

Deep Inside an Artwork

26. aug 2017 | INTERVIEW. "Nothing Happens," a film and virtual-reality project by animation directors Michelle and Uri Kranot produced by Marie Bro, invites you inside a singular universe of snow, black birds, poetry and…

First film The Charmer to San Sebastian

25. aug 2017 | FESTIVAL. Milad Alami's psychological drama "The Charmer" is the opening film of the New Directors competition at the San Sebastian Film Festival (22-30 September). 

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…