China and Denmark Sign Film Agreement

03. may 2017. CO-PRODUCTION AGREEMENT. Denmark, as the first Nordic country, is signing a film co-production agreement with China. This takes place in Beijing on May 3 in connection with Danish PM Lars Løkke…

May at the Cinematheque

01. may 2017 | CINEMATHEQUE. Experience strong female role models from Bollywood and the feisty filmmakers of Brazil's new wave of the 60s. You can also pick up a Jim Jarmusch classic or two at the Cinematheque in May offering a…

Bille and Anders August filming Lucky Per

30. apr 2017 | IN PRODUCTION. A miniseries based on the Danish classic "Lucky Per" will start shooting in August. Director is Bille August, who wrote the screenplay with his son Anders August.

Bobbi Jene wins at Tribeca

28. apr 2017 | AWARDS. Elvira Lind's "Bobbi Jene" is "pushing nonfiction intimacy to bold new places," said the jury of the documentary competition at Tribeca, where the film took home three of the four documentary…

Mahdi Fleifel to Cannes Short Films Competition

12. apr 2017 | CANNES. "A Drowning Man" by Danish-Palestinian director Mahdi Fleifel is selected for the Short Films Competition at the Cannes Festival 2017, running 17-28 May. 

Inside game wins four BAFTAs

07. apr 2017 | AWARDS. Danish video game "Inside" won big at the Bafta Game Awards held on Thursday in London. Playdead studio also made a splash with their previous puzzle game, 2010's "Limbo."

Last Men in Aleppo wins at CPH:DOX

28. mar 2017 | AWARDS. "Last Men in Aleppo," about the daily life and struggle of a group of White Helmet rescue workers in the war-torn city of Aleppo, won the main award at CPH:DOX (16-26 March).

April at the Cinematheque

28. mar 2017 | CINEMATHEQUE. Satisfy your hunger for music films, explore Belgian cinema or immerse yourself in Technicolor classics. In April at the Cinematheque, there is a good number of films with English dialogue or…

Denmark and Canada to Invest in Digital Media Co-development

23. mar 2017 | COLLABORATION. The Danish Film Institute and the Canada Media Fund have announced an agreement to establish an incentive for the co-development of Canadian and Danish digital media projects.

Bodil Awards to First Features

07. mar 2017 | AWARDS. Two debuting feature directors took centre stage at the annual Bodil Awards: Christian Tafdrup's "Parents" received four prizes, while Rasmus Heisterberg's "In the Blood" was named Best Feature…