CPH:DOX celebrating first spring edition

28. feb 2017. CPH:DOX 2017. After a break of more than a year, the Copenhagen-based documentary festival CPH:DOX returns 16-26 March. With new dates comes a new competition for emerging filmmakers. Read on to…

March at the Cinematheque

27. feb 2017 | CINEMATHEQUE. The musical is alive and kicking! Discover the inspirational sources to Damien Chazelle's Oscar-winning "La La Land," or enjoy a coffee and cherry pie with other "Twin Peaks" fans at Copenhagen's…

Film Initiative Anchored in the Middle East

21. feb 2017 | INTERNATIONAL. The Danish-Lebanese film initiative Cinema on the Road is bringing great movie experiences to Syrian and Lebanese children and teens. For many of them, it is the first time they have ever seen a film…

Riley Keough and Sofie Gråbøl join Lars von Trier

14. feb 2017 | IN PRODUCTION. Sofie Gråbøl and Riley Keough are added to the cast for Lars von Trier's upcoming feature film "The House That Jack Built," which already includes actors Matt Dillon og Bruno Ganz. The film will be…

The War Show Wins in Göteborg

06. feb 2017 | AWARD. Andreas Dalsgaard and Obaidah Zytoon's "The War Show" wins the Dragon Award Best Nordic Documentary at the Göteborg Film Festival. "A monumental and uncompromising film," the jury said.

The Day Will Come and Parents lead Robert Awards 2017

06. feb 2017 | AWARDS. "The Day Will Come" by Jesper W. Nielsen about two boys' rebellion against a tyrannical headmaster was named Best Danish Film at the Danish Film Academy's Robert Awards on Saturday. Winner of the…

What's on at the Cinematheque in February

03. feb 2017 | CINEMATHEQUE. Finnish film is much more than Aki Kaurismäki, as you'll discover if you venture to the Danish Film Institute's Cinematheque in February. For our non-Danish speaking audiences in Copenhagen, we offer…

Danes in Co-productions

01. feb 2017. CO-PRODUCTIONS. Final Cut for Real, the company behind Joshua Oppenheimer's recent films, co-produced the two Sundance winners "The Nile Hilton Incident" and "Strong Island," the latter film selected…

Danish films at Berlin 2017

01. feb 2017 | OVERVIEW. Daniel Borgman's "Loving Pia," a story about an intellectually disabled woman who finds love, is selected for Forum, while the hostage series "Below the Surface" is premiering in Berlinale Special…

"One Intense, High Octane Dane"

01. feb 2017 | PORTRAIT. From football hero to car thief, Esben Smed can do it all. This spring he has his first starring role as schizophrenic Janus in "Letters for Amina." But first comes the Berlin Film Festival, where he…