"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…

Danish films at European Film Market

31. jan 2017 | OVERVIEW. Find out which Danish films are on show at the Berlinale's industry platform, the European Film Market, which runs 9-17 February.

Below the Surface to Berlinale Special Series

30. jan 2017 | BERLIN 2017. "Below the Surface," directed by Kasper Barfoed and produced by TV production house SAM Productions, is selected for Berlinale Special Series. The festival opens 9 February, with a screening of the…

Last Men in Aleppo wins at Sundance

30. jan 2017 | SUNDANCE. The Danish-Syrian documentary "Last Men in Aleppo," directed by Feras Fayyad and co-directed by Steen Johannessen, was honoured with a Grand Jury Prize at Sundance Film Festival, which also brought…

Under the Tropical Sun – Paul Fejos' Film Expedition to Madagascar and the Seychelles

27. jan 2017. In 1934, Nordisk Films Kompagni hired the Hungarian director Paul Fejos to modernize its studios and internationalize its film production. Fejos’s three Danish feature films were such critical and…

Sieling, Scherfig and Nordic Film Market in Göteborg

27. jan 2017. GÖTEBORG. Lone Scherfig is recipient of the Nordic Honorary Dragon Award at the Göteborg Film Festival, which will be seeing Charlotte Sieling's "The Man" in the main competition. The big festival…

Exciting Times in a Booming Market

25. jan 2017 | INTERVIEW. Two and a half years ago, producer Meta Louise Foldager Sørensen founded SAM Productions with "Borgen" creator Adam Price and "The Killing" creator Søren Sveistrup, backed by the French distributor…

Oscar nominations to Land of Mine and Silent Nights

24. jan 2017 | OSCAR 2017. Martin Zandvliet's "Land of Mine" and Aske Bang's "Silent Nights" will be taking part in the world's most prestigious film event, selected as nominees in the Foreign Language Film and Short Film…

Among Aleppo's White Helmets

23. jan 2017 | INTERVIEW. "Last Men in Aleppo" follows civilian rescue workers from the White Helmets at such close range that it puts you right in the war-ravaged city. Directed by Feras Fayyad and co-directed by Steen…

Borgman's Loving Pia to Berlin

18. jan 2017 | BERLIN 2017. Daniel Borgman's "Loving Pia" is selected for the Berlin Film Festival in February. The director's second feature film, about an intellectually disabled woman who finds love, is selected for Forum,…