New comedy set in the eighties

15. sep 2016 | IN PRODUCTION. The full cast list and a first photo are out for "Klown" duo Casper Christensen and Frank Hvam's next film, "DAN-DREAM," which is shooting right now in southern Denmark.

Denmark's Oscar entry revealed 19 September

15. sep 2016 | OSCARS 2017. The final candidate to represent Denmark in the Foreign Language Oscar category will be elected on 19 September from a shortlist of three films.

Morten Giese New Feature Film Commissioner

13. sep 2016 | COMMISSIONER. Editor, screenwriter and director Morten Giese is new feature film commissioner at the Danish Film Institute.

Five Danish Films on EFA Shortlist

13. sep 2016 | EUROPEAN FILM AWARDS. Tobias Lindholm's Oscar-nominated "A War" is among the five Danish feature and documentary films shortlisted for the European Film Awards, and the film is also nominated for the People's Choice Award…

The War Show wins Venice Days Award

12. sep 2016 | AWARDS. Andreas Dalsgaard and Obaidah Zytoon's Syrian road trip "The War Show" wins the top prize at Venice Days, while Gudmundur Arnar Gudmundsson's coming-of-age drama "Heartstone" takes home the Biennale…

The Truth behind the Headlines

08. sep 2016 | INTERVIEW. Brian McGinn and Rod Blackhurst explore our cultural fascination with true crime in a film about the notorious trial of Amanda Knox, who was initially found guilty of stabbing her roommate to death…

The War Show opens Venice Days

31. aug 2016 | FESTIVAL. "The War Show" is the opening film of the Venice Film Festival's independent sidebar Venice Days, starting 31 August. Discover how 300 hours of footage were transformed into a highly personal road…

Nordic nomination for Land of Mine

30. aug 2016 | NOMINATION. Martin Zandvliet's postwar drama "Land of Mine" is one of five films vying for the Nordic Council Film Prize 2016. The jury will be announcing the winner on 1 November in Copenhagen.

God Speaks Out in New Film

26. aug 2016 | IN PRODUCTION. Henrik Ruben Genz starts shooting his adaptation of a bestselling novel by Danish author Jens Blendstrup, the story of a patriarch and his family's looming revolt.

"Trial of the Century"

24. aug 2016. In the fall of 2007, a 21-year-old student named Amanda Knox arrived in Perugia, Italy, for a year-long study abroad programme. A few weeks later, Knox was arrested for the murder of her flatmate,…