Klown duo cooking up new comedy

20. jun 2016 | IN PRODUCTION. Casper Christensen and Frank Hvam, who brought male misbehaviour to the big screen in "Klown" and "Klown Forever," are preparing a comedy set in the eighties, to be directed by debuting feature…

Anders Riis-Hansen New Commissioner

10. jun 2016 | NEW AT DFI. Anders Riis-Hansen, new commissioner for documentary films from 1 September, comes with 30 years of experience in the Danish film and television industry.

The Neon Demon divides Cannes

20. may 2016 | CANNES. To howl or cheer? Critics agree that the surface of Nicolas Winding Refn's "The Neon Demon" is impressive, but not quite on what's underneath.

Wolf and Sheep wins top Directors' Fortnight Award

20. may 2016 | CANNES. Shahrbanoo Sadat's "Wolf and Sheep" wins the Art Cinema Award at the Directors' Fortnight sidebar at the Cannes Film Festival.

37 to Moscow

18. may 2016 | FESTIVAL. Puk Grasten's debut feature "37," inspired by the infamous murder of Kitty Genovese, is selected for the Competition programme at the Moscow International Film Festival (23-30 June).

Facts & Figures 2016

17. may 2016. FACTS & FIGURES. Which projects did the Danish Film Institute support in 2015? Which films were the biggest box-office draw? Find data about film production and distribution in Denmark in our…

Drama Darling in production

17. may 2016 | IN PRODUCTION. Danica Curcic stars in Birgitte Stærmose's second feature, "Darling."

Global Impact of Danish Drama Series - A Peripheral, Non-commercial Creative Counter-Flow

13. may 2016. PEER REVIEWED. In recent years Danish TV series have experienced a global export boom. This article maps the regional and global export patterns over the last fifteen years in order to assess the…

True Comediennes: A Case Study of Comedy Verité and Performance of the Self in the Danish TV Series Ditte & Louise

13. may 2016. PEER REVIEWED. How does the comedy series Ditte & Louise merge real-life elements with fictional storytelling? The focus of this article is to examine, in relation to contemporary theories of…

The Danish Way to do it the American Way

13. may 2016. PEER REVIEWED. This article critically discusses two seemingly contradictory explanations as to what turned the Danish main public broadcaster DR’s TV series into an international success story,…