Discover Denmark on film

29. oct 2015 | STREAMING SITE. "Denmark on Film" is a brand new site that lets you delve into history and watch documentary film footage from 1899-1995. The website, although not available in English, is accessible outside Denmark…

Meanwhile, in Danish film …

27. oct 2015 | ROUNDUP. Oscar entry "A War" will be making its North American premiere at the AFI Fest in Los Angeles, "Sparrows" claimed a Silver Hugo in Chicago, and Thomas Vinterberg's "The Commune" got a trailer. Read…

Nordic Focus in Lübeck

26. oct 2015 | FESTIVAL. "A War" by Tobias Lindholm and "Land of Mine" by Martin Zandvliet are part of a strong Danish showing at Nordic Film Days Lübeck (4-8 November), a festival devoted exclusively to Nordic and Baltic…

CPH:DOX presents 2015 programme

19. oct 2015. CPH:DOX. The 13th edition of the Copenhagen-based documentary festival launches on 5 November and boasts a rich programme of more than 200 films plus concerts, curated series, exhibitions and a…

Hard-hitting lawyer to Chicago Fest

13. oct 2015 | FESTIVAL. Nicole N. Horanyi tracks the audacious American defence attorney Kimberley Motley at work in the Afghan justice system in "Motley's Law," world premiering at Chicago Film Festival from 15 October…

Upcoming feature set in Afghanistan

13. oct 2015 | IN PRODUCTION. Producer Katja Adomeit is producing "Wolf and Sheep" by Shahrbanoo Sadat, the Afghan director's first feature, which takes place in Afghanistan.

Danish docs headed for IDFA

09. oct 2015 | IDFA. Christian Sønderby Jepsen's "Natural Disorder" is selected for the main competition at this year's IDFA doc fest. See the full list of nine titles screening at the festival which takes off on 18…

Danish Films ranging wide at London festival

07. oct 2015 | FESTIVAL. Historical drama, black comedy, apocalyptic horror and a Dickensian documentary are the genres covered by Danish films at the BFI London Film Festival kicking off on 7 October.

Sparrows wins San Sebastian top prize

26. sep 2015 | AWARD. Rúnar Rúnarsson's "Sparrows" wins the Golden Shell for Best Film at the San Sebastian Film Festival's closing gala on 26 September.

1989 wins Prix Italia

25. sep 2015 | DOC AWARD. "1989," about a decisive moment in European history, picked up the TV doc award at Thursday's Prix Italia.