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.

Three new film commissioners

25. sep 2015 | NEW NAMES. Cecilia Lidin will be new commissioner for documentary films from 1 October, while Hanne Palmquist and Mikkel Munch-Fals got to work as feature film commissioners on 1 September.

A War is Danish Oscar entry

23. sep 2015 | OSCAR 2016. Tobias Lindholm's drama about the human consequences of war is selected as Denmark's candidate to run in the foreign-language Oscar race. "A War" premiered to warm reviews at the Venice Film Festival.

New film tackling the human brain

15. sep 2015 | IN PRODUCTION. Trine Dyrholm, Nikolaj Lie Kaas and Michael Nyqvist take the title roles in Peter Schønau Fog's psychological drama,"You Disappear," based on Christian Jungersen's bestseller novel about the power…

Danish line-up at Toronto

10. sep 2015 | TORONTO. Martin Zandvliet's postwar drama "Land of Mine" opens the Toronto Film Festival's inaugural Platform competition, and another world premiere is Rúnar Rúnarsson's "Sparrows." Read on for the full…

Three potential Danish Oscar entries selected

03. sep 2015 | OSCAR 2016. "A War" by Tobias Lindholm, "Men & Chicken" by Anders Thomas Jensen, and "The Look of Silence" by Joshua Oppenheimer are shortlisted for Denmark's Foreign Language entry, with the final candidate…