Sparrows to Toronto

18. aug 2015 | TORONTO. Rúnar Rúnarsson brings his story of a broken father-son relationship, "Sparrows," to the Toronto Film Festival, where it will be celebrating its world premiere in the Contemporary World Cinema…

Zandvliet opens Toronto's new auteur competition

13. aug 2015 | FESTIVAL. Martin Zandvliet's war drama "Land of Mine" will be opening the Toronto Film Festival's brand new auteur section, Platform. The film, Zandvliet's third, unearths a lesser known chapter of Danish…

Digging Deep into History

13. aug 2015 | NEW FILM. Germany's defeat is the typical ending point for World War II films, yet it's only the beginning of Martin Zandvliet's "Land of Mine," selected for Toronto Film Festival 2015. Interview by Wendy…

Doing a Lot with a Little

12. aug 2015 | ACTOR PROFILE. The prototype of an all-round character actor with an international career, David Dencik in recent years has worked with stars like Tommy Lee Jones and Gary Oldman. Find out more about Dencik and his…

Men & Chicken with Mads Mikkelsen in Vanguard

12. aug 2015 | FESTIVAL. Anders Thomas Jensen's black comedy "Men & Chicken" with Mads Mikkelsen will be celebrating its North American premiere at Toronto Film Festival in September. The film is selected for the…

Sparrows flying to San Sebastian

07. aug 2015 | FESTIVAL. Rúnar Rúnarsson's second feature film, "Sparrows," will be competing at this year's San Sebastian Film Festival 18-26 September.

Olmo and the Seagull at Locarno

07. aug 2015 | FESTIVAL. Lea Glob and Petra Costa's documentary hybrid "Olmo and the Seagull" competes at Locarno Film Festival's Cineasti del presente section (5-15 August).

Cinema on the Road – in Lebanon

04. aug 2015 | DEVELOPMENT. The Danish Embassy and Metropolis Art Cinema in Beirut are initiating a new film project in collaboration with the Danish Film Institute in Copenhagen. The project focuses on screenings and film…

Tobias Lindholm's A War premieres in Venice

04. aug 2015 | FESTIVAL. Writer-director Tobias Lindholm's third film, "A War," will enjoy its world premiere at Venice Film Festival 2-12 September. Also selected is the Israeli-Danish co-production "Mountain."

History unmade: Dreyer's Unrealised Mary. Queen of Scots

03. jul 2015. PEER REVIEWED. One of Dreyer’s great unrealised films was an account of the life and loves of Maria Stuart, or Mary, Queen of Scots. Dreyer’s archive contains extensive research materials and notes…