Feature debut The Sunfish to compete in Göteborg

09. jan 2014 | FESTIVAL. "I grew up in a remote part of Denmark, and perhaps that's why I had to make the film," says director Søren Balle about his debut feature "The Sunfish" selected for competition at the Göteborg film…

Trier and Vinterberg lead Bodil nominations

06. jan 2014 | BODIL AWARDS. Lars von Trier's "Nymphomaniac" and Denmark's choice for the Oscars, Thomas Vinterberg's "The Hunt", lead nominations for the Danish film critics' Bodil Awards. Gala night is on 1 February.

Expanding the frame

05. jan 2014. The responsibility for developing cinema lies to a high degree with the new talents themselves, says the American film critic Robert Koehler.

Undercurrents

05. jan 2014 | NEW DANISH SCREEN. What is talent development, and why is it important for the national and international film culture?

Nymphomaniac Vol. 1 Long Version off to Berlin

20. dec 2013 | BERLIN. The long version of Lars von Trier’s "Nymphomaniac" Volume 1 has been selected for Out of Competition at the Berlin International Film Festival, kicking off 6 February.

Ai Weiwei The Fake Case nominated for Peace award

20. dec 2013 | BERLIN. Andreas Johnsen's "Ai Weiwei The Fake Case" is nominated for the Cinema for Peace Justice Award which will be presented at a gala during the Berlin film festival.

Vinca Wiedemann is new Film School Rector

20. dec 2013 | FILM PEOPLE. She was story supervisor on Lars von Trier's "Nymphomaniac". Vinca Wiedemann is appointed Rector of the National Film School of Denmark. 

The Hunt on Oscar shortlist

20. dec 2013 | OSCARS 2014. Thomas Vinterberg's "The Hunt" is one of nine films to enter the race for an Oscar nomination. The five finalist to contend for a Foreign Language Oscar will be announced on 16 January.

Watch Lars von Trier trailers

20. dec 2013 | VISUAL CV. There is more to Lars von Trier than "Nymphomaniac". Watch trailers for the controversial director's feature films, from "The Element of Crime" to his four-hour opus opening in Denmark on 25 December…

Positive reactions to Nymphomaniac

19. dec 2013 | REVIEWS. "Perplexing, preposterous and utterly fascinating," writes The Guardian about "Nymphomaniac", opening in Denmark on Christmas Day. The first international critics to review the film are generally…