Mercy, Mercy and Ghost of Piramida nominated at IDFA

22. nov 2012. Katrine W. Kjær's "Mercy, Mercy" is nominated in the First Appearance Competition, and Andreas Koefoed's "Ghost of Piramida" in the Music Competition at the IDFA 2012.

Poverty in short

22. nov 2012 | WHY POVERTY. Around 30 short films by new and emerging talents are part of the global campaign on poverty and inequality launched in November 2012. Watch some of the films here on our website.

Scrutinising a Swiss Mining Venture

22. nov 2012 | WHY POVERTY. In "Stealing Africa", Christoffer Guldbrandsen investigates how multinational companies are draining money out of Africa and into tax havens in the rich countries. The filmmaker wants to shake up our…

When do we stop caring?

22. nov 2012 | WHY POVERTY. "Some of them make you embarrassed, upset, outraged even, but I think the deepest feeling the 'Why Poverty?' films impart is they make you feel part of a global community," says Klara Grunning-Harris…

Women on Power

22. nov 2012 | WHY POVERTY. Can you teach illiterate women from developing countries to build solar panels? That's exactly what a project in India aims to do. "Solar Mamas" tracks a Jordanian woman's struggle to educate herself…

A Hijacking sold to North America

16. nov 2012 | SALES. Magnolia has picked up the North American rights for Tobias Lindholm's appraised feature "A Hijacking".

Danish Film Tweets

15. nov 2012 | TWEETS. This week, @DanishFilm has tweetet about Jørgen Leth at IDFA, AFI Awards, and the release of "A Royal Affair" in the US. See the highlights here.

We make the most progress by sharing knowledge

15. nov 2012. Q&A. Ane Mandrup is looking forward to working for the best possible development conditions for the Danish film industry in a future of digital distribution. The Danish Film Institute's new Head…

Documentary dandy

14. nov 2012 | IDFA EXHIBITION. He is a cycling enthusiast, poet, journalist, writer and he has directed an abundance of documentaries. He insists on the beauty in life and is obsessed with reality, which he views with a sense of…

Meetings and conversations

14. nov 2012 | EDITORIAL. In early November we celebrated the 10th anniversary of Copenhagen's CPH:DOX film festival, and now IDFA is turning 25. Aren't we lucky to have them, these generous festivals and their brave and…