Win-Win Adoptions?

10. nov 2011 | IDFA FORUM 2011. For many Western childless parents adoption is a win-win situation. Unfortunate orphans are provided with parents and the childless are blessed with children. But behind the dream lies anoher reality…

Dancing with Demons

09. nov 2011 | INTERVIEW. For two years, co-directors Christian Bonke and Andreas Koefoed tracked former International Latin World Champion Slavik Kryklyvyy as he struggled to get back to the top. For the Ukrainian ballroom…

Hybrid = Mixing

09. nov 2011 | VIEWING A TREND. There is currently a strong trend of mixing the methods and vocabulary of fiction and documentary films. The Nordic Film & TV Fund recently invited the commissioning editors of the Nordic film…

In Search of Love

09. nov 2011 | INTERVIEW. After her success with "The Monastery", it was a challenge for Pernille Rose Grønkjær to start her next film. But a development grant from the Danish Film Institute allowed her to work in depth with…

Essential Voices

08. nov 2011 | INTERVIEW. There is a common thread in
all of Helle Hansen's work. The Danish Film Institute's new commissioner for documentaries has years of experience as a journalist and filmmaker. A driving force in every…

Shooting from the Hip

08. nov 2011 | ONE TO WATCH. Kaspar Astrup Schröder has had two films shown at IDFA, "My Playground" and "The Invention of Dr Nakamats". Both reflect a few truths about their creator: Schröder has the explosive energy of a…

Sovereignty for Sale

08. nov 2011 | IN PERSPECTIVE. The Ambassador exposes a particularly dark side of global capitalism, says Thomas Gammeltoft-Hansen who has studied the game of diplomatic titles brokerage.

14 Danish EFA nominations

07. nov 2011 | EFA. The European Film Academy has an eye for Danish films this year. Lars von Trier's "Melancholia" leads with 8 nominations, and both "Melancholia" and Bier's "In a Better World" are in the run for Best…

Scandinavia's largest doc fest opens

04. nov 2011. CPH:DOX 2011. Over the past 10 years the documentary genre has flourished after having led a rather puritanical existence, says Tine Fischer, festival director of CHP:DOX which kicks off its 9th…

The Great International Bear

04. nov 2011 | ON THE MAP. "The Great Bear" basks in international success. Esben Toft Jacobsen's animated feature is in high demand at festivals and has recently opened in France to fine reviews.