Cannes 2019 – English

Afghan-Danish duo returns to Directors' Fortnight

14. maj 2019 | INTERVIEW. Director Shahrbanoo Sadat and producer Katja Adomeit will premiere their third collaboration, 'The Orphanage', in Directors' Fortnight in Cannes. Set in Kabul during the pro-Soviet government, the…

Faroese Andrias Høgenni: "Every culture has the right to its own stories"

13. maj 2019 | INTERVIEW. Andrias Høgenni has learnt to trust his basic instincts while working on his graduation film 'Ikki illa meint' about two Faroese girlfriends’ awkward reunion. The director, who grew up in the Faroe…

Peter Hjorth: Effects are for communicating a vision

10. maj 2019 | Cannes 2019. VFX supervisor Peter Hjorth can create any kind of effect on the computer. But he would much rather be on set, mixing the perfect slime to make asphalt look authentic. The Danish special effects…

Competing with the whole world

30. apr 2019 | INTERVIEW. Producer Nina Bisgaard, who was behind last year’s Un Certain Regard winner 'Border', is back in Cannes as Danish Producer on the Move. At SAM Productions, Bisgaard is in charge of financing for TV…

The Orphanage selected for Directors' Fortnight

24. apr 2019 | Cannes 2019. Afghan director Shahrbanoo Sadat is returning to Directors' Fortnight with her second feature, 'The Orphanage', after her win in 2016 for 'Wolf and Sheep'. Also off to this year's Cannes Festival is…

Border's Nina Bisgaard is Producer on the Move

16. apr 2019 | Cannes 2019. Nina Bisgaard, who produced last year's Un Certain Regard-winner 'Border', is returning to the Cannes Festival in May as one of 20 promising European names selected for the networking event Producers…