Save us from niceness

11. maj 2012 | INTERVIEW. Looking to bury politically correct children's films, Christian Dyekjær's "The Bird Chase", released domestically 7 June, proves it's possible to spin a cool film around a bevy of bird nerds chasing…

A true romantic

10. maj 2012 | INTERVIEW. After a string of intense dramas, Susanne Bier turns to comedy in "Love Is All You Need", set in sunny Sorrento, Italy, and with the romantic pairing up of Pierce Brosnan and Trine Dyrholm. Mike…

From The Kingdom to The Killing

10. maj 2012 | BACKGROUND. TV series like "The Killing" and "Borgen" leave Danish streets deserted, they are regularly nominated for Emmys and they have convinced the British that it's cool to be Danish. A radical change of…

I don't think I'll ever get tired of monkeys in movies

10. maj 2012 | NEW ANIMATION. It's been almost four years since Jan Rahbek won the Nordisk Film & TV Fund's Nordic Talent Pitch. Now he has transformed his winning idea into the animated action-comedy "Marco Macaco". Though a…

May-June releases: Bird nerds and jelly biceps

10. maj 2012 | NEW RELEASES. May and June offers the psychological thriller "Over the Edge" and two films for children, "Jelly T" and "The Bird Chase".

Reality rules!

10. maj 2012 | PROFILE. It has only been five years since Tobias Lindholm graduated as a screenwriter, but he has already established himself as one of the most respected storytellers in Danish cinema. His credits include…

Shining light on Marie

10. maj 2012 | INTERVIEW. In his first Danish film in 25 years, Bille August takes up a golden piece of Danish history – the Skagen painters and Marie Krøyer, an artist struggling to break free from the shadow of her…

The intimate space

10. maj 2012 | INTERVIEW. Kaspar Munk's "You & Me Forever" takes us into the intimate corners of teen life. The director discusses his unconventional filmmaking methods that call for a strong intuition, lots of time and…

The truth hurts

10. maj 2012 | INTERVIEW. Is it okay to portray love as a young girl who doesn 't talk and loves sex? This was one of the questions director Katrine Wiedemann and writer Kim Fupz Aakeson grappled with as they worked on "A…

European film dreams

09. maj 2012 | EDITORIAL. This year, as every year, a wide assortment of European film industry players – merchants, artists, media and public funders – will be descending on Cannes. All arrive at the notorious gathering hole…