Special focus in Göteborg

05. jan 2012 | FESTIVAL. Göteborg International Film Festival highlights Danish cinema with a section consisting of 14 new Danish films, a retrospective series, a Danish day, and seminars. In addition, "Teddy Bear" in…

Simon Staho off to Berlin

14. dec 2011 | BERLIN 2012. He is known for his uncompromising style in films like "Daisy Diamond" which gave Noomi Rapace her breakthrough role. Danish director Simon Staho is tuning up for Berlinale's Generation 14plus with…

Out of Bounds wins the top prize at Marrakech

12. dec 2011. Frederikke Aspöck won the Golden Star at Marrakech International Film Festival, one of the largest festivals in North Africa, for her debut feature "Out of Bounds".

Arab Spring to Dubai

07. dec 2011 | FESTIVAL. Omar Shargawi's "1/2 Revolution" is enjoying its international premiere at the leading festival venue in the Middle East, the Dubai international Film Festival. The film will be off to Sundance in…

Melancholia best European film 2011

03. dec 2011 | EUROPEAN FILM AWARDS. Lars von Trier's end-of-the-world fable took the top prize and Susanne Bier was presented with the Best Director award at the EFA ceremony on Saturday in Berlin.

Christian J. Lemche new EFP President

01. dec 2011. Christian J. Lemche of the Danish Film Institute has been elected as European Film Promotion's new President.

Four films to Sundance

01. dec 2011 | SUNDANCE. No less that four films are off to Sundance in January, including the feature film "Teddy Bear" which will be celebrating its world premiere at the festival.

New film by Tobias Lindholm

01. dec 2011 | IN PRODUCTION. Tobias Lindholm, co-director of "R" and scriptwriter of "Submarino", has completed filming his second feature film, a hostage drama with the working title "The Hijacking". The film is expected to…

From Helmand to the End of the World

21. nov 2011 | INTERVIEW. Janus Metz established his international documentary credentials in 2010 when he took home the top prize from the Critic’s Week in Cannes for his tough film about a group of Danish soldiers in…

From Russia with Love

21. nov 2011 | IDFA 2011. Director Lise Birk Pedersen received warm applause from the audience at the world premiere of "Putin's Kiss".