A lab where anything goes

21. jan 2011. CHILDREN & YOUTH. "In theory, the task of making films for children and teens is destined to fail from the beginning," says Rasmus Horskjær, Danish film commissioner for children's films, in his…

From Golden Globes to Park City

20. jan 2011 | FESTIVAL. Susanne Bier is among the jurors at the Sundance Film Festival, opening Thursday 20 January. The director's Golden Globe winner "In a Better World" is one of eleven films on show in the Spotlight…

Renegades Elmgreen & Dragset to Berlin

20. jan 2011 | BERLIN 2011. A man lying face down in a swimming pool formed one of the disturbing narratives in the Nordic pavilion at the 2009 Venice Biennale. Meet the makers, activist artist duo Elmgreen & Dragset, in…

In a Better World on Oscar shortlist

19. jan 2011 | NOMINATION. "In a Better World", by Golden Globe winner Susanne Bier, is selected as one of the foreign language films contending for an Academy Award nomination.

Graduation film in Berlinale Shorts

17. jan 2011 | FESTIVAL. Helena Frank's graduation film "Heavy Heads", selected for Berlin Film Festival's Short Competition, is steeped in black humour and set to the sound of a hungry housefly.

Susanne Bier wins Golden Globe

17. jan 2011 | AWARD. "In a Better World" finished first as Best Foreign Language Film at the Golden Globe ceremony in Los Angeles.

Limbo showered with nominations

14. jan 2011 | VIDEO GAMES. Danish black and white "Limbo" steals the spotlight at the digital games industry's major awards event.

A century of Danish Cinema

13. jan 2011 | PUBLICATION. If you are curious about Danish cinema, start perusing Danish film history, now available on dfi.dk. The work guides you through the silent era to the first decade of the new millennium—from escapism…

The Great Bear to Berlin

12. jan 2011 | FESTIVAL. A 1000-year-old bear is the towering eye-catcher in Esben Toft Jacobsen's animated feature "The Great Bear" which is selected for Berlinale's Generation Kplus. This makes for the third Danish film in…

Danish releases January-February

07. jan 2011 | NEW RELEASES. January sees the release of the Peter Gantzler's feature film debut, the drama "Boy", February brings three features: Esben Toft Jacobsen's "The Great Bear", "All for One" and "A Family".