Danes sweep up Rome's plaudits

08. nov 2010 | AWARDS. Susanne Bier's 'In a Better World' swept up top awards at Rome's international film festival, while upcoming Danish director Kaspar Munk was applauded with the talent award for his youth film 'Hold…

EFA nominations

08. nov 2010 | NOMINATIONS. Three Danish films are represented among the European Film Academy nominees announced Saturday 6 November at the Seville European Film Festival. Besides 'Armadillo' and 'Out of Love', running in…

Sao Paulo awards first Danish-Brazilian co-production

05. nov 2010 | AWARD. Carlos Oliveira's directorial debut "Rosa Morena" wins a special prize at São Paulo International Film Festival. A Brazilian living in Denmark, Oliveira explores the issue of rich Westerners adopting…

Danes Back in Damascus

04. nov 2010 | FESTIVAL. Damascus, once again, invites new Danish cinema to their international festival, kicking off 7 November. While the Danish FILM-X studio was a learning ground for Damascan children producing their own…

Devices For Capturing Happy Accidents

04. nov 2010 | INTERVIEW. A thorough discussion of development and methods in documentary films is called for to clear up the prevailing confusion of terminology, Jesper Jack says. The Danish Film Institute's short and…

FILM#70 with Danish docs

04. nov 2010 | MAGAZINE. The films selected for IDFA 2010 reflect the wide span of Danish documentaries. Read about all ten films in the Danish Film Institute's festival magazine FILM#70.

Four Danish Films Pitching at IDFA Forum

04. nov 2010 | IDFA FORUM. "The Invention of Dr. Nakamats" attracted attention at last year's Mid-length competition – now Kaspar Astrup Schröder explores yet another Japanese phenomenon in "I Want to Cheer Up Ltd.", pitching…

Objectively and in Detail

04. nov 2010 | VOICES. Can the erotic be measured? Can it be framed? Or defined? In his new film, "Erotic Man", more than 10 years in the making, Jørgen Leth touches on these simple yet wide-embracing questions.

Big Ambitions, Tight Setup

03. nov 2010 | INTERVIEW. The directors at the helm of the rapidly advancing production company Danish Documentary strive to put the money on screen. Eva Mulvad's "The Good Life" and Phie Ambo's "The Home Front" are in…

Compelling Downfall

03. nov 2010 | INTERVIEW. Encountering the extraordinary often feeds thoughts about the ordinary. When she first heard about her two characters' financial downfall and individual confrontations, director Eva Mulvad knew she…