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Trier's Antichrist to Cannes

23. apr 2009. Competing for this year's Palme d'Or is Lars von Trier's "Antichrist", as announced by the Cannes Film Festival selection committee at the lineup press conference today.  Von Trier's drama

Jazz gems warm up to Copenhagen Jazz festival

22. jun 2009. Warming up to Copenhagen Jazz Festival (3-12 July 2009), Europe's biggest jazz event, the Cinematheque includes screenings of concert and biographical films in its June programme, with a final three…

Danish films to Sundance

10. dec 2006. Two Danish documentary films, honoured lavishly at IDFA Amsterdam, "The Monastery" and "Enemies of Happiness", together with the feature film "Offscreen", and the short fiction film "Sophie" are s

Homegrown Rocket Science

23. nov 2015 | NEW FILM. Max Kestner's Amateurs in Space is the story of one of the greatest dreams of humankind and how to make it come true in your own way.

Danish #MeToo film mosaic travels to China

08. mar 2019 | MeToo. Production company Meta Film last spring released a #MeToo film mosaic of 100 Danish actors narrating stories of sexual harassment. The mosaic, which had its international opening at Cannes 2018,…

Horror film with a feminist angle

23. oct 2020 | INTERVIEW. Director Jens Dahl and screenwriter Sissel Dalsgaard Thomsen are ready with a rarity in Danish film. Their genre-conscious horror movie 'Breeder', which is premiering in Denmark on 31 October, has…

Mr. Nobody Against Putin Wins BAFTA

23. feb 2026 | BAFTA. Denmark’s Oscar submission ‘Mr. Nobody Against Putin’ has received the British BAFTA Award for Best Documentary. The prize marks an important step on the road to the Oscar ceremony, which will take…

Danish Film History: 1940-1949

During the German occupation Danish films switch character and become darker, while also putting more focus on the national. Documentary filmmaking is flowering, and it becomes the norm to show…

Danish Film History: 1990-1999

The effect of the 50/50 ordinance becomes visible with the populist comedies of the 1990s. In the mid-90s Danish cinema experiences a generational shift with a new wave of debuting directors and…

The Hunt sold to 20 countries

22. may 2012 | CANNES. Both critics and buyers in Cannes have embraced Vinterberg's "The Hunt".

Danish films in Sundance

18. jan 2012 | SUNDANCE. No less than four Danish films and one co-production are off to Sundance, starting on Thursday the 19 January. These are "Teddy Bear", "The Ambassador", "Putin's Kiss", "1/2 Revolution" and "The…

MEDIA support to Danish documentaries

18. aug 2010 | NEW DOCUMENTARIES. IDFA winner Pernille Rose Grønkjær's documentary "Love Addiction" is one of three new Danish projects backed by EU's MEDIA programme.