Mikkel Nørgaard's feature film debut "Clown" is based on a television series featuring the two renowned stand-up comedians Casper Christensen and Frank Hvam who play themselves in a satire on men, fame and hypocrisy. December's other Danish release is the fourth installment in the boxoffice magnet "My Sister's Kids" series.
Clown
Director Mikkel Nørgaard / feature film debut
Danish release 16.12.2010
Production Louise Vesth for Zentropa Entertainments
International Sales TrustNordisk / trustnordisk.com
A comedy about Frank and Casper who are looking forward to the finale of their all-male canoe-trip – cold beverages and beautiful women. Momentarily, they've forgotten all about young Bo in their care and their partners back home ... Based on the popular television-short series "Clown" which received Best Comedy award at the national TV-prizegiving festival two years running.
Factsheet for Clown
My Sister's Kids in Jutland
Director Martin Miehe-Renard
Danish release 16.12.2010
Production Michael Obel for Thura Film
International Sales Thura Film / thura.com
A family comedy about the respected professor of child psychology whose theories about permissive child rearing and familial co-existence are put into practice, when his sister's five kids help him open a centre for families in crises.
Factsheet for My Sister's Kids in Jutland