The 2018 Film Package

The Day Will Come

Jesper W. Nielsen, 2016

Set in the blooming 1960s, the film centres around two young brothers who are instantly robbed of their lives when they are placed in a boy’s home forgotten by time. Armed only with a vivid imagination and a fickle hope the boys engage in the frightening battle against Headmaster Heck and his lethal tyranny.

Across the Waters

Nicolo Donato, 2016

The year is 1943. Arne Itkin is a famous Jewish jazz musician living in Copenhagen with his wife Miriam and their son Jakob. Rumours are starting to spread that the Germans are planning to deport all Danish Jews, and as the raid on the Jewish community begins, the family barely manages to escape from their central Copenhagen apartment.

Land of Mine

Martin Zandvliet, 2015

Taking place in May 1945 only a few days after the end of the war, the film tells the story of how a group of German prisoners of war were brought to Denmark and forced to disarm the two million land mines that had been scattered along the West Coast by the German occupying forces. In charge of the enfeebled young men performing the dangerous task is Sergeant Carl Leopold Rasmussen. Like so many of his fellow Danes, he has a deep hatred for the Germans after having suffered five years of hardships during the occupation.

Walk with Me

Lisa Ohlin, 2016

Deployed on mission in Helmand, Afghanistan, 25-year-old Thomas is heavily wounded. At the local rehabilitation center he meets Sofie, an ascending ballerina from the Royal Danish Ballet who is helping a relative regain strength after a long-term sickness. Thomas desperately wants to get back into the field and feels a growing impatience as he fails to progress as fast as he would like.

The Shamer's Daughter

Kenneth Kainz, 2015

The Shamer's daughter, Dina, has unwillingly inherited her mother's supernatural ability. She can look straight into the soul of other people, making them feel ashamed of themselves. When the sole heir to the throne is wrongfully accused of the horrible murders of his family, Dina's mother is lured to Dunark under false pretenses to make him confess.

Anti

Morten BH, 2016

The year is 1991. Simon and his best friend Frede are busy doing absolutely nothing in a suburban town outside Copenhagen. Simon has always loved to draw, but has never quite had an outlet for his talent.

...When You Look Away

Phie Ambo, 2017

The documentary examines the subject of consciousness in terms of quantum physics in close collaboration with scientists at the Niels Bohr Institute.

Big Time

Kaspar Astrup Schröder, 2017

According to The Wall Street Journal Bjarke Ingels has "rapidly become one of the design world's biggest stars," and his name recently appeared in TIME'S 100 Most Influential People. The film is an intimate insight into the life of a genius' innovative mind and his struggle to maintain his own persona while making the world a better place to live. It follows star architect Bjarke Ingels over a period of six years as he struggles to complete his largest projects yet, the New York skyscraper W57 and World Trade Center 2.

The Wait

Emil Langballe, 2016

Rokhsar Sediqi, 14, lives in Denmark with her mother, father and five siblings. In her spare time she plays on the local football team. Around five years ago Rokhsar and her family fled from Afghanistan, and after six months on the run they ended up in Denmark and applied for asylum.

The War Show

Andreas Dalsgaard, Obaidah Zytoon, 2016

In March 2011, radio host Obaidah Zytoon and her circle of friends join the street protests against President Bashar al-Assad, as the Arab Spring reaches Syria. Knowing their country would be changed forever, this group of artists and activists begin filming their lives and the events around them. But as the regime’s violent response spirals the country into a bloody civil war, their hopes for a better future will be tested by violence, imprisonment and death.

Drops

Karsten Kjærulf-Hoop, Sarah Jungen, 2017

A skinny and quirky water drop named Philly is born in a cloud over Denmark. He lands and comes to life among other droplets. Philly meets the girl drop Lilly and together they explore their materiality.

Platy & Puss - de flyvende egern

Stefan Fjeldmark, 2017

The reindeer Platy has grown up in a Zoo and does not know the world at all. Platy manages to run away and soon he meets the cat Pus. They meet a gang of cats, and must soon flee from Copenhagen.

Finding Home

Christian Kuntz, 2016

The bear Bertram is adopted by his human parents and dreams about finding out where he is really from. Together with his stuffed animal, the puffin Muffin, Bertram sets out on an adventure to find the bears that look just like him.

My Auntie’s Tales

Tone Mygind Rostbøll, 2017

Six-year-old Theodor has been allowed to accompany his aunt on her travels at sea. She is first mate aboard an incredible sailing ship whose mast is as tall as the Round Tower in Copenhagen. Theodor’s maternal aunt, who goes by the name of Lola, has sailed the seven seas for as long as she can remember.