IDFA 2018

Kids & Docs

Fantasy, Fantasy

My Faith – Jehova's Witness

Leaving the bubble

INTERVIEW. Always on the lookout for something unique, Kaspar Astrup Schröder tracked two twin sisters, Molly and Smilla, over four years to make 'Fantasy, Fantasy', a children’s documentary about two autistic girls coming into their teens.

Between Prejudice and Understanding

INTERVIEW. What does faith give you? 'My Faith – Jehovah’s Witness' introduces us to Natalie, a 12-year old Jehovah’s Witness, and is part of a series of short films by Cathrine Marchen Asmussen looking at religious children and their families.

Luminous / Best of Fests / Digital Storytelling

The Two of Us

Heartbound

This Room

Celebrating youth, love and doubt

INTERVIEW. ‘The Two of Us’ is a documentary about two young people who have broken up but haven’t left each other yet. "It’s a highly potent dramatic space," says director Emil Næsby Hansen, who discovered his two protagonists on Instagram.

Global Love – Migration on the Intimate Stage of Marriage

INTERVIEW. Janus Metz and Sine Plambech return to the subject of Thai women's marriage migration to a small Danish town in 'Heartbound', a story of globalisation, opportunity, sacrifice and, yes, love.

Feel life in limbo

BACKGROUND. 'This Room', a VR installation created by poet and sound artist Pejk Malinovski, gives the audience a first-hand impression of the state of transit that refugees experience on their journey to a better place.

What's pitching

IDFA FORUM. Six Danish projects are lined up this year for IDFA's influential financing market – films by directors Camilla Nielsson, Sun Hee Engelstoft, Mira Jargil, René Sascha Johannsen, Lasse Barkfors, Frida Barkfors and Guy Davidi touching on subjects of democracy, international adoption, family guilt and more.

Before the Curtain Falls / Anders Østergaard

Martin Goldsmith never knew what really had happened to his parents Georg and Rosemarie before their escape from Germany in 1941. As he confronts his father, we are brought back to the complex 1930s, when his parents were young musicians in a bizarre organisation – Jüdischer Kulturbund.

The Cave / Feras Fayyad

Deep beneath the surface in the Syrian province of Al Ghouta, a group of female doctors have established an underground field hospital.

Cherry Tale / Eva Mulvad

Three entrepreneurs aim high as they decide to produce a high quality cherry wine, which receives praise all over the world. Soon, however, the dark clouds of the financial crisis are looming over the Nordic wine castle.

Cold Case Hammarskjöld / Mads Brügger

It’s midnight. Rhodesia’s jungle is dressed in a steaming black. A propeller is heard in the distance. In the plane is UN Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld and his entourage. In a few seconds, they will not exist anymore.

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News from the DFI

‘The Girl with the Needle’ nominated for European Film Awards.

05. nov 2024 | NOMINATIONS. The Danish film ‘The Girl with the Needle’ by Magnus von Horn has received three European Film Award nominations in the categories ‘Best actress’ and ‘Best Screenwriter’.

Danish documentary selected as IDFA opening film

15. oct 2024 | DOCUMENTARY. The Danish documentary ‘About a Hero’ by Piotr Winiewicz will serve as the opening film at the renowned International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) on 14 November.

'The Girl with the Needle' is Denmark's Oscar Entry

19. sep 2024 | OSCAR 2025. The Danish Oscar Submitting Committee has unanimously chosen 'The Girl with the Needle' as Denmark's entry in the International Feature Film category for the upcoming Academy Awards.

Danish Films and Series at Toronto

05. sep 2024 | TORONTO. Joshua Oppenheimer's star-studded Danish-produced musical 'The End', Magnus von Horn's 'The Girl with the Needle', Frederik Louis Hviid's action drama 'The Quiet Ones' and Thomas Vinterberg's first…

Danish films at Venice Film Festival

28. aug 2024 | VENICE. Thomas Vinterberg's series 'Families Like Ours' will have its world premiere at the Venice International Film Festival, from August 28 to September 7. The festival will also showcase a newly restored…

Three films selected to Danish Oscar shortlist

22. aug 2024 | OSCAR 2025. The national Oscar commitee selects three films eligible as Denmark's candidate in the International Feature Film category. The final candidate will be announced on September 19.

My Eternal Summer selected for San Sebastian

20. aug 2024 | INTERNATIONAL. Sylvia Le Fanu's debut feature ‘My Eternal Summer’ will have its world premiere in the New Directors competition at the San Sebastian International Film Festival, one of Europe's most recognized film…

New Cultural Venue with Outdoor Cinema

16. aug 2024 | NEW ROOFTOP. Film Exhibition, Open-Air Cinema, Play Area, Eatery and Bar – all with a Spectacular City View. Copenhagen’s new rooftop terrace on top of the Film House in Gothersgade opened to the public on August…

New CEO of the Danish Film Institute

16. may 2024. The Danish Film Institute has found its next CEO. A hiring committee has unanimously chosen Tine Fischer to replace Claus Ladegaard on 1 August.

Danish films at Cannes

13. may 2024 | CANNES. Magnus von Horn's 'The Girl with the Needle' starring Vic Carmen Sonne and Trine Dyrholm is competing for the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival. Three minor co-productions are also selected for…

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