The Nordic cinema markets

17. dec 2012 | MARKET STATISCICS. According to a new analysis of the Nordic and Baltic cinema markets, Icelanders are the most eager cinemagoers, while Lithuania is the country with the fewest screens. Denmark is in the middle of…

Nordic focus at Palm Springs

14. dec 2012 | FESTIVAL. A rare Nordic focus is lined up for Palm Springs International Film Festival in January, an important showcase for foreign-language Oscar entries. "Nordic Light" is a brand new section presenting 20…

Golden Globe nomination to A Royal Affair

13. dec 2012 | NOMINATION. "A Royal Affair", Denmark's official entry for the Best Foreign-Language Oscar, is nominated for a Golden Globe.

Mikkel Boe Følsgaard is Shooting Star

12. dec 2012 | BERLIN 2013. He plays the deranged King Christian in "A Royal Affair", a performance that won him a Silver Bear at this year's Berlinale. Soon Mikkel Boe Følsgaard is off to catch the spotlight once again as one…

Filmmakers must have courage and integrity

03. dec 2012. Q&A. Marie Schmidt Olesen has worked with film production and talent development for 14 years in Scotland. Now, she looks forward to getting to know the Danish talents and supporting them in…

The Hunt wins EFA for European Screenwriter

02. dec 2012 | EUROPEAN FILM AWARDS. Tobias Lindholm and Thomas Vinterberg won the award for European Screenwriter for "The Hunt" at the 2012 European Film Awards on Saturday in Malta.

Women on Power

22. nov 2012 | WHY POVERTY. Can you teach illiterate women from developing countries to build solar panels? That's exactly what a project in India aims to do. "Solar Mamas" tracks a Jordanian woman's struggle to educate herself…

Scrutinising a Swiss Mining Venture

22. nov 2012 | WHY POVERTY. In "Stealing Africa", Christoffer Guldbrandsen investigates how multinational companies are draining money out of Africa and into tax havens in the rich countries. The filmmaker wants to shake up our…

Mercy, Mercy and Ghost of Piramida nominated at IDFA

22. nov 2012. Katrine W. Kjær's "Mercy, Mercy" is nominated in the First Appearance Competition, and Andreas Koefoed's "Ghost of Piramida" in the Music Competition at the IDFA 2012.

Poverty in short

22. nov 2012 | WHY POVERTY. Around 30 short films by new and emerging talents are part of the global campaign on poverty and inequality launched in November 2012. Watch some of the films here on our website.