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Cecilie McNair to debut with psychological drama

02. jun 2021 | IN PRODUCTION. Cecilie McNair has begun principal photography on her feature film debut 'Baby Pyramid', a psychological drama about a fertility doctor unable to have a child. The film is expected to premiere in…

Jonas Kærup Hjort to debut with absurd, baroque black comedy

29. nov 2019 | IN PRODUCTION. Film school graduate Jonas Kærup Hjort makes his feature debut with a baroque black comedy exploring the human condition. Supported by the New Danish Screen talent scheme, the film is developed…

Debut film Psychosia selected for Venice's Critics' Week

07. aug 2019 | FESTIVAL. Marie Grahtø's debut feature, 'Psychosia', is selected for Venice Film Festival's Critics' Week, which has a keen eye on new talents and emerging trends. The sidebar competition runs parallel to the…

Danish talent development sows inspiration abroad

19. jun 2019 | TALENT DEVELOPMENT. 'Danes Do It Better!' is the title of a special programme at Neuchâtel Fantastic Film Festival about Danish inventiveness and the talent programme New Danish Screen. Former DFI producer Johnny…

Ulaa Salim: 'I want us to stop and listen to each other'

25. jan 2019 | INTERVIEW. Ulaa Salim’s debut feature, 'Sons of Denmark', grapples with hot-button issues in Denmark and Europe today. The aim was not to make a film about immigrants, but about people of all stripes, the…

Expanding the frame

05. jan 2014. The responsibility for developing cinema lies to a high degree with the new talents themselves, says the American film critic Robert Koehler.