News from the DFI Passion for Dialogue 03. nov 2010 | INTERVIEW. Klara Grunning-Harris wasn’t sure she would ever return to her Scandinavian roots, but the post of DFI film commissioner was too much of a temptation. After 17 years in California, the 39-yearold… Rendering Architecture With Bodies 03. nov 2010 | INTERVIEW. Kaspar Astrup Schröder captivated audiences last year at IDFA with his stylish portrait of Dr. Nakamats, a famous inventor and cult figure in Japan. This year, the young Danish director is back with… Shut Up Mountain Goat! 03. nov 2010 | INTERVIEW. Phie Ambo's "The Home Front" is a breezy documentary comedy made for Danish prime-time TV, but the title's reference to war is no fluke. The film is about conflict, how they arise and grow, in this… The Beast in Civilisation 03. nov 2010 | INTERVIEW. How little do you have to scratch a civilisation's veneer before the dark, primeval forces appear? That's a fundamental question for the Danish director Janus Metz, whose documentary "Armadillo"… The Chamber You Must Always Remember To Forget 03. nov 2010 | INTERVIEW. Michael Madsen's "Into Eternity" is a mesmerizing reflection on the construction of the world's first permanent storage facility for nuclear waste. A reflection that Madsen, who comes from the art… The Last Farmer 03. nov 2010 | INTERVIEW. A farming country for the last 6,000 years, Denmark is undergoing radical changes, as industrialisation and streamlining has structured everything down to the smallest detail. In his portrait of a… You've Got Blood In Your Mobile 02. nov 2010 | INTERVIEW. When Frank Piasecki Poulsen went to Congo in 2008 to research a film about child workers, he was plunged into a real-life hell of human exploitation at militia-run mines extracting precious minerals… R wins Mumbai Jury Grand Prize 29. oct 2010 | AWARDS. For its unflinching portrayal of power within the prison system, Mumbai's Festival Jury, chaired by Jane Campion, presented 'R' with the Silver Gateway Trophy—the Jury Grand Prize—at the closing… Armadillo – a touchstone film 28. oct 2010 | AWARDS. "We believe that Armadillo is a touchstone film that will be watched for years to come", concluded Kevin MacDonald in his motivation for awarding Armadillo the British Grierson Award for Best… Broad film agreement reached 28. oct 2010 | FILM INDUSTRY. A broad film agreement was reached 27 October between parties in the Danish parliament. The key points in the new Film Agreement 2011-2014 are: over 2 billion DKK to Danish cinema over the next four… ‹ Previous 139 140 141 142 143 144 Next ›