News from the DFI Diva in Distress 11. may 2009. Martin Pieter Zandvliet wants to resurrect the spirit of John Cassavetes in his feature film debut "Applause", a drama about a famous actress wallowing in loneliness, vanity and alcoholism. Guerrilla-style Filmmaking 11. may 2009. Nicolas Winding Refn caused a stir with his last venture, "Bronson". Not a biopic in any ordinary sense, Refn’s film about Britain’s longest-serving prisoner was chided for glorifying a criminal but… Irrational Love 11. may 2009. Nicolo Donato’s directorial debut "Brotherhood" is a frequently violent and yet tender story of love between two men in a radical right-wing community. Kindred Spirits 11. may 2009. Anthony Dod Mantle, the director of photography on Lars von Trier’s "Antichrist", recently won an Oscar for "Slumdog Millionaire". He and von Trier are kindred spirits. Love-hate Relationship 11. may 2009. No other Scandinavian director has worked with so many international stars and actors as Lars von Trier. "Antichrist" is no exception, starring Charlotte Gainsbourg and Willem Dafoe. Over the years,… New Pixel Politics 11. may 2009. One of the first memorable Danish video games had players fighting naval battles in five colours using two keys. Today, Danish politicians are backing a national game-design education as well as a… Raging Emotions 11. may 2009. What happens to someone whose whole world suddenly collapses? Morten Giese’s directorial debut "Love and Rage" explores that question in the story of a young conservatory student struggling with love… Ready to Rumble 11. may 2009. Growing up with Spielberg films, Christian Potalivo has a passion for good stories. This year’s Danish Producer on the Move recently spent three months in the Australian outback shooting his last… Struggling to Deal with Life 11. may 2009. Selected for the short film competition, Daniel Borgman’s "Lars and Peter" captures the difficult emotions of a young boy and his relationship to his father in the face of great loss. To All the Sylpphids of the World 11. may 2009. In her animated short "The Sylpphid", the Danish animation director Dorte Bengtson makes her mark as one of the most original and promising new talents to emerge from the animation programme at… ‹ Previous 166 167 168 169 170 171 Next ›