Film education network
The amount of film -education activity in Denmark has increased significantly in recent years, and new actors are constantly emerging. In turn, the Danish Film Institute has taken the initiative to build a formalised Danish film education network.
Funding scheme: Film culture and film education for children and youth
The Danish Film Institute aims to create an optimal film culture and support film education for children and teens in Denmark. Accordingly, we have a funding scheme specifically for the dissemination of films for children and teens.
Film clubs
DaBUF, the association of Danish film clubs for children and teens, was founded in 1952 from a desire to secure and promote children’s access to quality films. Today, there are more than 70 film clubs for children and teens across Denmark. Every year, the clubs present a varied, curated film programme outside of school for more than 50,000 club members, under the slogan “Films should be seen together with others".
Festivals
A number of film festivals in Denmark have screenings for children and teens. Alongside screenings on weekends and outside of school, many of the festivals feature programmes aimed directly at schoolchildren with screenings during school hours.
Festivals supported by the Danish Film Institute that specialise in films for youthful audiences are, for instance, BUSTER, Salaam Film & Dialogue and the Odense International Film Festival.
See more about the festivals on this page listing all major Danish festivals