Venice Film Festival – English

The Promised Land Selected for Main Competition at Venice Film Festival

25. jul 2023 | FESTIVAL. Nikolaj Arcel's Zentropa production 'The Promised Land' is competing for the Golden Lion when the festival opens its doors to its 80th edition on August 30th.

Danish docs and series selected for Venice

31. aug 2022 | FESTIVAL. Jørgen Leth and Andreas Koefoed's 'Music for Black Pigeons', Guy Davidi's 'Innocence', Lars von Trier's 'The Kingdom Exodus' and Nicolas Winding Refn's 'Copenhagen Cowboy' are part of the lineup at…

Danish virtual reality film to compete in Venice

26. aug 2021 | VENICE. David Adler's virtual reality film 'End of Night' will compete for the Golden Lion in the virtual reality branch of the film festival in Venice. Also represented at the festival is Lebanese-Danish …

Venice winners explore the boundaries of animation

30. sep 2020 | PROFILE. Michelle and Uri Kranot won the top prize at Venice Film Festival for their virtual reality project 'The Hangman at Home'. Throughout the past decade, the artist couple have been exploring the…

Action drama Shorta in pursuit of nuances

04. sep 2020 | INTERVIEW. When Anders Ølholm and Frederik Louis Hviid embarked on their first feature film, their idea was to create a gripping police film that could also address some important themes. The director-writer…

Debut film and immersive experiences in Venice

28. aug 2020 | VENICE. 'Shorta' meets its first audience at the Venice Film Festival (2-12 September), which also marks the world premiere of three Danish virtual reality works.