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The Guilty is Denmark's Oscar entry

20. sep 2018 | OSCARS 2019. Gustav Möller and Nordisk Film Spring's 'The Guilty' is selected as Denmark's submission for the Academy Awards' Foreign-Language category.

New ways of using films in kindergartens

Children three to six should use film to strengthen their understanding of cooperation, language and media. That’s the idea behind a new learning universe, where preschoolers and kindergarten…

New talent award at CPH PIX

27. sep 2018 | CPH PIX. Denmark's largest feature film festival is gearing up for a fortnight of films, events and talks. A new award this year celebrates Danish director talents. We introduce the nominees for the Politiken…

Denmark and France strengthening film relations

31. aug 2018 | CO-PRODUCTION. A more flexible film agreement between Denmark and France opens doors for tighter co-production ties – aiming to benefit the industries, film cultures and audiences in both countries. The Danish…

Film agreement for next five years in place

02. nov 2018 | FILM POLICY. Strengthened regional film funds, a more flexible support system and ambitious goals for the audience’s experience of Danish films. These are some of the main items in the new five-year film…

Mads Brügger and May el-Toukhy selected for Sundance

28. nov 2018 | FESTIVAL. May el-Toukhy's drama 'Queen of Hearts' and Mads Brügger's documentary 'Cold Case Hammarskjöld' are making their world premiere in the international competitions at the Sundance Film Festival. The…

Psychosia: An existential earthquake

26. aug 2019 | INTERVIEW. Marie Grahtø is making her feature film debut with the drama 'Psychosia', whose genre she defines as "psychotic realism." Inspired by events in her own life, Grahtø conveys the experience of mental…

Gender balance

The Danish Film Institute works in partnership with the industry to create initiatives that document and enhance gender parity in Danish film.

Frank Piasecki Poulsen is new commissioner for documentaries

02. sep 2019 | FILM PEOPLE. The Danish Film Institute has appointed filmmaker Frank Piasecki Poulsen as new commissioner for documentary films.

IDFA director: Diversity is also about artistic expression

11. sep 2019 | INTERVIEW. The dominant Western documentary tradition has become too standardized, and that's just one reason to be more open to other regions' approaches, says artistic director of IDFA, Orwa Nyrabia. Since…

Queen of Hearts is Denmark's Oscar entry

24. sep 2019 | OSCAR 2020. May el-Toukhy's Sundance winner 'Queen of Hearts' about a powerful woman's fall from grace is selected as Denmark's official submission in the International Feature Film category.