Joined forces

02. feb 2009. Thanks to a new fund, Copenhagen Film Festivals, the Danish capital can present a new, stronger festival line-up. Copenhagen Film Festivals embraces the CPH:DOX documentary film festival, the BUSTER…

Mikkelsen's European Year

02. feb 2009. Following his international breakthrough as a villain crying tears of blood in "Casino Royale", Danish actor Mads Mikkelsen is starring in three European films opening this year: Anno Saul’s "Die Tür…

Mothers & Daughters

02. feb 2009. Dependence on another person can be a disease, Heidi Maria Faisst says. The Danish director’s feature film debut "The Blessing" is a drama about a young mother who has a hard time breaking away from…

No Fun Being Lonely

02. feb 2009. Mads Matthiesen’s short fiction "Cathrine" carries the directors distinctive style: a strong social involvement and a desire for realism. Although a recent film school graduate, Matthiesen is not…

Painting the landscape of memory

02. feb 2009. Nils Malmros holds a unique position in Danish film as cinematic storyteller, memoirist and auteur.

Physical Presence

02. feb 2009. One of the best faces in Danish children’s and youth film, Shooting Star Cyron Melville is gearing up for a whole new stage in his career.

Politics and emotion

02. feb 2009. It was a long road to a first feature for director Kathrine Windfeld. Struggling to get a foot in the door, she is ready to put big emotions into Danish cinema. "The Escape" is the story of a Danish…

The Cinema of Tomorrow: Thinktank Shifts Up A Gear

02. feb 2009. Multiple initiatives have been launched over the last 20 years to strengthen the European film industry. One of the new kids on the block in terms of addressing the sector’s key policy issues is the…

The World Is Calling

02. feb 2009. Directors Lone Scherfig, Nicolas Winding Refn and Jonas Elmer plus screenwriter Rasmus Heisterberg – all used their Danish hits as launch pads to international work. Scherfig’s "An Education" took…

Filmhouse February

01. feb 2009. Let the Golden Bears Dance – Berlinale's 60th Anniversary

Over the years the Berlinale has grown into Europe’s biggest film market.