BUSTER Awards 2008

29. sep 2008. At the closing gala of BUSTER, the Copenhagen International Festival for Children and Youth, the following awards were presented:

Danish films reap praise and sales at Toronto

12. sep 2008. Admirable mention and enhanced sales were the rewards for the quartet of Danish films entered at this year's Toronto International Film Festival, TIFF (4-13 September).

Jørgen Leth's fiction films — fourth DVD

09. sep 2008. Available now from The Jørgen Leth Collection is the fourth DVD set containing Leth's three fiction films: "Interference", "Traberg", and "A Midsummer Night's Play".

Roos Award 2008 goes to Tine Fischer

01. sep 2008. The Danish Film Institute's documentary-film award of 25,000 kroner (3,350 euros) has been awarded to Tine Fischer, director of the CPH:DOX international documentary film festival.

Odense International Film Festival Awards 2008

25. aug 2008. Awards presented at the 23rd Odense International Film Festival (19-24 August 2008) are as follows:National Jury

"Flame & Citron" selected for Toronto

19. aug 2008. Ole Christian Madsen's feature film "Flame & Citron" is selected for the Contemporary World Cinema programme at Toronto International Film Festival (4-13 September).

Danish contender for Academy Award nominations: "Worlds Apart"

13. aug 2008. Niels Arden Oplev's "Worlds Apart"/ "To verdener" is Denmark's entry for the 2009 Academy Award nominations for Best Foreign Language Film.

"Sunshine Barry & The Disco Worms" selected for Sprockets Family Zone, Toronto

23. jul 2008. The animated feature film "Sunshine Barry & the Disco Worms" is selected for the Sprockets Family Zone programme at the Toronto International Film Festival (4-13 September).

"Terribly Happy" wins the Crystal Globe Grand Prix in Karlovy Vary

14. jul 2008. Henrik Ruben Genz’ "Terribly Happy" took the $30.000 top award, the Crystal Globe Grand Prix, Saturday night at Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.

"Fear Me Not" and "Everlasting Moments" to Toronto

10. jul 2008.