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Danish Film History: 1930-1939

In the 1930s talkies make their way into Denmark and jovial comedies with songs, so- called folk-comedies, became the decade's dominant genre. Poul Henningsen directs the documentary Danmark, which…

Danish Film History: 2000-2009

After the millennium popular film is composed of sequels, romantic comedies and "male action" movies. Mainstream film achieves success with attempts of classical genres and depictions of the class…

Poverty in short

22. nov 2012 | WHY POVERTY. Around 30 short films by new and emerging talents are part of the global campaign on poverty and inequality launched in November 2012. Watch some of the films here on our website.

Watch Lars von Trier trailers

20. dec 2013 | VISUAL CV. There is more to Lars von Trier than "Nymphomaniac". Watch trailers for the controversial director's feature films, from "The Element of Crime" to his four-hour opus opening in Denmark on 25 December…

Look of Silence – "Stunning Companion Piece"

29. aug 2014 | VENICE. We picked up a few headlines from the first reviews of Joshua Oppenheimer's "The Look of Silence," premiering at Venice Film Festival.

Indie picks for the summer

05. jul 2013 | US RELEASES. Judging by the latest UK ratings, Joshua Oppenheimer's "The Act of Killing" still leaves no critic unaffected. To be released in the US on 19 July, the film is one of four Danish-produced titles on…

The Ambassador divides US critics

03. sep 2012 | US PREMIERE. "One of the riskiest and most committed performances of the year" or "a lopsided act of gonzo reportage"? American critics are both fascinated and disturbed by Mads Brügger's documentary "The…

New black comedy from Ole Bornedal

29. nov 2016 | UPCOMING FILM. Ole Bornedal's absurd comedy "Small Town Killers" starring Ulrich Thomsen and Nicolas Bro opens on 12 January.

Upcoming Danish features

13. apr 2015 | UPCOMING. A wide range of feature films are premiering this spring and summer. Colonial history and the complicated nature of life, love, family and friendship are among the themes in the upcoming Danish…

Forthcoming Danish Features

17. mar 2015 | UPCOMING. Productivity is high in Danish filmmaking at the moment. To help out, here is a selection of some of the important films that have either just premiered or will so in the coming months.

Vinterberg Bringing The Commune to the Big Screen

11. nov 2014 | UPCOMING. Thomas Vinterberg is shooting "The Commune," a dramatic feature starring Ulrich Thomsen and Trine Dyrholm.

Can you identify these films?

18. apr 2012 | UNKNOWN. Are you an expert in silent German hairdresser farces, by any chance? Help the DFI Film Archive identify three unknown film clips from the early 1900s.