Two Danish films honoured in Berlin

16. feb 2009.  

Carl Th. Dreyer Award to Henrik Ruben Genz

03. feb 2009. Director Henrik Ruben Genz received the prestigious Carl Th. Dreyer Award 2009 for his uncompromising formalism in "Terribly Happy".

100% Hollywood

02. feb 2009. Producer Regner Grasten has remade his decade-old Danish blockbuster "Love at First Hiccup" in Los Angeles.Rule number one, he says: Do it hundred percent the American way.

A Girl, A Boy, A Cat, A Mouse

02. feb 2009. That ought to be very simple: a girl, a boy, a cat, a mouse. Pil Maria Gunnarsson’s short film "The Mouse" is a deeply touching story about the hesitant beginnings of love, powerful jealousy and loss…

Danish Bad Guys

02. feb 2009. The golden age of Dogme opened a door to the world for Danish actors. Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Zlatko Buric, Jakob Cedergren and their Danish agents sketch their own part in the current trend – a trend that…

Danish Film Academy Robert Awards 2009

02. feb 2009. Henrik Ruben Genz' "Terribly Happy" was honoured with seven awards, including for Best Feature Film.

Declaration of war!

02. feb 2009. There are no two ways about love: either to the full and more, or not at all. Director Simon Staho’s rampage against all the killjoys, cowards and rationalists of love.

Embarrasing Things Like Solidarity And Compassion

02. feb 2009. Bridget Jones’ embarrassing ways don’t mean much. They just scuff up the ego a bit. Laying yourself bare, daring to show solidarity and empathy – now that’s embarrassing. When something greater than…

Films should make you feel

02. feb 2009. Manyar I. Parwani has no intention of sneaking out a polite debut feature. He wants to make a splash and shake up the audience with a movie about an important issue. Inspired by true events, "When…

Guts and Curiosity

02. feb 2009. Trine Dyrholm is hands-down Denmark’s biggest female film star.