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Danish Releases June-August

01. jun 2011 | NEW RELEASES. The next quarter June-August sees the release of Simon Staho's musical "Love Is In The Air", a Strindberg adaptation by Linda Wendel, Martin Pieter Zandvliet's second feature "A Funny Man",…

Cool Noir

31. may 2011 | CRIME WAVE. There's already been much talk about the rise of Scandinavian mysteries – in novels, films and on TV. Around the world, people are lapping up the Scandinavian chills because, one Danish producer…

Support for digital cinema

31. may 2011 | FUNDING. The Danish Film Institute's new programme to support theatres in the necessary transition to digital cinema aims at the whole sector, says head of DFI Audience & Promotion Steffen Andersen-Møller.

From Cannes to Bangkok

23. may 2011 | CANNES. With "Drive" winning in Cannes Nicolas Winding Refn will be able to reach a broader international audience, says Lene Børglum, producer on Refn's upcoming "Only God Forgives" which starts pre…

Refn and Dunst awarded in Cannes

23. may 2011 | CANNES. Nicolas Winding Refn received the best director award for "Drive" and Kirsten Dunst was singled out for her lead in von Trier's "Melancholia" at Sunday's awards ceremony.

Royal drama on film

20. may 2011 | IN PRODUCTION. Mads Mikkelsen and Alicia Vikander star in Zentropa's "A Royal Affair" by Nikolaj Arcel, already sold for distribution in the US.