The Danish Film Institute (Dfi) has appointed former Cph:dox director Tine Fischer as its new director.
Fischer will take up the position on August 1 this year. She will replace Claus Ladegaard, who has worked at the Dfi for 18 years including the last seven as director, and whose contract comes to an end this summer.
Fischer joins the Dfi from the National Film School of Denmark, where she has been principal since 2021. Prior to that, she was managing director and founder of Cph:dox, the Danish documentary festival.
“With Tine, the Film Institute gets a visionary and strategically strong leader with in-depth...
Fischer will take up the position on August 1 this year. She will replace Claus Ladegaard, who has worked at the Dfi for 18 years including the last seven as director, and whose contract comes to an end this summer.
Fischer joins the Dfi from the National Film School of Denmark, where she has been principal since 2021. Prior to that, she was managing director and founder of Cph:dox, the Danish documentary festival.
“With Tine, the Film Institute gets a visionary and strategically strong leader with in-depth...
- 5/1/2024
- ScreenDaily
Who do we traditionally consider to be Danish on screen, and why?
That is the question diversity action group ‘A Bigger Picture’ (Et Større Billede) is attempting to ask with its new visual campaign, which has sparked a controversial debate about representation and racism within the Danish film and TV industry.
The group, which comprises diverse members of the Danish industry, was created by actresses Laura Allen Müller (Borgen), Sandra Yi Sencindiver (Bäckström), Malaika B. Mosendane (Get a Life), Şiir Tilif (Borderline), and Dorcas Joanna Hansen. They teamed up during the pandemic through an informal support group for Danish actresses of color started by Sencindiver.
“It was just like a sisters network that’s been ongoing since 2020,” Sencindiver said.
Last month, the group made waves in Denmark when they released a series of images online that recreated the posters from three high-profile Danish productions: Fathers and Mothers by Paprika Steen,...
That is the question diversity action group ‘A Bigger Picture’ (Et Større Billede) is attempting to ask with its new visual campaign, which has sparked a controversial debate about representation and racism within the Danish film and TV industry.
The group, which comprises diverse members of the Danish industry, was created by actresses Laura Allen Müller (Borgen), Sandra Yi Sencindiver (Bäckström), Malaika B. Mosendane (Get a Life), Şiir Tilif (Borderline), and Dorcas Joanna Hansen. They teamed up during the pandemic through an informal support group for Danish actresses of color started by Sencindiver.
“It was just like a sisters network that’s been ongoing since 2020,” Sencindiver said.
Last month, the group made waves in Denmark when they released a series of images online that recreated the posters from three high-profile Danish productions: Fathers and Mothers by Paprika Steen,...
- 3/2/2023
- by Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV
The 2022 Nostradamus report was launched in Cannes by the Göteborg Film Festival.
Transforming working conditions across the industry should offer financial, artistic, and efficiency benefits directly. That’s one message in the 2022 Nostradamus report, launched in Cannes yesterday by the Göteborg Film Festival.
The ninth report, which is usually published each January, looks at the near-future of the audiovisual industries by talking to industry experts with analysis by author Johanna Koljonen. This year’s report is entitled “Imagining a Sustainable Industry.”
Questions posed by the report include “How can we build a long-term sustainable industry, taking into consideration financial, social as well as environmental perspectives?...
Transforming working conditions across the industry should offer financial, artistic, and efficiency benefits directly. That’s one message in the 2022 Nostradamus report, launched in Cannes yesterday by the Göteborg Film Festival.
The ninth report, which is usually published each January, looks at the near-future of the audiovisual industries by talking to industry experts with analysis by author Johanna Koljonen. This year’s report is entitled “Imagining a Sustainable Industry.”
Questions posed by the report include “How can we build a long-term sustainable industry, taking into consideration financial, social as well as environmental perspectives?...
- 5/24/2022
- by Wendy Mitchell
- ScreenDaily
2021 was another annus horribilis for cinemagoing in the Nordics, due to on-going and strict Covid restrictions that halved admissions compared to pre-pandemic levels.
Released late September/early October when cinemas for once ran at full capacity, “No Time to Die” literally saved the film year, and even ranked No. 1 among all James Bond movies ever released in Denmark.
Aside from Sweden, strong homegrown offers such as “Checkered Ninja 2” in Denmark, “Class Reunion 3” in Finland, “Cop Secret” in Iceland, “Three Wishes for Cinderella” in Norway enabled the Nordic nations to secure bullish market shares.
Denmark
In 2021, “No Time to Die” smashed all B.O. records for a James Bond movie in Denmark. That, however, didn’t prevent overall ticket sales from plummeting 45% from 2019, due to the pandemic.
The Danish film year opened and ended with closed cinemas, and faced a record 138 days of full cinema lockdown, according to the cinema association Danske biografer.
Released late September/early October when cinemas for once ran at full capacity, “No Time to Die” literally saved the film year, and even ranked No. 1 among all James Bond movies ever released in Denmark.
Aside from Sweden, strong homegrown offers such as “Checkered Ninja 2” in Denmark, “Class Reunion 3” in Finland, “Cop Secret” in Iceland, “Three Wishes for Cinderella” in Norway enabled the Nordic nations to secure bullish market shares.
Denmark
In 2021, “No Time to Die” smashed all B.O. records for a James Bond movie in Denmark. That, however, didn’t prevent overall ticket sales from plummeting 45% from 2019, due to the pandemic.
The Danish film year opened and ended with closed cinemas, and faced a record 138 days of full cinema lockdown, according to the cinema association Danske biografer.
- 2/6/2022
- by Annika Pham
- Variety Film + TV
Oasis Doc Heads To Paramount+; Danish Oscar Shortlist; ITV & Tencent Ink Co-Pro Deal – Global Briefs
Paramount+ Buys Oasis Concert Doc
Concert film Oasis Knebworth 1996 will head to Paramount+ in the US, UK, Latin America, Australia, the Nordics and Canada following its worldwide theatrical release. Dates are yet to be scheduled. Those outside of those markets will be able to watch the pic on MTV Worldwide. The film is told through the eyes of the concertgoers and features extensive and never-before-seen archive concert and backstage footage, plus interviews with the band and event organizers. “ViacomCBS has a long and storied history with Oasis dating back to their infamous performance on MTV Unplugged and unforgettable appearances on MTV’s The Jon Stewart Show and 120 Minutes,” said Bruce Gillmer, President of Music, Music Talent, Programming and Events, ViacomCBS and Chief Content Officer, Music, Paramount+. “This film will give Paramount+ and MTV audiences an all-access pass into these iconic concerts that defined an era and catapulted Oasis to legendary status.
Concert film Oasis Knebworth 1996 will head to Paramount+ in the US, UK, Latin America, Australia, the Nordics and Canada following its worldwide theatrical release. Dates are yet to be scheduled. Those outside of those markets will be able to watch the pic on MTV Worldwide. The film is told through the eyes of the concertgoers and features extensive and never-before-seen archive concert and backstage footage, plus interviews with the band and event organizers. “ViacomCBS has a long and storied history with Oasis dating back to their infamous performance on MTV Unplugged and unforgettable appearances on MTV’s The Jon Stewart Show and 120 Minutes,” said Bruce Gillmer, President of Music, Music Talent, Programming and Events, ViacomCBS and Chief Content Officer, Music, Paramount+. “This film will give Paramount+ and MTV audiences an all-access pass into these iconic concerts that defined an era and catapulted Oasis to legendary status.
- 9/16/2021
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
Denmark is the current holder of the award with ‘Another Round’.
Denmark has announced a trio of films shortlisted for its submission for the international Oscar race.
The three finalists are:
Jonas Poher Rasmussen’s Flee, the animated documentary about an Afghan refugee’s journey to Denmark - winner of the Grand Jury Prize in the World Cinema Documentary section at Sundance, with Neon handling North American distribution. Charlotte Sieling’s Margrete - Queen of the North – a epic drama starring Trine Dyrholm as Margrete the First, who ruled Scandinavia in the early 1400s; Samuel Goldwyn will release in the US.
Denmark has announced a trio of films shortlisted for its submission for the international Oscar race.
The three finalists are:
Jonas Poher Rasmussen’s Flee, the animated documentary about an Afghan refugee’s journey to Denmark - winner of the Grand Jury Prize in the World Cinema Documentary section at Sundance, with Neon handling North American distribution. Charlotte Sieling’s Margrete - Queen of the North – a epic drama starring Trine Dyrholm as Margrete the First, who ruled Scandinavia in the early 1400s; Samuel Goldwyn will release in the US.
- 9/16/2021
- by Wendy Mitchell
- ScreenDaily
More than a year after the first lockdown due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Nordic film industry is showing its remarkable resilience and ability to adapt.
Only 2% of film projects were cancelled due to the pandemic, according to a report commissioned by the Nordisk Film & TV Fond — whose partners include national film institutes in Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland and Iceland — and the demand for popular Nordic drama series is higher than ever.
Governments across the Nordics rapidly introduced a series of mitigating and financial measures, in addition to the generous subsidy system already in place, though there was widespread criticism at the start that the aid, directed at businesses in general, was difficult to access for the many SMEs that make up the Nordic region’s film industry.
Across most Nordic countries, shooting resumed in May 2020, two months after lockdown, thanks to the introduction of safe filming guidelines, lower infection rates,...
Only 2% of film projects were cancelled due to the pandemic, according to a report commissioned by the Nordisk Film & TV Fond — whose partners include national film institutes in Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland and Iceland — and the demand for popular Nordic drama series is higher than ever.
Governments across the Nordics rapidly introduced a series of mitigating and financial measures, in addition to the generous subsidy system already in place, though there was widespread criticism at the start that the aid, directed at businesses in general, was difficult to access for the many SMEs that make up the Nordic region’s film industry.
Across most Nordic countries, shooting resumed in May 2020, two months after lockdown, thanks to the introduction of safe filming guidelines, lower infection rates,...
- 7/9/2021
- by Lise Pedersen
- Variety Film + TV
“It’s coming home!” A man, who I met briefly two days ago here in Cannes and have since forgotten his name, yells at me as we bump elbows on Rue D’Antibes. It’s the first full day of Cannes Film Festival and while the eyes of the world are trained on the directors and stars of a line-up of the most anticipated movies of the year, a selection of attendees are finding themselves somewhat distracted.
Aside from the weather, perhaps the biggest difference of Cannes being staged in July is that it has landed in the final week of the Euro 2020 (not 2021) soccer tournament. For the ardent sports fans among the delegation, particularly those with national teams still in the competition, being able to watch the matches is as pressing as securing your tickets for the hottest films in town.
Tonight at 9pm local time...
Aside from the weather, perhaps the biggest difference of Cannes being staged in July is that it has landed in the final week of the Euro 2020 (not 2021) soccer tournament. For the ardent sports fans among the delegation, particularly those with national teams still in the competition, being able to watch the matches is as pressing as securing your tickets for the hottest films in town.
Tonight at 9pm local time...
- 7/7/2021
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
Due to Covid-19 cinema lockdowns or restrictions, box office in the Nordic region plummeted in 2020 year-on-year by 64% in Sweden, 57.6% in Iceland, 57% in Norway, 54% in Finland, and 47% in Denmark.
The dearth of new U.S .tentpoles, combined with strong domestic titles such as “Another Round,” allowed homegrown movies to punch all-time record market shares in Denmark (50.4%), Finland (41.1%) and Norway (35.6%).
The biggest U.S. hit across the Nordics was Disney’s “Frozen 2,” which continued to perform strongly in early 2020 after its Christmas 2019 opening.
Denmark: The Year of ‘Another Round’
Thomas Vinterberg’s Oscar contender and 2020 champion “Another Round” figured among a handful of national titles that saved the Danish cinema year and mitigated Covid-19’s impact on cinemagoing.
National box office sank 47% to Dkk 630 million ($101 million) off 7.2 million ticket sales in 2020. This compares to 13.2 million admissions for a gross box office value of Dkk 1.18 billion ($190 million) in 2019, according to preliminary data...
The dearth of new U.S .tentpoles, combined with strong domestic titles such as “Another Round,” allowed homegrown movies to punch all-time record market shares in Denmark (50.4%), Finland (41.1%) and Norway (35.6%).
The biggest U.S. hit across the Nordics was Disney’s “Frozen 2,” which continued to perform strongly in early 2020 after its Christmas 2019 opening.
Denmark: The Year of ‘Another Round’
Thomas Vinterberg’s Oscar contender and 2020 champion “Another Round” figured among a handful of national titles that saved the Danish cinema year and mitigated Covid-19’s impact on cinemagoing.
National box office sank 47% to Dkk 630 million ($101 million) off 7.2 million ticket sales in 2020. This compares to 13.2 million admissions for a gross box office value of Dkk 1.18 billion ($190 million) in 2019, according to preliminary data...
- 2/5/2021
- by Annika Pham
- Variety Film + TV
Mads Mikkelsen stars in the drinking drama.
Thomas Vinterberg’s drinking drama Another Round will represent Denmark in the international feature category at the 2021 Oscars.
It was selected by the Danish Oscar committee, comprised of film industry representatives including from the Danish Film Institute.
The title was chosen from a three-film shortlist, ahead of Malou Reymann’s A Perfectly Normal Family and Anders Ølholm and Frederik Louis Hviid’s Shorta.
Oscars best international feature 2021: all the films submitted so far
Another Round premiered at Toronto International Film Festival in September, having previously been awarded the Cannes 2020 label in June.
Thomas Vinterberg’s drinking drama Another Round will represent Denmark in the international feature category at the 2021 Oscars.
It was selected by the Danish Oscar committee, comprised of film industry representatives including from the Danish Film Institute.
The title was chosen from a three-film shortlist, ahead of Malou Reymann’s A Perfectly Normal Family and Anders Ølholm and Frederik Louis Hviid’s Shorta.
Oscars best international feature 2021: all the films submitted so far
Another Round premiered at Toronto International Film Festival in September, having previously been awarded the Cannes 2020 label in June.
- 11/18/2020
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
Thomas Vinterberg’s award-winning drama “Another Round” has been selected as Denmark’s submission in the Oscars’ international feature film category.
Produced by Zentropa, “Another Round” follows four weary high school teachers experimenting with the liberating effects of alcohol. The movie was part of Cannes’ 2020 Official Selection and had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival. Star Mads Mikkelsen won the Silver Shell for Best Actor at the San Sebastian Film Festival, among the film’s other international awards. “Another Round” has been acquired by Samuel Goldwyn Films for the U.S. TrustNordisk is handling international sales.
“‘Another Round’ is an original drama about our desire to feel the rush of life, even when the party is over and the lights come on. Director Thomas Vinterberg and screenwriter Tobias Lindholm take an unblinking look at this universal longing in a story of four men in mid-life experimenting with...
Produced by Zentropa, “Another Round” follows four weary high school teachers experimenting with the liberating effects of alcohol. The movie was part of Cannes’ 2020 Official Selection and had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival. Star Mads Mikkelsen won the Silver Shell for Best Actor at the San Sebastian Film Festival, among the film’s other international awards. “Another Round” has been acquired by Samuel Goldwyn Films for the U.S. TrustNordisk is handling international sales.
“‘Another Round’ is an original drama about our desire to feel the rush of life, even when the party is over and the lights come on. Director Thomas Vinterberg and screenwriter Tobias Lindholm take an unblinking look at this universal longing in a story of four men in mid-life experimenting with...
- 11/18/2020
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Pop the champagne – the Danish Film Institute is sending Thomas Vinterberg’s Another Round to the 2021 International Oscar race.
The pic stars Mads Mikkelsen as one of a group of high school teachers who test a theory that they will improve their lives by maintaining a constant level of alcohol in their blood. It was a Cannes label selection and screened at Toronto, going on to win awards at the San Sebastian and London film festivals.
Another Round was selected ahead of Malou Reymann’s A Perfectly Normal Family and Frederik Louis Hviid and Anders Ølholm’s Shorta by a Danish Film Institute committee, which wrapped its decisive meeting just now.
The committee was comprised of chairman Claus Ladegaard, Noemi Ferrer (Danish Producers), Ali Abbasi (Danish Directors), Mette Heeno (Danish Screenwriters), Jan Weincke (Danish Cinematographers), Nanna Frank Rasmussen (Danish Film Critics), Søren Søndergaard (Danish Cinema Owners...
The pic stars Mads Mikkelsen as one of a group of high school teachers who test a theory that they will improve their lives by maintaining a constant level of alcohol in their blood. It was a Cannes label selection and screened at Toronto, going on to win awards at the San Sebastian and London film festivals.
Another Round was selected ahead of Malou Reymann’s A Perfectly Normal Family and Frederik Louis Hviid and Anders Ølholm’s Shorta by a Danish Film Institute committee, which wrapped its decisive meeting just now.
The committee was comprised of chairman Claus Ladegaard, Noemi Ferrer (Danish Producers), Ali Abbasi (Danish Directors), Mette Heeno (Danish Screenwriters), Jan Weincke (Danish Cinematographers), Nanna Frank Rasmussen (Danish Film Critics), Søren Søndergaard (Danish Cinema Owners...
- 11/18/2020
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
Series of 36 films kicks off today with Danish Film/Women Directors.
Alamo Drafthouse Cinema is partnering with Danish Film Institute on a year-long celebration of Danish cinema to run as a bimonthly curated series of films on recently launched Alamo On Demand VOD.
The series comprises six bundles of six films and kicks off today (June 25) with a Danish Film/Women Directors selection, with the support of the ministry of culture and the Danish ministry of foreign affairs.
Danish Films/Women Directors features six films: Frederikke Aspöck’ prison comedy Out Of Tune; Pernille Fischer Christensen’s friendship drama A Soap...
Alamo Drafthouse Cinema is partnering with Danish Film Institute on a year-long celebration of Danish cinema to run as a bimonthly curated series of films on recently launched Alamo On Demand VOD.
The series comprises six bundles of six films and kicks off today (June 25) with a Danish Film/Women Directors selection, with the support of the ministry of culture and the Danish ministry of foreign affairs.
Danish Films/Women Directors features six films: Frederikke Aspöck’ prison comedy Out Of Tune; Pernille Fischer Christensen’s friendship drama A Soap...
- 6/25/2020
- by 36¦Jeremy Kay¦54¦
- ScreenDaily
May el-Toukhy’s Sundance prize-winning “Queen of Hearts” has been selected as Denmark’s Oscar entry in the international feature film race.
“Queen of Hearts” beat out Michael Noer’s “Before the Frost” and “Daniel” by Niels Arden Oplev and Anders W. Berthelsen which had been shortlisted. The Danish Oscar committee is made up of representatives from the film industry and the Danish Film Institute.
Represented in international markets by TrustNordisk, “Queen of Hearts” world premiered at Sundance where it won the audience prize.
The film tells the story of Anne, a dedicated lawyer who lives what appears to be the picture-perfect life with her husband, Peter, and their twin daughters. When her estranged teenage stepson moves in with them, Anne’s escalating desire leads her down a dangerous path, jeopardizing both her career and family. The film was written by Maren Louise Käehne, in collaboration with El-Toukhy.
“A story of power,...
“Queen of Hearts” beat out Michael Noer’s “Before the Frost” and “Daniel” by Niels Arden Oplev and Anders W. Berthelsen which had been shortlisted. The Danish Oscar committee is made up of representatives from the film industry and the Danish Film Institute.
Represented in international markets by TrustNordisk, “Queen of Hearts” world premiered at Sundance where it won the audience prize.
The film tells the story of Anne, a dedicated lawyer who lives what appears to be the picture-perfect life with her husband, Peter, and their twin daughters. When her estranged teenage stepson moves in with them, Anne’s escalating desire leads her down a dangerous path, jeopardizing both her career and family. The film was written by Maren Louise Käehne, in collaboration with El-Toukhy.
“A story of power,...
- 9/24/2019
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
With the Scandinavian market becoming increasingly divided between blockbusters and indies, mid-budget films are left in limbo and struggling to get financial backing.
“The polarization starts at the funding stage,” says Hakon Overas of Norway’s 4½ Fiksjon, the production company behind Hans Petter Moland’s “Out Stealing Horses,” in competition for the Golden Bear in Berlin. “[The Norwegian Film Institute] won’t give money to those films ‘in the middle,’ the ones we used to make.”
Moland’s business partner Turid Oversveen agrees. “We used to focus on quality art films, but today we are forced to include blockbusters and more commercial films or we are out of business.”
For Torleif Hauge, Project Advisor at the Nordisk TV and Film Fund, the investors’ risk-averse attitude is down to consumer behavior: “People still go to the cinema, tickets are selling like never before, but more money is going to blockbusters because that’s what people go to see.
“The polarization starts at the funding stage,” says Hakon Overas of Norway’s 4½ Fiksjon, the production company behind Hans Petter Moland’s “Out Stealing Horses,” in competition for the Golden Bear in Berlin. “[The Norwegian Film Institute] won’t give money to those films ‘in the middle,’ the ones we used to make.”
Moland’s business partner Turid Oversveen agrees. “We used to focus on quality art films, but today we are forced to include blockbusters and more commercial films or we are out of business.”
For Torleif Hauge, Project Advisor at the Nordisk TV and Film Fund, the investors’ risk-averse attitude is down to consumer behavior: “People still go to the cinema, tickets are selling like never before, but more money is going to blockbusters because that’s what people go to see.
- 2/10/2019
- by Lise Pedersen
- Variety Film + TV
Danish documaker Simon Lereng Wilmont’s Oscar-shortlisted “The Distant Barking of Dogs,” which observes the impact of the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine on the life of a 10-year-old Ukrainian boy, encapsulates why, just as with fictional features, Danish docs are thriving.
This fly-on-the-wall portrait that unfolds from the boy’s perspective without a word of narration “deftly weaves a precise coming-of-age narrative into its morally urgent anti-war tableau,” wrote Variety critic Guy Lodge. Besides stemming from a special sensitivity for the children’s universe that Danish cinema is known for, the pluriprized doc is also emblematic of how local documakers are honing their craft, pushing boundaries, and taking their works to new heights.
“In Denmark they are really experimenting with various forms of documentary storytelling in terms of making the narratives dramaturgically like feature films,” says Petri Kemppinen, head of the Oslo-based Nordisk Film & TV Fund.
The thriller-like...
This fly-on-the-wall portrait that unfolds from the boy’s perspective without a word of narration “deftly weaves a precise coming-of-age narrative into its morally urgent anti-war tableau,” wrote Variety critic Guy Lodge. Besides stemming from a special sensitivity for the children’s universe that Danish cinema is known for, the pluriprized doc is also emblematic of how local documakers are honing their craft, pushing boundaries, and taking their works to new heights.
“In Denmark they are really experimenting with various forms of documentary storytelling in terms of making the narratives dramaturgically like feature films,” says Petri Kemppinen, head of the Oslo-based Nordisk Film & TV Fund.
The thriller-like...
- 2/6/2019
- by Nick Vivarelli
- Variety Film + TV
The Danish film industry is on a roll this year with berths secured at major festivals besides the Berlinale where Lone Scherfig’s “The Kindness of Strangers” landed the opening slot, just as Susanne Bier’s Sandra Bullock starrer “Bird Box” is breaking records on Netflix and first-timer Gustav Möller’s “The Guilty” made the foreign-language Oscar shortlist.
It’s a particularly good time because different types of local productions are performing well both at home, where the domestic share of total admissions was a strong 29% in 2018, and in the international arena, which is seeing a new generation of Danish directors coming to the fore.
Last year there were 26 homegrown titles released in Denmark that sold 3.8 million tickets total, up from 2.5 million tickets in 2017, when the national market share was 20%.
Aside from new works by known names such as Christoffer Boe, whose high-profile crimer “The Purity of Vengeance” topped the 2018 chart,...
It’s a particularly good time because different types of local productions are performing well both at home, where the domestic share of total admissions was a strong 29% in 2018, and in the international arena, which is seeing a new generation of Danish directors coming to the fore.
Last year there were 26 homegrown titles released in Denmark that sold 3.8 million tickets total, up from 2.5 million tickets in 2017, when the national market share was 20%.
Aside from new works by known names such as Christoffer Boe, whose high-profile crimer “The Purity of Vengeance” topped the 2018 chart,...
- 2/6/2019
- by Nick Vivarelli
- Variety Film + TV
Last year, Danish, Icelandic and Norwegian films triumphed with local audiences, fueling general attendance. In Sweden, local fare also upped their share of an overall sluggish market, while Finland had a quieter year after a record 2017. Everywhere “Mamma Mia-Here We Go Again” was number one except in Denmark where local films were back in favor.
Denmark
After two years of slide, Danish films were back in favour with local crowds, and boosted general admissions to 13 million (up 4.6%) and box office to Dkk 1.1 billion ($173 million). With 3.8 million admissions (up 34.2% from 2017), representing Dkk 290.9 million ($44.5 million) in revenue, local titles claimed a 29% market share, the success target just set in new Danish Film Agreement for 2019-2023.
“In a country like Denmark with a relatively small feature film production [21 films in 2018], the box office will inevitably vary from one year to the next,” commented Claus Ladegaard, CEO at the Danish Film Institute. The latter welcomed the...
Denmark
After two years of slide, Danish films were back in favour with local crowds, and boosted general admissions to 13 million (up 4.6%) and box office to Dkk 1.1 billion ($173 million). With 3.8 million admissions (up 34.2% from 2017), representing Dkk 290.9 million ($44.5 million) in revenue, local titles claimed a 29% market share, the success target just set in new Danish Film Agreement for 2019-2023.
“In a country like Denmark with a relatively small feature film production [21 films in 2018], the box office will inevitably vary from one year to the next,” commented Claus Ladegaard, CEO at the Danish Film Institute. The latter welcomed the...
- 1/28/2019
- by Annika Pham
- Variety Film + TV
The Guilty backer is also tasked with helping Danish films hit a 29% local market share.
The new Danish Film Agreement will give the Danish Film Institute (Dfi) more flexibility in the way it funds films, including backing higher-budget ones for the first time, says Dfi CEO Claus Ladegaard.
The total amount of government support for film – $85m (Dkk 560 m) for both film funding and operating costs – is the same as under the previous agreement but the siliver lining is the funding can now be spent with fewer restrictions, inlcuding on higher budget films.
Previously, most Danish films backed by the...
The new Danish Film Agreement will give the Danish Film Institute (Dfi) more flexibility in the way it funds films, including backing higher-budget ones for the first time, says Dfi CEO Claus Ladegaard.
The total amount of government support for film – $85m (Dkk 560 m) for both film funding and operating costs – is the same as under the previous agreement but the siliver lining is the funding can now be spent with fewer restrictions, inlcuding on higher budget films.
Previously, most Danish films backed by the...
- 1/11/2019
- by Wendy Mitchell
- ScreenDaily
Panellists discuss march of the tech giants and keeping youth watching movies.
At the third edition of Flanders Image’s industry event Connext in Ghent, author Johanna Koljonen presented her annual future-facing study the Nostradamus report with updated findings.
The 2018 study was first presented at Goteborg’s Nordic Film Market in February and, in Ghent, was followed by a panel exploring its key themes.
One of the survey’s key findings, for which Koljonen interviewed a range of industry experts across film and TV including Danish Film Institute CEO Claus Ladegaard and Mediavision CEO Marie Nilsson, was the danger for...
At the third edition of Flanders Image’s industry event Connext in Ghent, author Johanna Koljonen presented her annual future-facing study the Nostradamus report with updated findings.
The 2018 study was first presented at Goteborg’s Nordic Film Market in February and, in Ghent, was followed by a panel exploring its key themes.
One of the survey’s key findings, for which Koljonen interviewed a range of industry experts across film and TV including Danish Film Institute CEO Claus Ladegaard and Mediavision CEO Marie Nilsson, was the danger for...
- 10/10/2018
- by Matt Mueller
- ScreenDaily
Panellists discuss march of the tech giants and keeping youth watching movies.
At the third edition of Flanders Image’s industry event Connext in Ghent, author Johanna Koljonen presented her annual future-facing study the Nostradamus report with updated findings. The 2018 study was first presented at Goteborg’s Nordic Film Market in February and, in Ghent, was followed by a panel exploring its key themes.
One of the survey’s key findings, for which Koljonen interviewed a range of industry experts across film and TV including Danish Film Institute CEO Claus Ladegaard and Mediavision CEO Marie Nilsson, was the danger for...
At the third edition of Flanders Image’s industry event Connext in Ghent, author Johanna Koljonen presented her annual future-facing study the Nostradamus report with updated findings. The 2018 study was first presented at Goteborg’s Nordic Film Market in February and, in Ghent, was followed by a panel exploring its key themes.
One of the survey’s key findings, for which Koljonen interviewed a range of industry experts across film and TV including Danish Film Institute CEO Claus Ladegaard and Mediavision CEO Marie Nilsson, was the danger for...
- 10/10/2018
- by Matt Mueller
- ScreenDaily
Latest Nostradamus report anticipates a “leaner” industry by 2023.
Source: Pexels
Pressing issues facing the film industry in the next five years include the TV and film worlds converging on the same digital platforms, traditional funding models needing to evolve, and the challenges of achieving gender equality starting from today’s dismal statistics, according to the 2018 Nostradamus report, an annual future-facing study presented by the Goteborg Film Festival with support from Lindholmen Science Park.
Author Johanna Koljonen unveiled the fifth-annual report at Goteborg’s Nordic Film Market. As usual, she has interviewed a range of experts from the TV and film world looking ahead at the next five years.
“In 2023, the number of storytelling voices will not be smaller, but the industry will be leaner, and a new normal will have started to take shape,” Koljonen predicts in the report’s introduction.
Some key points raised are:
The consumer relationship
The report suggests, “Pressures on the window...
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Pressing issues facing the film industry in the next five years include the TV and film worlds converging on the same digital platforms, traditional funding models needing to evolve, and the challenges of achieving gender equality starting from today’s dismal statistics, according to the 2018 Nostradamus report, an annual future-facing study presented by the Goteborg Film Festival with support from Lindholmen Science Park.
Author Johanna Koljonen unveiled the fifth-annual report at Goteborg’s Nordic Film Market. As usual, she has interviewed a range of experts from the TV and film world looking ahead at the next five years.
“In 2023, the number of storytelling voices will not be smaller, but the industry will be leaner, and a new normal will have started to take shape,” Koljonen predicts in the report’s introduction.
Some key points raised are:
The consumer relationship
The report suggests, “Pressures on the window...
- 2/6/2018
- by Wendy Mitchell
- ScreenDaily
Henrik Bo Nielsen has been in the role since 2007.
Danish Film Institute CEO Henrik Bo Nielsen is stepping down from his role after 10 years.
He will leave in early autumn, with Dfi VP Claus Ladegaard named by the company’s board as interim CEO until a permanent replacement is found.
Nielsen will be taking up a new post as CEO of the museum group Romu.
During his tenure, the Dfi has backed a series of films that have had success on the festival circuit and at international awards, including recent Oscar nominees A War and The Hunt.
“It has been an incredible 10 years,” Nielsen said. “A great number of results have been achieved, both for the Film Institute and for Danish film.
“I am proud to have had the opportunity to lead the Film Institute during a period of great change from the analogue to the digital reality.
“We have gone from a relatively few subsidy schemes...
Danish Film Institute CEO Henrik Bo Nielsen is stepping down from his role after 10 years.
He will leave in early autumn, with Dfi VP Claus Ladegaard named by the company’s board as interim CEO until a permanent replacement is found.
Nielsen will be taking up a new post as CEO of the museum group Romu.
During his tenure, the Dfi has backed a series of films that have had success on the festival circuit and at international awards, including recent Oscar nominees A War and The Hunt.
“It has been an incredible 10 years,” Nielsen said. “A great number of results have been achieved, both for the Film Institute and for Danish film.
“I am proud to have had the opportunity to lead the Film Institute during a period of great change from the analogue to the digital reality.
“We have gone from a relatively few subsidy schemes...
- 6/30/2017
- ScreenDaily
Former film commissioner at the Danish Film Institute appointed artistic director.
Mette Damgaard-Sørensen has been appointed as the new artistic director of New Danish Screen.
Damgaard-Sørensen has served as film commissioner at the Danish Film Institute and has worked as a script and development consultant on feature films and TV series.
Claus Ladegaard, head of production & development at the Danish Film Institute, commented: “Having met with talents in many contexts and in various media, Mette Damgaard-Sørensen will be an asset to the Danish Film Institute’s work with professional talent in film, television and trans-media.”
Damgaard-Sørensen succeeds Jakob Kirstein Høgel and is due to being on Sept 1 at the latest.
Mette Damgaard-Sørensen has been appointed as the new artistic director of New Danish Screen.
Damgaard-Sørensen has served as film commissioner at the Danish Film Institute and has worked as a script and development consultant on feature films and TV series.
Claus Ladegaard, head of production & development at the Danish Film Institute, commented: “Having met with talents in many contexts and in various media, Mette Damgaard-Sørensen will be an asset to the Danish Film Institute’s work with professional talent in film, television and trans-media.”
Damgaard-Sørensen succeeds Jakob Kirstein Høgel and is due to being on Sept 1 at the latest.
- 5/22/2014
- by ian.sandwell@screendaily.com (Ian Sandwell)
- ScreenDaily
Head of production at Finnish Film Foundation to join in November.
The board of directors of Nordisk Film & TV Fond have named Petri Kemppinen as the fund’s new CEO, effective Nov 1.
Kemppinen is currently head of production at the Finnish Film Foundation and has held board duties at Nordisk Film and TV Fond since 2008, first as vp of the board until 2010 and then as substitute board member.
He replaces Hanne Palmquist who will take up her new job as commissioning editor for drama at the Swedish broadcasting corporation Svt on Nov 1.
Claus Ladegaard, chairman of the board at Nordisk Film and TV Fond and head of production and development at the Danish Film Institute said: ‘Petri is a true ‘Nordic believer’. He comes with extensive experience from both TV and film and has for many years worked with the other Nordic countries as well as internationally.
“Nordic film and television have shown great and increasing potential...
The board of directors of Nordisk Film & TV Fond have named Petri Kemppinen as the fund’s new CEO, effective Nov 1.
Kemppinen is currently head of production at the Finnish Film Foundation and has held board duties at Nordisk Film and TV Fond since 2008, first as vp of the board until 2010 and then as substitute board member.
He replaces Hanne Palmquist who will take up her new job as commissioning editor for drama at the Swedish broadcasting corporation Svt on Nov 1.
Claus Ladegaard, chairman of the board at Nordisk Film and TV Fond and head of production and development at the Danish Film Institute said: ‘Petri is a true ‘Nordic believer’. He comes with extensive experience from both TV and film and has for many years worked with the other Nordic countries as well as internationally.
“Nordic film and television have shown great and increasing potential...
- 8/30/2013
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
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