Denmark – Cinema Scandinavia

22/06/2018

Pre-production starts on season two of Denmark’s ‘Below the Surface’

The hit Danish hostage series Below the Surface will get a second season, with pre-production underway. Set in Copenhagen, season one followed the hijacking of a..

03/05/2018

Walter Presents picks up RIDE UPON THE STORM

The streaming service Walter Presents has acquired the UK rights to the Danish television drama series Ride Upon the Storm. The story centres on a family..

11/04/2018

THOSE WHO KILL revived by Viaplay

The Danish crime series Those Who Kill has been revived by the Scandinavian streaming service Viaplay. The series originally ran for one season back in 2011..

05/04/2018

“We Are a Hidden Minority”

An Interview with Malene Choi Jensen, the Director of ‘The Return’ The Danish motion picture entitled The Return has competed in the Best Nordic Film..

05/04/2018

The Return

Malene Choi Jensen’s feature debut entitled The Return is about identity, and the feeling of home and belonging. It’s a hybrid, meaning it perfectly balances..

31/03/2018

Titanic 2018: Iceland in Focus

The Titanic International Film Festival will take place 4-13 April 2018 in Budapest. This year’s focus is Iceland, but Denmark and Norway will also be..

20/03/2018

The Guilty / Den skyldige

Written and directed by Gustav Möller, The Guilty is a high-concept and skilfully tense Danish thriller that takes place over 85 minutes in real time…

19/03/2018

WINTER BROTHERS takes out the top prize at Denmark’s Bodil Awards

The winners of Denmark’s Bodil Awards have been announced, with the Danish/Icelandic co-production Winter Brothers taking out the top prize for Best Film. Winter Brothers, which..

08/03/2018

Below the Surface / Gidseltagningen

This is a review of the entire series and contains mild spoilers. A twist on the typical Nordic Noir genre, Below the Surface is more..

30/01/2018

Kasper Rune Larsen’s DENMARK to screen at Berlin

The new Nordic film Denmark has been selected to screen at the Berlinale Generation. The film is about 22-year-old Norge, who lives as a carefree bachelor..

23/01/2018

Two Nordic television dramas selected for the Berlinale Series

Two Nordic television dramas, Liberty and Home Ground, have been selected to screen in the Berlinale Series section of the Berlin Film Festival. The Berlinale Series section..

15/01/2018

Nordisk Panorama Awaits Your Films

Nordisk Panorama Film Festival taking place in Malmö annually wants you to submit your films. To do that, read the regulations, the FAQ page first,..

21/12/2017

LAST MEN IN ALEPPO on the Oscar Shortlist

The Danish documentary Last Men in Aleppo has been selected as one of the fifteen films that are on the Academy Award shortlist for Best Documentary Feature…

20/12/2017

The best Nordic films for Christmas!

The Nordic region is undoubtedly the capital of Christmas. Santa lives in the far north of Finland, Bergen in Norway has the world’s largest gingerbread..

11/12/2017

The Square Is Nominated for a Golden Globe

During the weekend, The Square, directed by Ruben Östlund, won six prizes at the 30th European Film Awards, and today it has been announced that..

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A third season of the comedy ‘Norsemen’ has been announced

Less than a month after the second season premiered on Netflix, a third season of the hit comedy Norsemen has been announced. Set in 790AD, Norsemen..

Anders Baasmo Christiansen to star in a new Norwegian series about Vidkun Quisling

The Norwegian actor Anders Baasmo Christiansen will potentially star in a new television series about Vidkun Quisling, who was a Norwegian Nazi supporter during the..

Watch the trailer for the upcoming Norwegian TV series ‘Kieler Street’

A new trailer has been released for the upcoming Norwegian television series Kieler Street. The series is about Jonas, who starts his new life by moving..

‘And Breathe Normally’ wins Brizzolara Family Foundation Award

The Icelandic film And Breathe Normally has won the Brizzolara Family Foundation Award at this year’s Hamptons International Film Festival in the United States. The award..