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the wild swans
lulu – the bankrobbers wife
- the movie
Directors
Jannik Johansen, a.o.
Producer
Janni Helleskov
Produced by
Fine & Mellow for TV3,
Denmark
Duration
12 x 43 min. or 6 x
90 min.
Year of Production
2009
Original Title
Lulu - bankrøverens
kone
Directors
Peter Flinth & Ghita
Nørby
Producer
Jacob Jørgensen
Produced by
JJ Film
Duration
60 min.
Year of production
2009
Original title
De Vilde Svaner
A king lives in a beautiful castle with
his eleven sons and a daughter named
Elisa. Sadly, their mother passed
away and the father meets a beautiful woman and falls in love. She is a
witch and blinds him with her beauty.
She sends Elisa away and turns
Elisa’s brothers into wild swans
With help from an old woman in the
forest Elisa finds her brothers. They
are swans by day, but transforms
into humans at sunset. Elisa will do
whatever it takes to break the spell.
A fairy shows her in a dream, how she
must collect stinging nettles from
a graveyard and knit eleven shirts
from their soft flax. Until the day she
finishes, she must not speak. In the new land, where they now live, a
young king reigns, and he falls in love
with Elisa. They marry even though the
archbishop is horrified – convinced
she is a witch. The archbishop sees
Elisa one day, picking nettles at the
cemetery at night and the people in
the town sentence her to death. She
is taken to the market square to be
burnt at the stake.
The sky grows dark as eleven swans
swoop down beside her. She throws
the shirts over them. The crowd
gasps as the great swans turn into
princes again. She breaks the spell
and they all live happily ever after.
The Wild Swans is made in close collaboration with Her Majesty Queen
Margrethe II. The film transforms
Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy
tale into a spectacular universe and
transports the viewer into an artistically dark and magic world populated
by princes, princesses, evil stepmothers, body eaters and toads.
HM The Queen has designed the costumes and the scenography is made
out of a whole series of decoupages.
The decoupages include cutouts of
many types of imagery and move from
the tangible to the abstract – all
created from different sources. They
are included in the movie using ‘green
screen technology’, with the actors
acting in a scenic space represented
by the decoupages.
The story examines life’s great
themes: wickedness and love, but also
perseverance and the indefatigable struggle for justice. It presents
the viewer with the whole fairy tale,
but also illustrates HM The Queen’s
interpretation: “The deeper we
cought to delve into the fairytale, the
richer it turned out to be. Its imagery,
which had fascinated me already as a
child, unfolded in all its diversity and
reinforced my admiration and fondness for the art of Hans Christian
Andersen”.
HM The Queen is not only the designer
of the backgrounds (the decoupages)
and costumes, she also plays a minor
part in the movie.
For several years, HM The Queen has
devoted herself to Andersen’s literary
works, and dramatized, animated and
created illustrations to his fairy tales,
and with the The Wild Swans she has
proved that she is truly a great Hans
Christian Andersen artist.
Lulu is a charming and independent mother of two with her own hair
salon in the suburbs. For 10 years she
has been living with Leon, a good father and habitual criminal. But when
Leon is thrown into jail, Lulu is forced
to deal with a world she knows to exist but has no experience of
Trying to help Leon get out of jail,
Lulu is forced to interact with Leon’s
criminal network. She comes face
to face with a male dominated world
full of gangsters, shady characters,
Estonian hookers and of course, the
very charming but corrupt policeman
Patrick. In need of cash, she is forced
to pick up a little cash from Memeth,
a used car dealer. But one thing leads
to another and Lulu ends up being
part of a robbery against a money
transport carrying an unusually large
amount of unmarked Euros.
On top of excitement and action Lulu
finds herself in a situation, where she
has to choose between two men. On
the one hand, there is Leon, whom she
loves and who does so much for her
and her children but at whose hand
she also feels repeatedly betrayed.
On the other, there is Patrick; the
attractive policeman who seems to
be able to give Lulu the comfort and
stability she seeks, but who also has
deep cracks in his facade when closely
examined.
Iselin shall be defeated.
ences and do not treat each other
with respect.
the pact
Director
Jesper W Nielsen
Producer
Katrine Vogelsang
Author
Maya Illsøe
Produced by
DR
Duration
24 x 25 min.
Year of production
2009
Original Title
Pagten
An ice witch who threatens the existence of all pixie life, a secret pact
and a dangerous quest of magical trials – these are the fairytale elements
that make up this Christmas series
for the whole family
The Pact is an adventure story about
a schoolboy, Malte, and a pixie girl,
Lyda. The two are united in their battle to find the magical pact – the only
thing that can save the pixies from
being wiped out entirely by the evil ice
witch Iselin.
As a human and a pixie, the pair fulfill
the magical criteria to find the pact.
The pact’s hiding place is protected
by three magical tests – all of which
will test the limits of Malte and Lydas
courage and friendship. All the pixies’
extraordinary gifts will be called upon,
but also a stronger unity among the
humans will be required, if the evil
The Pact is a story concerned with
themes of community and embracing
each other despite differences. It is
about the responsibility we have to
the communities we are a part of and
about the difficulties that can arise if
we are not open to individual differ-
With a thrilling plot and mysteries The
Pact stimulates imagination and curiosity. At times it is scary, but never
frightening.
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the soccer girls
Directors
Malene Rykær &
Nicole Nielsen Horanyi
Producer
Helle Faber
Produced by
Monday Media
Duration
6 x 25 min.
Year of production
2010
Original title
Fodboldpigerne
new
Directors
Mariella Harpelunde &
Poul Berg
Producers
Katrine Vogelsang &
David C.H. Østerbøg
Produced by DR
Duration
28 x 14 min. or 14 x
29 min.
19 more episodes to
be ready in 2010.
Year of Production
2008-2010
Original title
Isa’s Stepz
needs to decide whether she wants to
stay on the team at all. Harboe’s new
boyfriend is feed up with her soccer
practice after school and her having
to play games every single weekend.
Finding your place on a girls’ soccer
team is not easy. Naturally it is about
talent, but like in any other group of
girls popularity is the key to happiness. The competition inside and outside of the soccer field is demanding
on the girls – discipline and internal
relationships are tested.
the highvoltageman
and the robotboys
Directors
Steen Koerner & Emil
Bernild Ferslev
Producer
Emil Bernild Ferslev
Produced by
Bern Film
Duration
20 x 10 min.
Year of production
2009
Original titel
Højspændingsmanden
og Robotdrengene
The Highvoltageman and the Robotboys have arrived from a distant
galaxy, far, far away, hell-bent on
their mission: ’electric boogie for
everyone’!
In a futuristic, virtual universe where
electronic pop is king, the three characters, The Highvoltageman and The
Robotboys, perform electric boogie
as a way of life. Each episode sees the
unlikely ensemble enthuse their way
through a new set of dance routines
and styles, hell-bent on accomplishing their mission: ’electric boogie for
everyone’! Impossible to resist, the
viewer is captivated by the repetition and enjoyment, and fascinated
children are inspired to get up from
the couch and get dancing.
We also visit the crazy robot family
The Robertsons, consisting of mom,
dad and two boys. The robot family’s
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A pre-teen drama-comedy series
taking place in a dance school
Isabella is 13 years old and an extraordinary hip hop dancer. All of her life
she has lived with her dad in a small
townhouse, owned by Isabella’s grandfather, the infamous dance instructor
Elliot Zwimmel.
Elliot runs the dance school “Zwimmel’s Dance Institute”. This is where
Isabella dances several times a week
with the young dance instructor
Lucas Lee, whom she has a secret
crush on. But her grandfather owes
money left and right and when the
debts become too overwhelming he
decides to sell his townhouse to save
the dance school.
Isabella and her dad are put out on
the street and they move into the
dance school for the time being.
Isabella hopes they can stay there and
she slowly realises that her efforts
The episodes are interspersed by
fantastically fanciful animations,
handdrawn in high-speed.
Children love dancing, children love
laughing, children love drawing.
Children love The Highvoltageman and
The Robotboys.
are needed if they are to save the
dance school. But it is not as easy as
she had anticipated!
thea & the leopard
Director
Lisa Aschan
Producer
David C.H. Østerbøg
Produced by
DR
Duration
3 x 28 min.
Year of Production
2009
Original Title
Thea og Leoparden
The story of two eight year old girls
and the difficulties they go through
to make their families allow their
friendship
Thea has recently left the hospital
after a serious illness, and her mother
is very over-protective because she
is terrified that her daughter will fall
ill again. More than anything Thea just
wants a friend and when she meets
The Leopard who lives in the building
they soon embark upon an adventure.
In the basement something mysterious is happening. People’s laundry is
disappearing and when Thea’s mother
accuses The Leopard of stealing
it, the two girls decide to find the
culprit.
Many things challenge the two girls
in their search, but together Thea
and The Leopard are capable of more
the tweetlings
greatest wish is to live a completely
normal life as ordinary people, but
when you are a robot even a simple
thing like having breakfast can prove
a big challenge. Laugh along when the
family humourously and in its own,
quirky fashion hurl themselves into
everyday life.
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isa’s stepz
This series takes a closer look at a
girls’ soccer team – their last season
together, before they split up and
move on to the next level within their
discipline. This season is the final
test. Can the girls make it into the
top league and win their 10th title
together?
Individually the girls are skilled and
ambitious, but in this final and crucial
season the team spirit suffers. All of
the girls struggle with their own personal issues. Amina battles with her
excessive weight which could prevent
her from making it to the talent team,
Molly G. is forced to replace her pushup bra with a sports bra, and Chirine
is always mistaken for a boy. Chirine’s
twin sister Sirine is a girly and boyloving goalie. While Ranya fights to get
her five minutes in the game, Harboe
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Director
Tone Tarding
Producer
Marie Bro
Produced by
Pip & Co., c/o Dansk
Tegnefilm 2 for DR
Duration
4 x 6 min.
Year of production
2009
Original Title
Pipungerne
Four wonderful little films about Sille
and Saxe, two chicks barely out of
the fledgling stage
They live in a forest full of surprises
but one that is safe all the same. It
is also home to Sniffy the Songbird,
who always has a cold, and the cuckoo
chicks who are always hungry. And
Vigga Mouse who is in charge of her
swarms of baby brothers and sisters;
the baby stork who has become separated from his mama; the busy ants,
and the water-loving frogs. Based on
the way three-to-six-year-olds play,
and the series allows plenty of time
for repetitions and detail.
Also available as fillers
Duration: 53 x 30 sec
than people think. They find the laundry thief and they also open Thea’s
mother’s eyes to the fact that Thea is
well and just needs to get out and be
with her friend.
Awarded Best animation at
Nordic Children’s TV Festival 2009
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football is god
new
tankograd
- a film about faith and football
Director
Ole Bendtzen
Producer
Signe Byrge Sørensen
Produced by
Final Cut Film for DR
Co-Produced by
Making Movies Oy,
SVT, YLE, SBS, VPRO,
IBA & Czech TV
Duration
1 hour
Year of Production
2010
Original Title
The Believers
“Playing against Boca Juniors is the
closest you come to Hell.” Romario,
professional footballer
The fans of the football club Boca
Juniors have founded a church also
known as the Hand of God Church to
worship their idol Diego Maradona. The
church considers Maradona´s biography
“I Am Diego” as its bible. The Brothers
celebrate Christmas on Maradona’s
birthday and according to the church we
are now in the year 48 AD - After Diego.
We follow three characters: Hernan
42 years, the intellectual who believes
that Boca Juniors means more to him
than earthly values. But doubt is eating
Hernán and he finds himself in a personal struggle. On the verge Hernan is
now seeing a shrink.
In contrast there is Pablo, 26 years,
who believes Maradona is God and
places football higher than the love
for his family. Finally there is La Tia, a
75-year-old woman, known by all as an
extremely funny eccentric but behind
the mask lures the tragedy and the
solitude of an old woman.
new
Once, Albinos only had to fear the
burning sun and constantly seek the
shade. But now they also fear what is
hiding in the shadows
Many of Tanzania’s 170,000 Albinos have
gone into hiding. They are being hunted
because witchdoctors are spreading
the belief that Albinos possess a magic
power. They believe that body parts
from Albinos can bring you wealth, so
they make potions and charms from
Albinos’ legs, hair, hands, and blood.
ritual killers in 2008.
In September 2009 the very first trial
against men accused of killing Albinos
began.
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birth of a surgeon
Director
Karin C. Falck
Producer Loui Bernal
Produced by
Filmator/Living People
Documentary
Co-produced by
Thirteen Wide Angle
PBS, SVT, Swedish Filminstitute, IKON & DR
Duration 45 & 52 min.
Year of Production
2009
Original Title
Birth of a Surgeon
Sub-Saharan Africa is the world’s
deadliest place to give birth
In a region where over a quarter of
a million women die in childbirth each
year, Mozambique is combating high
maternal death rates by implementing unconventional programmes. This
Emmy Award nominated documentary
follows Emilia Cumbane, one of the
first Mozambican midwives-in-training. From intensive medical classes,
through night shifts in the delivery
wards as she fights for recognition
of her surgical competence. And into
makeshift operating rooms across
rural Mozambique as she performs
caesareans and hysterectomies –
and fights to save lives. “I like to be a
midwife,” Cumbane says. “I think it’s a
good profession – to produce people.”
The film captures one woman’s story
on the frontlines of improving mater-
The Russian industrial city of Chelyabinsk
is currently one of the world’s most radioactive sites. During the Cold War it was
one of the Soviet Union’s secret cities
and it developed the first atomic bomb.
Today the city is known for its radioactive contamination – but it also has one
of Russia’s most vibrant dance scenes.
The film follows two young dancers, Vova
and Masha, who are stuck in a city that
makes them sick. They use dance as an
art form to create a space where they
can find faith and hope for the future.
Being an environmental dance film,
Tankograd is rather extraordinary in its
subject. In addition, the film presents the
city’s dance company and its creation
of the performance ‘Celestial bodies’
about losing gravity as a human being, in
out of love
Since 2007 Tanzanians have killed 54 Albinos, most of them children, hoping to
obtain wealth and success. The killings
continue despite government efforts
to stop the practice.
The Mitindo Primary School in the
northern part of Tanzania is a school
for the blind and visually impaired. Now
the school is filled by Albino children
seeking a safe haven. Manyasi is one of
the children on the run. His sister was
brutally murdered and mutilated by
An epic documentary film about a
dance company in the world’s most
radioactively contaminated region
combination with glimpses of the 20th
century’s greatest radioactive environmental disaster.
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albino killings in africa
Directors & Producers
Suzanne Skærbæk
Nielsen & Camilla
Folsach Madsen
Produced by
Mani Film
Duration
52 min.
Year of Production
2009
Original Title
Albinomord i Afrika
Director
Boris Bertram
Producers
Sara Stockmann &
Anne Wivel
Produced by
Barok Film A/S
Duration
56 min.
Year of Production
2009
Original title
Tankograd
Official Selection
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Director
Birgitte Stærmose
Producer
Jesper Morthorst
Executive Producers
Tine Grew Pfeiffer &
Christoffer Boe
Produced by
Alphaville Pictures
Duration 29 min.
Year of Production
2009
Original Title
Ønskebørn
A gripping and unorthodox story
about the experiences of children in
an unreal-looking Pristina, the capital
of Kosovo
We are in Kosovo, among the city’s
street children, in 2009. Fusing documentary and fiction, Out of Love depicts the lives of these children trying
to survive the aftermath of war
by selling cigarettes on the street.
Berlinale Special Mention
Through monologues performed by
the children against the eerie backdrops of Pristina, the film tells their
gripping and sad story of memory,
loss and fear. But we are as far from
observational documentarism as one
can make it. The film’s director is
looking for something else. She wants
to tell a story that rises above street
level; a story about the children and
their loss, grief, survival and humanity.
European Film Academy
Short Film nominee
A story that goes much further than
the story of the individual, instead
tackling their collective history and
thus a reality that is much broader.
new
2009 Emmy Award Nominee
nal mortality but it also demonstrates
how low-cost, community-based
health initiatives are changing the
face of public health in Africa.
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freetime machos
Director
Mika Ronkainen
Producers
Kimmo Paananen &
Mika Ronkainen
Produced by
Klaffi Productions
In co-operation with
YLE, TV2 Norway, NDR
& ARTE
Duration
86 & 52 min.
Year of Production
2009
Original Title
Freetime Machos
A comedy about the most northern
and third lousiest rugby team in the
world
The rugby team in the Finnish town
of Oulu is in for a challenge. If they
play as badly as last season, the team
will be relegated to the second division. British coach Roger, brought
to Finland to work for the Finnish
mobile giant Nokia, does his best to
coach these northern rugby novices, but there is desperation in his
Official Selection
IDFA 2009
voice. And as the season comes to
an end friendship, stamina, and every
ones sense of humour is put to the
test. Freetime Machos offers an
exceptionally candid insight into the
fundamental thoughts of men. When
fathers, brothers and boyfriends
leave home and join their peers, mind,
language and culture is transformed.
The film follows the team through
defeats, victories and love stemming
from friendship – all the way into the
dressing rooms and sauna parties.
Official Selection
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Docs Barcelona 2010
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the dark side of chocolate
Directors
Miki Mistrati & U.
Roberto Romano
Producer
Helle Faber
Produced by
Monday Media for DR
TV, NDR, TSR, SVT,
YLE & ERR
Duration
1 hour
Year of Production
2010
Original title
Dark Side of
Chocolate
new
Does your favourite chocolate have a
bitter taste? Maybe it will after this
horrifying exposure of brutal trafficking and illegal child labour in the
chocolate industry
Prizewinning investigative journalist Miki Mistrati decides to verify
rumours about child trafficking and
illegal child labour in the chocolate
industry. His quest for answers brings
him to Mali, where shocking hidden
footage reveals illegal trafficking
of small children to the cocoa fields
in neighbouring Ivory Cost. Kids as
young as seven years of age work in
the plantations, where they face a
dangerous job cutting down the cocoa
and carrying heavy loads.
While leading manufacturers are busy
persuading Miki that no children are
working in the cocoa fields, Interpol
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The Dark Side of Chocolate conflicts
with the pictures painted by large
international companies like Nestlé,
Berry Callebaut and Mars who signed
the Cocoa Protocol in 2001 promising to work for a total eradication of
child labour in the cocoa sector by
2008. Two years after the protocols
deadline, this film documents that
child labour and trafficked children
still is a burden to the cocoa industry.
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horizon
DRs weekly international flagship
current affairs magazine, Horizon,
takes the viewers around the world;
to every corner of the globe, focusing on current issues and complex
topics of our time
Horizon is about the global – politics
and economy – but also about the
trends and developments that unite
the world. Its purpose is to provide insight into current events that matter
to us. Horizon first rolled out 50 years
ago and is one of DRs most highly respected current affairs programmes.
Each programme consists of a studio
part and 2-4 features which can be
incorporated directly in current affairs magazines or edited to fit other
programme formats. New bulletins will
be added to the list of available topics
on a monthly basis.
a vanishing nation
mobile life
Reporting from a nation that faces
the ultimate threat of global warming.
Far out in the Pacific Ocean, a President is preparing to close down his
country. The global rise in temperatures poses a very real threat to the
flat islands of Kiribati. If the water
continues to rise the islands will disappear into the ocean. A country and
a culture face extinction.
Duration 6’, 6’06’’, 6’35’’ & 4’46’’
25 min. complete programme also
available.
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Horizon takes a trip to the digital
metropolitan Tokyo, where mobile
phones are on a completely different
level from what we know in Europe.
Why has the mobile phone become so
important in Japan? How it is used
differently? And can we expect to see
Japanese conditions in Europe in the
future?
Duration 5’48’’, 6’06’’ & 2’07’’
a journey into piracy
the big water fight
- meeting the somali pirates
Directors
Lasse Spang Olsen &
Rasmus Krath
Producer
Søren Bruun
Produced by
The Compound for DR
Duration
49 min.
Year of Production
2009
Original Title
På Rejse med Kamera
og Kalashnikov
Rasmus Krath is an adventurer. He
makes a living travelling to the most
inaccessible places in the world.
Now he wants to meet the notorious
Somali pirates inside Somalia, from
where they operate
eu’s black sheep
Over the past 20 years, one million
Bulgarians have left their homeland
to seek fortune elsewhere. Away
from the corruption that pervades
the Bulgarian society. The situation
in the country is so stark that the EU
has frozen the money that otherwise
would create new opportunities for
the local population.
Duration 5’51’’, 4’36’’ & 6’33’’
Somalia has no functioning government; it is a country with out law and
order. Mogadishu, the capital, is the
world’s most dangerous city. Patrolled
by militiamen, it has been without a
permanent government for 19 years
and nobody has taken care of it for
decades. It is in ruins.
Travelling in Somalia is incredibly dangerous. For a westerner, the risk of
being robbed, killed or kidnapped here
is paramount. Accompanied by hired
mercenaries to guarantee his safety
and equipped with only two cameras
to document his journey, Rasmus
makes his way from Mogadishu to Eyl,
the pirate capital of Somalia.
Few outsiders have ever met the
pirates eye to eye – on land. But
Rasmus makes contact with several
high-ranking pirates who are willing
to talk about their business. How they
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Reporters
Johan Engbo, Søren
Bendixen & Jørgen
Laurvig
Producer
Charlotte Harder
Produced by
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Year of production
2009 - 2010
Original Title
Horisont
raids a number of plantations and
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at the farms.
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hijack ships, negotiate the ransoms –
and how the money is spent. But what
drives former fishermen to piracy?
The programme attempts to shed
light on what lies behind the Somali piracy trade which proceeds to spread
terror in the surrounding waters.
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a community of
sex offenders
On the outskirts of one of Florida’s
largest cities 100 people, all convicted
of sex crimes, have created their
own community in a trailer park. A
place where the offenders can live
without being persecuted, and from
which many hope to return to ‘normal’
society again. But society does not
necessarily sympathise with these
offenders.
Duration 9’33’’, 4’48’’ & 6’19’’
The Jordan River is drying out and
water is becoming increasingly scarce
in the capital Amman, where taps
are open only once a week. In China
a large-scale water project supplies
enormous quantities of water from
the south to the north - with major
consequences for local villagers. And
Berliners are forced to clean up and
drink their own wastewater. Water
has become the new gold.
Duration 6’54’’, 5’45’’ & 5’58’’
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the boy who wanted
to go to war
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armadillo
Director
Janus Metz
Producers
Ronnie Fridthjof &
Sara Stockmann
Produced by
Fridthjof Film for TV
2, YLE & NRK
Duration
Feature and 1 hour
Year of Production
2010
Original title
Armadillo
When operations get hairy, adrenaline addiction and cynicism set in
for the young soldiers at the front
line in Afghanistan. This contributes
to a widening of the gap between
themselves and the Afghan civilians.
Armadillo is a journey into the minds
of the soldiers and their experiences
of modern warfare
Director
Anders Gustafsson
Producer
Ronnie Fridthjof
Produced by
Fridthjof Film for TV 2
Duration
40 min.
Year of Production
2010
Original title
Drengen Som Ville
i Krig
Armadillo is the story about two young
soldiers, Mads and Daniel, who lose
their innocence in the war in Afghanistan. Adventurous and open-minded
they leave their home country on their
first tour of duty. But the adventure
is not at all, what they expected. After
seven months they return with blood
on their hands – disillusioned about
the mission, they have been on.
Michlas’ father is a soldier in Afghanistan. When Michlas grows up,
he wants to be a soldier and save the
world – just like his dad
13-year-old Michlas has had a burning
desire to become a soldier ever since
he was little. He does everything he
can to prepare for becoming a soldier.
He misses his dad so much that he
has prepared a whole list of things for
them to do together, when the father
returns home on leave.
The Boy Who Wanted to Go to War
shows us the war from a child’s point
of view: Michlas has formed his very
own theories about what a soldier
should do in order to save the world.
But with Michlas’ father away, how
does his mother feel about all this? Is
she able to plant a seed of doubt in
his young mind?
The film is a close up portrait of the
relationship between a father and a
son, as well as an exploration of how
war and life as a soldier can express
cohesion and love.
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never ending soldier
The film is a journey into the young
soldiers’ minds and an examination of
what it means to be at war. The young
men develop anxiety and paranoia, but
also a dependence on the adrenaline,
kicks when in combat. During their
stay they lose their sense of empathy and feeling of fellowship with the
Afghans, they were sent to help in
the first place. The locals they meet
all turn into potential enemies. And as
politics and idealism become abstract
sizes to them, we as an audience understand how Mads, Daniel and their
friends – bit by bit – are brutalised
by their violent experiences and the
heavy pressure they operate under.
Director
Mads Ellesøe
Producer
Ronnie Fridthjof
Produced by
Fridthjof Film for TV 2
Duration
40 min.
Year of Production
2010
Original title
Far Far Krigsmand
A broken marriage behind him, a new
girlfriend trying to convince him to
stay at home and two daughters having nightmares about loosing their
father in battle. Yet he is determined
to go on a new mission. This time to
Afghanistan
Søren has worked on missions in
Bosnia, Kosovo, Iraq among other
places. He has promised his girlfriend
that this is the last time he leaves on
a mission – he has even asked her to
marry him. Will he keep his word? What
happens to him when the Taliban
steps up their game and war and fear
suddenly come closer than ever?
Never Ending Soldier portrays a man
battling his life’s greatest dilemma.
Should he continue as a soldier even
though it might cost him his family, or should he return to civilian life
to please the people close to him?
Caught in the crossfire of love and
war, we witness how fear sometimes
decides where to draw the line.
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hurry home
For the first time ever a film crew
has gained full access to a division of
soldiers at war. This has resulted in
unique material, giving the director
the opportunity to examine the myth
of man at war and to explore the barbarism and socialisation, taking place
among soldiers at war.
in the Helmand Province of Afghanistan.
Camp Armadillo is located in the
remnants of an old Afghan farmhouse – now “Forward Operation Base
Armadillo”. Together with another
120 Danish and British soldiers, Mads,
Daniel and their group are guarding
the last outpost against the Taleban
Armadillo is a visually and emotionally
profound portrayal of war, set in the
contemporary scene of Afghanistan –
and a film questioning if it is possible
to achieve peace through war.
Armadillo is directed by Janus Metz,
who has won numerous awards for
his documentary films from Ticket to
Paradise and Love on Delivery – also
films about people who go on journeys
that will change their lives forever.
Director
Laurits MunchPetersen
Producer
Ronnie Fridthjof
Produced by
Fridthjof Film for TV 2
Duration
40 min.
Year of Production
2010
Original title
Skynd Dig Hjem
Hurry Home is an emotional and
thrilling close-up of families who
learn to live with an alien war
The media keep us up to date on wars
around the world. Battles, fatalities
and world politics. But what does
war do to the ones left behind when
soldiers go off to war?
Gitte and Susie have both sent
husbands off to fight the Taliban in
the desert war zone of Afghanistan.
While the battles are fought, the two
women follow the drama anxiously
from their living rooms, hoping their
men will return unscathed.
When Søren left for Afghanistan, he
not only left his wife behind, but also
his new born child. Gitte expresses
her feelings and thoughts through
the video dairies she sends to her
husband.
Susie’s memories of her life with
Anders are illustrated through reconstructions of the past - a past that
will never come back because Susie’s
husband returned home in a coffin.
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Chris MacDonald is a former US
National Team elite rower. He has a
background in exercise physiology,
psychology and nutrition, and he is
a pioneer in the field of healthy and
active living. He has always set the
most impossible goals for himself –
and accomplished them
So when his father, Calvin MacDonald, was diagnosed with stage four
oesophageal cancer and received a
shocking death sentence, father and
son teamed up to fight the dreaded
disease - against all odds. Based on
all the knowledge we have of cancer
today, Chris created a diet and an
exercise programme that, combined
with chemotherapy, would be the
strongest weapon against the deadly
cancer cells. Chris filmed his father at
all times, and this powerful documen-
tary takes the viewer very close to
their inspirational and intense battle
against the disease. And the result is
surprising... Almost miraculous.
Director & Producer
Jakob Gottschau
Produced by
Express TV
Co-produced by
DR, UR & YLE FST
Duration
3 x 29 min.
Year of Production
2010
Original Title
Turen Går Til Mars
my avatar and me
A man enters the virtual world
Second Life to pursue the personal
dreams he can not fulfill in real life.
His journey into cyberspace becomes
a learning experience which gradually opens the gates to a much larger
reality
Mikkel is an unsuccessful documentary filmmaker, who decides to create
a new identity and join Second Life.
Soon he is taken under the wing by
Helena, a mysterious and influential
woman in the virtual world. Helena
transforms Mikkel into a sophisticated avatar, equipped with everything
he needs to interact with the most
advanced users of Second Life.
Mikkel is attracted to Helena and curious to find out more about her, but
she refuses to meet him in real life. All
he can think about is his virtual career
which has become more important
to him than his real life. When Helena
suddenly departs from Second Life,
While world leaders plan for the future of the planet, eight young directors ponder over issues that affect
global warming. The films take a closer
look at some of the climate problems
the world faces today; problems politicians and policy makers will have to
relate to.
For decades man have prepared for
long voyages into space and explored
the possibility of settling on other
planets. Many people feel confined
by this galactic province and see
colonization of space as a possible
alternative to their fragile, rather
worn planet. But to make their dream
come true they will not only have to
challenge their knowledge and technological skills – they will also have to
challenge their own fears and psychological limitations.
to prepare for a long journey and
to study the psychological impact
of isolation. Two Years Sealed under
Glass looks at “Biosphere 2”, the extraordinary American experiment that
took place in the 1990s, where eight
people were isolated in a huge glass
construction for two whole years.
And the final programme, One Year
Locked in a Container, scrutinizes the
recent Russian/European experiment
“Mars 500”, where a mixed crew of six
people were locked up in a metal tube
to simulate a 500 day trip to Mars.
The challenge of bringing life to space
is enormous, and to secure survival on
a long journey into space, the series
also follows scientists who try to copy
Earth’s delicate ecological balances
in small, sealed cycles, to secure sufficient and vital supplies of water,
oxygen and food.
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climaniacs
Eight unique and thought provoking
short films on climate change
Introducing top scientists and leading experts; documenting daring ideas and remarkable projects, Bringing
Life to Space takes the viewer on
a fascinating journey around the
world – documenting man’s desire to
conquer space
The first programme in this threepart series, 500 Days in a Metal Tube,
reveals unique footage from Russian experiments in the 1960s where
people were confined for one whole
year in a sealed spaceship mock up,
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Directors
C. Dreyer, C. Magid, A.
Rieper, J. B. Madsen, F.
Ahmed, E. Stordahl, N.
Standrup & A. Jepsen
Producers
Mette Mailand &
Jakob Gottschau
Produced by
Express TV
Duration 8 x 3-5 min.
Year of Production
2009
Original title
Climaniacs
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Director
Bente Milton
Producers
Bente Milton & Mikkel
Stolt
Produced by
Milton Media and Fenris Film for DFI/New
Danish Screen, DR TV,
ZDF/ARTE & YLE
Duration
90 min.
Year of Production
2010
Original title
My Avatar and Me
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cancer knockout
Director
Jesper Markward
Olsen
Producer
Camilla Emborg
Produced by
DR
Duration 39 min.
Year of Production
2010
Original title
Chris og Cal mod
Kræften
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with robots in mind
Does it make sense when a fish landed
in Denmark is shipped to China to
be filleted, then on to France to be
prepared, only to be eaten as fish
fingers in Denmark by the fisherman
who caught it? Take a satirical look
at the monthly shuttle by EU parliamentarians between Brussels and
Strasbourg, a tremendously wasteful
exercise. See the story of bioethanol
and its affect on the rainforest. And
learn why the electric car has not
replaced the traditional version long
ago. Each film, in style and content,
presents a very different approach to
global warming.
Director & Producer
Robert Fox
Produced by
Fox Media for DR
Duration
55 min.
Year of Production
2010
Original title
Robotprofessoren
From Astroboy to Terminator, robots
strike our imaginations - and kindle
our darkest fears. We are at the
beginning of the 21st century, the
Age of the Robot is upon us. Bill Gates
predicts that in our lifetime, robots
will be as ubiquitous as cell phones
With Robots in Mind follows world
renowned robotic scientist Professor Henrik Hautop Lund of the
Technical University of Copenhagen.
He foresees that in the near future
there will be robots in every home,
every playground, every senior centre
and in every battlefield. An expert in
robotics and play, he will take us from
Copenhagen, via Tokyo and on to Palo
Alto, seeking out the most interesting
new robots and their creators. Lund
is hoping to find a partner who can
inspire him and collaborate with him
on his own invention: robotic music
cubes that enable people to compose
music without any knowledge of cords
or notes.
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- a dramatic and hidden chapter of the cold war
However, the television crew is also
present when the royal couple and the
crown prince couple assert themselves as employers as well as when
they take on the responsibilities,
patronages and tasks that constitute
the highest offices in Denmark.
The series shows the tasks and redletter days behind the scenes and
according to the dogma: When it is
unofficial, we film it. When it is official,
we do not.
Director
Jesper Clemmensen
Producer
Thomas Houkjær
Produced by
DR
Duration
1 hour
Year of Production
2010
Original title
Escape Route: Baltic
Sea
We are right behind HM the Queen
and her family when they step out on
the balcony to receive the homage
of the people on Amalienborg Palace
Square on the Queen’s birthday.
We are present during the tactical
considerations before Crown Prince
Frederik attends a press conference
about his controversial election to
the International Olympic Committee,
but we are also present when he rides
his bike to pick up his two children in
daycare.
We are in the maternity ward when
the seventh heir to throne is born to
Princess Marie and Prince Joachim.
Through candid interviews and
documentary surprises, The Kingdom
behind the Scenes gives up-to-date
insight into the Royal Family’s work as
well as reflections on maintaining the
popularity of the Royal Family without
them becoming tabloid celebrities on
the red carpet.
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queen of denmark
Directors
Jacob Jørgensen &
Ulrik Wivel
Producer
Jacob Jørgensen
Produced by
JJ Film for DR
Duration
60 min.
Year of Production
2010
Original Title
Dronningens Danmark
In this poetic documentary Her
Majesty Queen Margrethe II of Denmark takes the viewers on a journey
through the landscapes of her native
country, through its history and her
own childhood and life today.
The film is shot on location with HM
the Queen as a guide. She tells the
story herself, revealing her passion
for the country’s history and culture
while she gives a unique insight into
The Berlin Wall and the fatal consequences that it inflicted on people
are well documented. This is not the
case with the invisible border of the
Baltic Sea that elapsed between
East and West. Fleeing from there
was as spectacular as those escape
attempts from the Berlin Wall. However, these stories were never told
More than 5,000 East Germans risked
their lives in the waves of the Baltic
Sea - thousands were captured and
thrown into prison, 900 made it to
the West. Almost 200 drowned in the
attempt to reach freedom. These
dangerous escape attempts were
made in everything from home-built
submarines, unsafe boats, surfboards
and kayaks – and some even tried to
swim. Even if you did not drown, the
trip could have harsh consequences.
Perhaps you had to leave your entire
family behind. Or you risked ending up
with a 10 year prison sentence.
dealing with pirates
Director
Nils Giversen
Producer
Søren Klovborg
Produced by
DR
Duration
58 min.
Year of Production
2009
Original title
SOS - Fanget af
Pirater
Desperate pirates from Somalia continue to make international
headlines. At open sea they hijack
cargo vessels, taking both crew and
international shipping companies as
hostages
In 2008 Somali pirates hijacked the
Clipper cargo vessel CEC Future and
13 crew members. Assisted by experts
flown in from London, Clipper CEO, Per
Gullestrup, faced a nerve wrecking and
very unusual task: striking a deal with
pirates thousands of kilometres away.
Being under enormous pressure to
free his crew members as quickly as
possible, Gullestrup had to withstand
threats and call bluffs as the crew
slowly succumbed to pressure.
The film follows the dramatic events
in a hijacking that lasted more than
two months. For the first time ever,
authentic footage follows hostage
negotiations, as they take place. In
an exclusive interview the pirate’s
negotiator reveals the tactics of the
pirates on board.
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a killer bargain
her own memories of being brought
up in a royal family. HM the Queen has
generously contributed with private,
historical footage which has never
been released before. In Queen of Denmark we see HM the
Queen in different locations and
situations: in her car driving through
the country, standing at a beautiful cornfield painting the landscape,
looking at people through the window
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escape route: baltic sea
In 2010, the Queen of Denmark, HM
Queen Margrethe II, will turn 70. In
honor of this special occasion, the
Royal Family has given exclusive access to HM The Queen’s innermost
circles for one year. To the family and
to the staff that has considerable
influence on the oldest monarchy in
the world
A television crew is present when
key employees in the hub of the royal
household plan everything from a
state visit to Vietnam, a COP15 dinner
with the entire world watching, to
summer visits in small towns across
the country.
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the kingdom behind
the scenes
Director
Anders Agger
Producer
Steen Jensen
Produced by
DR
Co-produced by
SVT, NRK & YLE
Duration
6 x 29 min.
Year of production
2009-2010
Original title
Kongehuset indefra
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of her castle or in her garden whilst
picking roses.
Director
Tom Heinemann
Producers
Jesper Fogh Lund &
Tom Heinemann
Produced by
Lynx Media & Heinemann Media
Duration
58 min.
Year of Production
2006
Original Title
Når tilbud dræber
Globalization may be the stepping
stone for many developing countries
– but it comes at a price
Disguised as potential buyers from a
fictive chain of shops in Scandinavia, a
film crew reveals the harsh conditions
at factories in India and documents
how the production actually takes
place. From the extremely dangerous
pesticide use in the cotton fields, to
the environmental disasters created
by the main suppliers of international
retailers.
In large factories young men stand
unprotected in acid baths to the waist
bleaching the cotton, while child labour
struggle to survive. The workers are
underpaid and come from some of
India’s poorest states. There are no
unions and the daily work can be up to
24 hours a day – seven days a week.
A Killer Bargain is an award winning
film showing some of the ugly sides of
globalization.
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cities on speed: mumbai/disconnected
Directors
Camilla Nielsson &
Frederik Jacobi
Produced by
Upfront Film
Duration
58 min.
Urban planning can be tough in the
world’s largest democracy! Mumbai is
growing like it was on steroids and a
collapsing infrastructure could put an
end to economic growth. Public trains
are filled to the bursting point, traf-
fic is nearing a complete gridlock. An
eight lane high-way is being built out in
the sea to try to compensate for the
threatening collapse.
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cities on speed: bogota/behaviour
Director Andreas
Dalsgaard
Produced by Upfront
Film with DR, Sundance Channel, NHK,
SVT, Al-Jazeera, DBS
Duration 58 min.
In the early 90s, Bogotá was a city with
big problems: Social inequality, pollution, uncontrollable population growth.
Kidnappings were the order of the day
and the city had the world’s highest
homicide rates. But Bogotá found
a solution: In 1993 Antana Mockus
stepped onto the scene and turned
the city into one big social and anarchistic experiment. And it worked.
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cities on speed: cairo/garbage
Director Mikala Krogh
Produced by Nimbus
Film with DR, Sundance Channel, NHK,
SVT, Al-Jazeera, DBS
Duration 55 min.
Previously only 12 million people lived
in Cairo and the city was neat and
tidy. Today Cairo has a population
estimated at 20 million with six giant
Garbage Villages that have evolved
into towns within the city. Nobody can
keep up with the speed at which the
city is growing and the garbage piles
up in the streets.
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cities on speed: shanghai/space
Director Nanna Frank
Møller
Produced by Bastard
film with DR, Sundance Channel, NHK,
SVT, Al-Jazeera, DBS
Duration 60 min.
Shanghai is not just a city — it’s an
explosion of 4,000 skyscrapers, thousands of miles of highway, millions of
citizens and thousands of government
planners. Vast communities need to
be expropriated to make way for new
skyscrapers, roads and industries. Now
Professor Shu has found a solution.
He wants to expand the city - underground.
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the renaissance
Director
Liv Thomsen
Produced by
DR
Duration
52 min.
A historical documentary that takes
us close to the Renaissance – one of
history’s most intriguing and crucial
chapters, the very basis of our lives
and values today. From the end of the
14th century the universe changed
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complaints choir - a smalltime revolution in harmony
Director
Ada Bligaard Søby
Produced by
Fine & Mellow for SVT
& YLE
Duration
56 min.
Why do so many people spend so much
energy on complaining? What happens
if people in a society are not allowed
to complain? The film delves on these
questions, as we follow the worldwide
Complaints Choir singing out their
complaints in the streets. A funny yet
provoking documentary following choir
members during the making of Complaints Choirs in Chicago, Singapore
and beyond.
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countries in a hot spot
Director & Producer
Jens Pedersen
Produced by
Pedersen & Co. for DR
Duration
28 min.
Across the world weather is changing.
But depending on where one happens
to live, the changes have very different
consequences. The programme travels
through three different continents to
show how global warming is expe-
rienced on a personal level. Climate
change is not an evil everywhere and
paradoxically the countries responsible
for polluting the atmosphere often
are not the ones suffering the worst
consequences.
village in a hot spot
Director & Producer
Jens Pedersen
Produced by
Pedersen & Co. for DR
Duration
28 min.
Everybody is waiting for the rains in
Chief Kambudzi’s village in Malawi. Like
elsewhere in Africa, all 85 families
have a small plot of land as their only
means of survival. The rains are several weeks delayed, and last year har-
vest failed as well. Even the river has
dried up, and the entire village is on
the brink of starvation. All the families
try to cope as best as they can.
the challenges of our time
Directors Claus Dahl
& Mette Katrine Rose
Produced by
DR in cooperation
with PowerFrog
Duration
3 x 28 min.
Three programmes determined to
establish to the viewer the fact that
Africa have much more to offer than
famine and starvation. There is hope,
ambition and trust in the future. But
the African people know that there are
many challenges to overcome. Meet
them eye to eye. Hear their stories and
see the results of their work at shaping a better future for themselves and
their country.
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from brothel to bridehood
and new thoughts on belief, existence and science replaced the old
picture of the world. What happened
in Europe at the time and how has it
influenced modern man?
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Jens Pedersen
Produced by
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Duration
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Triveni and Ashok run a shelter in Mumbai for girls who were forced to work in
the city’s brothels. But as the shelter
fills to the brim, Triveni needs to get
some of the girls back into society and
she arranges marriages for four of
them. As the wedding approaches the
girls prepare their dresses and practice dances. Everyone is excited, expect
maybe the four brides who barely know
their future husbands.
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city of borders
Director
Yun Suh
Produced by
Yun Suh & ITVS
Duration
56 min.
“When I read in the bible that I could be
killed for being gay, I understood what
it was like to be Palestinian.” – Israeli
bar patron. Outside the gay bar Shusan
in the heart of Jerusalem religious
groups unite in their opposition against
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all gay identities in the Holy City. Still
inside people of opposing nationalities,
religions and sexual orientations gather
to find community among people typically viewed as each other’s “enemy.”
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Restaurant Noma in Copenhagen, has
been named the third best restaurant in the World. Head chef René
Redzepi pursues his unique vision and
culinary talent with military precision
to explore the tastes and flavours of
Victor Borge’s long life was like a
fairy tale. He fled the Nazi occupation of Europe and landed in New York
with only a few pennies in his pocket
and even fewer English words in his
vocabulary. But he knew what he was
Directors
Guo Jing & Ke Dingding
Produced by
Amber Entertainment
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Duration
3 x 60 min.
the Nordic Region. This fly-on-thewall documentary follows the daily
drama in the kitchen over six busy,
turbulent months.
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Liz Mermin
Produced by
Amber Entertainment
for BBC
Duration
60 min.
In September 2008 five teenagers
travel from Qatar to Washington to
meet teens from around the world in
the intensely World School Debating
Championship. For the first time Qatar
joins the elitist competition. We follow
their journey, as they meet the subculture of competitive high school debate
– the sarcastic English and cruel
Australians, all with years of practice
at reducing lesser teams to tears.
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the invisible cell
Director
Anders Riis-Hansen
Produced by
Bastard Film for DR
Duration
104 & 2 x 58 min.
When The Blekinge Street Gang, a
group of political activists, orchestrated a series of complex and daring
bank robberies in the 1970s and 80s
its activities shocked a nation.
Strong ties to the PFLP and its
Shanghai Tales portrays modern
China and its people in one of the
busiest and most iconic cities
The series explores Chinese society
via a set of topics that compliment
one another and are built around
the basics of human nature; love and
loss, progression and change, doubt
and hope, happiness and melancholy.
These stories provide a window into
China, an opportunity to asses the
similarities and learn from the differences between our cultures. The
difficulties of childhood, growing up
and developing through adolescence,
the challenge of balancing work and
family and the problems encountered
by tradition, marriage and the expectations of family and parenting. Both
moving and poignant, these stories
complimenting one another to paint a
portrait of the unpublished lives of its
everyday people.
capable of: He could play the piano
and he could make people laugh. In
1956 The New York Times announced
that he was probably the funniest
man in the world.
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growing up
The lives of a class of school children
during their final year before graduating to high school. An insightful look
into the Chinese educational system that generates a powerful and
compelling narrative formed from the
dynamics of the classroom.
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all about my friend
A portrait of the life of Lui Wei, close
friend of the director and a man who
epitomises his vision of Shanghai,
its peoples, and life in the bustling
metropolises of urban China.
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utopia
The moving story of a woman’s sadness brought on by the pressures
of tradition and an in depth tale of
familiy relationships in China.
adam and the music
Director
Benjamin Hesselholdt
Produced by
DR
Duration
45 min.
A unique and beautiful portrait of the
internationally acclaimed conductor
Adam Fischer and his world of music.
Hungarian-born Adam Fischer has
worked with some of Europe’s great
orchestras and is the chief conduc-
tor of the Danish National Chamber
Orchestra. The documentary draws a
portrait of a man for whom music is
a way to understand and experience
one’s own feelings.
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extreme political ideology made the
gang an unusual criminal organisation in a Europe caught up in fighting
terror groups such as the German
Rote Armee Fraktion and Italy’s Red
Brigades.
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- three films about china seen from within
the funniest man in the world
Director
Mads Baastrup
Produced by
DR
Duration
58 min.
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noma at boiling point
Director
Christian Vorting
Produced by
DR
Duration
58 min.
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Director
Benjamin Hesselholt
Produced by
DR
Duration
28 min.
A unique music film featuring the brilliant and acclaimed Danish National
Chamber Orchestra and the beautiful
Norwegian talent, Tuva Semmingsen.
The film revolves around the works
by baroque composer Antonio Vivaldi:
three opera arias, a symphony overture
in three movements and a double violin
concerto in two movements. These
eight different movements are staged
as eight individual “music videos”.
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- when love conquers your life
What have we not done in the name of
love? Through time, we have fought,
killed, conquered and slaved for love.
We have written songs, poems and
books trying to express this ultimate
feeling. Love delivers us a temporary
“high”, but what if we need this “high”
to exist?
Following the personal stories of love
addicts we will discover the nature of
this peculiar disorder. We will meet
the love addicts in different stages of
their addiction. With sensitivity and a
touch of humour we will try to get a
better understanding of the hardship
of coping with a life where you are on
a constant hunt for your next love.
Available in HD
It is thought that our personalities
are mainly determined by our genes
together with our upbringing. But
Davidson’s research shows something
different – that the brain is actually plastic and shapes personalities
throughout life. And there are effec-
core criminal reach the generous and
charitable place in himself that Davidson believes exist in all of us?
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Masha is 19 years old and an officer
in NASHI. A Russian youth movement,
which grooms the future leaders of
the country. Well, only if they keep on
doing, what is “right” for the nation
Supposedly NASHI is designed by the
Kreml, by Vladislav Surkov, Putin’s
Chief ideologist. Since 2005 the
movement has gathered hundreds
of thousands of Russian teenagers
through a euphoria of propaganda
In reality all of Curveball’s accounts
were false. 40 days before the war
started UN Inspectors had visited 11
sites in Iraq which had been pointed
out in the officers’ account. However,
the inspectors had concluded that
there was not the faintest possibility that these sites had ever seen a
chemical or biological weapon.
Director
Jonas Krüger
Producer
Thomas Houkjær
Produced by
DR & Alphafilm
Duration
6 x 30 min.
Available in HD
Year of Production
2012
Original title
Viking Destinies
Rape, pillage and plunder are only
part truths about the Vikings. For
the first time comes the real story
about the Vikings - their adventurous lives which took these glorious
and gruesome warriors around the
world and left remarkable traces
This six part series is shot in HD.
Stunning re-enactments and newest
CGI will forever change the way we
thought of the Vikings. Each stand
alone episode, will take us on a unique
quest into a moment of their history.
Follow our Vikings on their journeys
to United Kingdom, France and even
to West Asia and learn about when
they discovered North America and
Greenland. Learn that the Vikings
were founders of Dublin in Ireland and
get to know about the Viking lives in
Scandinavia through the tale of the
mighty King Harald Bluetooth and
much much more...
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putin’s kiss
Director
Lise Birk Pedersen
Producer
Helle Faber
Produced by
Monday Media for DR
Duration
1 hour
Year of Production
2010-2011
Original title
Putin’s Kiss
W. Bush, Tony Blair and other statesmen in favour of a war. Colin Powell’s
speech to the UN Security Council
was the highlight of this untruth – because Powell actually had a slide show
of the so-called mobile labs.
viking destinies
tive ways of taking control.
In order to create a more harmonious society one must begin with those
who disturb. Professor Davidson
has instigated a test with a group of
prison inmates, who must meditate
for eight weeks. But is there anything
especially neurological in criminals? Are
their brains composed in a way that
will always make them repeat their
mistakes and end up in jail? Can a hard
An Iraqi officer arrives in Germany
in 1999 and applies for asylum. He
immediately reveals to the German Intellligence Service, BND, an
in depth account of Saddam Hussein possessing weapons of mass
destruction. His most famed report
is that of seven mobile trucks that
could serve as small factories and
drive around in Iraq
in production
free the mind
Professor Davidson is a brain scientist with a mission: he believes the
world can become a better place and
that change comes through the brain
Director
Poul-Erik Heilbuth
Producer
Steen Jensen
Produced by
DR
Duration
1 hour
Year of Production
2010
Original title
The Man Who Lied the
World into War?
This story was presented to George
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Director
Phie Ambo
Producer
Sigrid Dyekjær
Produced by
Danish Documentary
for DR, VPRO, BOS
& SVT
Duration
Feature and 1 hour
Year of Production
2011
Original title
Free the Mind
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the world into war?
love addiction
Who would not like to be in love all the
time? Who would not want to enjoy
the intoxicative feeling when hit
by Cupid’s arrow and who does not
remember the wonderful sense of
being young, silly and recklessly out
of control?
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in production
Director
Pernille Rose Grønkjær
Producer
Sigrid Dyekjær
Produced by
Danish Documentary
for TV 2, YLE, NRK,
ORF, CBC & Against
Gravity
Duration
Feature & 1 hour
Year of Production
2011
Original title
Love Addiction
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white slaves, muslim pirates
and promises for the future – all
wrapped in loud techno music. Masha
allows us to get to know the organisation from within and experience the
Russia of today – seen trough the
eyes of the generation to come.
Masha encapsulates the new Russia;
she remembers the poverty of the
eighties, but has also witnessed how
privileges and material comforts have
become obtainable during Putin’s
reign. She is influenced by what can
take her further, but begins to realize
that privileges and attention come at
a price.
Director
Lisbeth Jessen
Producer
Jacob Bendtsen
Produced by
Alphafilm for DR, YLE,
NRK & RUV
Duration
1 hour
Year of Production
2010
Original title
Hvide Slaver
A dramatic encounter between
Christian and Muslim cultures
Sailors knew the risk: captivation by
pirates and becoming a slave in North
Africa. From 1500 to 1830 one million
European seamen and passengers
were captured by Muslim pirates in
the Mediterranean and the Atlantic.
The greatest threat came from North
Africa, the so-called Barbary Coast.
Pirates endowed with state permits
took captives and sold them at slave
markets. In 1724, a fifteen year old
seaman Hark Olufs was captured
by pirates and enslaved by the local
ruler in Constantine, Algeria. From
boy slave, Hark went on to become a
private executioner. His life as slave
is exceptional. He wrote his biography
in 1735 when he returned to Europe, a
rich man after 11 years in slavery.
Other characters are Gudda the Turk,
originally captured in Iceland and Antonio
de Sosa, who was enslaved together
with famous author Cervantes in Algiers.
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