Copenhagen International Film Festival was kicked off Thursday night with a Danish comedy and a low profile, when no less than the world premiere of Lars von Trier’s latest film, the comedy The Boss Of It All, opened the festival in three cinemas in Copenhagen, namely Imperial cinema, CinemaxX and Palads. Lars von Trier once again proves himself to be a man of many surprises with his revitalised and simple-produced comedy, and the world premiere on Danish soil can be seen as an expression of a...

At the Gala Award Show on September 30th which wraps the Copenhagen International Film Festival 2006, acclaimed Danish director Henning Carlsen will receive the Golden Swan Lifetime Achievement.‘Henning Carlsen has been a role model for filmmakers in generations. And he has given the audiences unforgettable moments in the darkness of the cinema’ says festival director Janne Giese.Henning Carlsen can be compared to a lighthouse in the Danish film landscape. Though the year on his birth certif...

Copenhagen International Film Festival’s prize for Best Female Director has now been named the Alice Award.The award is named after the first Danish female sound film director, Alice O´Fredericks (1900-1968) who made her debut as a director in 1934 and continued to work energetically until one year before she died. She has created some of the greatest Danish family films and will be remembered for Fy & Bi, the cherished Far til Fire-movies and the adaptations of Morten Korch’s novels. Moreo...

Acclaimed actress Ghita Nørby to preside over the international jury at the Copenhagen International Film Festival The Copenhagen International Film Festival is proud to announce that Danish actress Ghita Nørby will be the president of this year’s international jury.The prolific actress has won international acclaim in films like the Oscar nominated Waltzing Regitze og Palme d’Or winner The Best Intentions and recently the Emmy-winning TV-series’ Unit One and The Eagle. Throughout her 5...

When the Copenhagen International Film Festival unspools for the fourth time in the Danish capital it will be one month later than in previous years. In 2006 the festival rolls out the red carpet from 21 September - 1 October. “We are thrilled that our good collaboration with the city’s cinemas has given us the opportunity to shift our dates from next year,” says festival director Janne Giese. ”From the start it has been very important for us to move away from the holiday month and into ...