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DFI
WHO WE ARE
Main objective stated in the National
Film Act: to promote film art and
film & cinema culture in Denmark
• Government agency under Min. of Culture
• New DFI founded 1997 – three into one:
Danish Film Institute (feature films)
National Film Board (shorts & docs)
Danish Film Museum (archives)
• Landmark in Danish film policy:
75% increase in government
appropriations from 1999
DFI
WHAT WE DO
DFI handles all aspects of Danish
film – economic, cultural and film
educational
• Support programmes for development,
production and distribution of films
• Teaching resources
• Strategy and statistics
• Venue for film events
• Research library and national archives
• Cinematheque
FILM PRODUCTION
SUPPORT
Many ways to film support – to ensure
variety, volume, quality and audience
appeal in Danish film production
• Moving images on all platforms: cinema,
TV, computer, internet, mobile phone
• From experimental and cutting edge
to the broadly appealing
• Focus on talent development and
international collaboration
FILM PRODUCTION SUPPORT
INNOVATIVE FILMS
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Film commissioner scheme
Artistically ambitious films
Assessed by six film commissioners
Feature films, shorts & documentaries
From development to post production
SEX, DRUGS & TAXATION by Christoffer Boe
THE HUNT by Thomas Vinterberg
AI WEIWEI THE FAKE CASE by Andreas Johnsen
FILM PRODUCTION SUPPORT
MAINSTREAM FILMS
• Market scheme (former 60/40)
• For films with broad audience potential
• Assessed by an editorial board of five
members – 2 from DFI, 3 outside advisers
• Responsive to changing market conditions
• Only feature films
THE KEEPER OF LOST CAUSES by Mikkel Nørgaard
THE SHOOTER by Annette K. Olesen
CATCH THE DREAM by Anne-Grethe Bjarup Riis
FILM PRODUCTION SUPPORT
TALENT DEVELOPMENT
New Danish Screen:
• To further the dynamics of Danish film
• Manifest talents may try out new ideas
• Operated jointly by DFI, DR and TV 2
Film Workshop:
• Promotes experimental film art
• Main focus on young directors
• Initiates and seeks out new projects
MOON RIDER by Daniel Dencik / documentary / New Danish Screen
DAIMI by Marie Grahtø Sørensen / short fiction / Film Workshop
TABOO by Bo Mikkelsen / short fiction / New Danish Screen
FILM PRODUCTION SUPPORT
INTL. CO-PRODUCTIONS
• Support to co-productions with a
non-Danish producer (6-9 features a year)
• To contribute to the development of the
Danish film industry
• Inspires long-term partnerships
• Strengthens the opportunities of Danish
producers for obtaining international
financing for their films
• Assessed by an editorial board which
includes DFI's international producer
KON-TIKI by Joachim Rønning and Esben Sandberg / Norway
HOTEL by Lisa Langseth / Sweden
SONG OF THE SEA by Tomm Moore / Ireland
FILM PRODUCTION SUPPORT
TV PRODUCTION
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Public Service Fund
Supports development and production of:
Danish TV drama and TV documentaries
Programmes for children
Radio programmes
• Only for commercial TV stations
• Priority to original and innovative projects
HEARTLESS by Fridthjof Film / drama series / Kanal 5/SBS
THE SEASIDE HOTEL by SF Film / drama series / TV 2
THE ABDUCTED CHILDREN by Dokumentar Kompagniet / documentary series / TV 2
FILM PRODUCTION SUPPORT
COMPUTER GAMES
• Supports the development of computer
games for children
• To encourage diversity and originality in
Danish computer games
• To strengthen Denmark's position globally
CHRONOLOGY by Progressive Media / Puzzle adventure platformer
KEYBOARD WIZARD by Pixel Juice / Music game – edutainment
KOGAMA by Multiverse / Building game
DISTRIBUTION
DFI works to ensure a rich cinema
culture and to make Danish films
widely accessible – at home and abroad
• Support programmes for all windows:
cinema, TV, festivals, streaming
• Always in close collaboration with
production companies and distributors
• Facing new challenges and opportunities
with digitization
DISTRIBUTION
FILM LAUNCH
• Support programme for cinema
distribution
• Integral to the overall support system:
planned in connection with production
support assessment
• Support to the production of prints
• Statistics and analysis of the
theatrical market
DISTRIBUTION
FILM FESTIVALS
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Promote Danish films at intl. festivals
Support to festival prints and travels
Plan retrospective film series abroad
Support to Danish festivals
DISTRIBUTION
CINEMA CULTURE
• Support programmes to encourage
a diverse cinema market
• Renovation and establishing of cinemas
• Import of films of artistic merit
• Support to art-house cinemas
DISTRIBUTION
FILMCENTRALEN / EDUCATION
Streaming for elementary and high school
Easy access to 1300 shorts and docs
400 teaching materials
To encourage students to work analytically
and creatively with films in the classroom
• For digital whiteboards, computers, tablets
and smartphones
• Bookmarks, playlists, screenshots
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BLOOD TIES by Christian Sønderby Jepsen, Pernille Bervald Jørgensen
KAREN BLIXEN STORYTELLER by Christian Braad Thomsen
ARMADILLO by Janus Metz
SPECIAL FOCUS
CHILDREN AND YOUTH
DFI supports the production, distribution
and teaching of children and youth films
– to ensure their quality and availability
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25% of subsidy funds earmarked
Teaching guides and courses
School and pre-school cinema programmes
Support to film festivals, organisations and
international cultural exchange projects
ANTBOY by Ask Hasselbalch
RITA AND CROCODILE by Siri Melchior
BELINDA BEAUTIFUL by Marianne Blicher
DFI IN COPENHAGEN
A venue for film activities, bringing
together professional filmmakers,
researchers and film buffs of all ages
• The Cinematheque screens Danish and
international films in three theatres
• Hosts exhibitions, gala-screenings
and debates
• Runs a Videotheque, a book & video store
and a restaurant
DFI IN COPENHAGEN
FILM-X
• Computerbased film studio for children
and youth
• To explore the medium from within
• Studios for shooting, sound recording
and editing
• Actual sets plus green-screens
• 10,000 scholars and 4,000 individuals
per year
• A mobile version: FILM-Y
DFI IN COPENHAGEN
LIBRARY
• A public research library with one of the
world's largest collections of books and
periodicals on film and TV
• Holds press material and film programmes
• Special collections: festival catalogues,
scrapbooks, musical scores and
unpublished scripts
DFI IN COPENHAGEN
STILLS & POSTER ARCHIVE
• One of the world's largest
• 2 million stills and portraits plus
more than 20,000 posters
• Material from nearly every film with
Danish release since the early 1900s
• Special collections: Carl Theodor Dreyer,
Asta Nielsen, Benjamin Christensen,
Fy & Bi
CARL THEODOR DREYER / 1,769 stills from 17 films
ASTA NIELSEN / 1,839 stills from 69 films
BENJAMIN CHRISTENSEN / 1,929 stills from 17 films
FILM ARCHIVE
Safeguards the national film heritage
From 1896 to the latest releases
30,000 titles or more than 120,000 reels
New 2.000 m2 underground nitrate archive
Films are screened at the Cinematheque
Loaned to organisations and festivals
Secures old reels through restoration,
scanning and digitization
• DVD releases with Danish silent classics
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2012 PRODUCTION SUPPORT
• 18 feature films (DK majors)
• 27 documentary films
• 5 short films
• 12 New Danish Screen productions
• 10 international minor co-productions
Of 18 feature films (DK majors):
• 6 were children and youth films
• 7 had international co-financing
• 18 were co-financed by a Danish TV station
THE HOUR OF THE LYNX by Søren Kragh-Jacobsen / film commissioner
MAX EMBARRASSING GOES TO THE FESTIVAL by Lotte Svendsen / market scheme
WALTZ FOR MONICA by Per Fly / minor co-production
2012 BOXOFFICE
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5.6 m inhabitants in Denmark
154 cinemas in Denmark
2.4 tickets were sold per inhabitant
13.6 m tickets were sold in all
21 Danish feature films were released
10 Danish documentaries were released
29% was the national market share
MARIE KRØYER by Bille August / release 27 September 2012
FATHER OF FOUR – AT SEA by Claus Bjerre / release 4 October 2012
THE ACT OF KILLING by Joshua Oppenheimer / release 7 November 2012
2012 DANISH TOP-10
1. This Life • market scheme
2. Love Is All You Need • 60/40
3. A Royal Affair • 60/40
4. Father of Four – At Sea • market scheme
5. My Sister’s Kids Home Alone • 60/40
6. Marie Krøyer • film commissioner
7. Almost Perfect • market scheme
8. Jelly T • market scheme
9. A Hijacking • film commissioner
10. Park Road – The Movie • market scheme
THIS LIFE by Anne-Grethe Bjarup Riis / 754,000 tickets
LOVE IS ALL YOU NEED by Susanne Bier / 631,000 tickets
A ROYAL AFFAIR by Nikolaj Arcel / 514,000 tickets