If there is one film winning most obscure title this year it surely has to be Erika Wasserman’s debut feature; The Year I Started Masturbating. A fantastic, heartfelt comedy about modern women, marriage and motherhood, and features a particularly brilliant … Continue reading Director Erika Wasserman discusses her new film The Year I Started Masturbating
One of our top picks at Copenhagen Documentary film festival, CPH:DOX, was Tove Pils Labor – a story that followed their friend’s experience with sex work in San Francisco. We spoke to the director about their film that explores sexuality, … Continue reading Swedish director Tove Pils discusses their documentary ‘Labor’, about sex work, sexuality exploration, and self-discovery
A couple of years ago we reported on and spoke to the star of award winning short In The Soil – the film featured the excellent Sandra Guldberg Kampp and was selected for Cannes Film Festival. Last week the film’s … Continue reading Watch short film IN THE SOIL by Danish director Casper Rudolf Emil Kjeldsen
Godland is still fresh in my mind. I can still feel the elements of Iceland, the spongy soggy marshland and the driving rain, even though it has been a few days since watching Hlynur Pálmason’s third feature. Witnessing it where … Continue reading Beautiful and terrifying: Godland director Hlynur Pálmason talks about the clash of opposites in this visually stunning film
Swedish director Carl Olsson has been living in Copenhagen since 2009 and has been a keen follower of the fantastic documentary festival CPH:DOX. Last night he attended the premiere of his new film Vintersaga, which was well received: “It was … Continue reading Meanwhile On Earth director Carl Olsson on his new film Vintersaga
A new film that was on our watchlist this year was from Danish director and screenwriter Marianne Blicher, who is based in Copenhagen. She has previously directed short films that have featured at festivals, and has now completed her first … Continue reading In conversation with Miss Viborg director Marianne Blicher as her film shows at Glasgow Film Festival
This guest post is written by Amelya Goldy, who has a passion for Nordic culture, and has produced her own short film ‘3 Ways to Say I Love You in Danish’. She writes about her influences for making the film, … Continue reading GUEST POST: Amelya Goldy tells us about her Denmark inspired short film project and her passion for Nordic culture
A new Icelandic documentary is premiering in Reykjavik tonight. Atomy follows the journey of quadriplegic social entrepreneur, Brandur, who is paralysed from the neck down, as he goes to Nepal to seek therapy in the hope that it may help … Continue reading Icelandic director Logi Hilmarsson premieres his new documentary ‘Atomy’
We are almost a month into having Viaplay UK and one of the first series we decided to dive into was Where Were You? We spoke to the show’s director Nils Holst-Jensen about the teenage drama from Denmark. Nordic Watchlist: … Continue reading ‘Where Were You?’ director Nils Holst-Jensen discusses his new Viaplay series
Driving Mum is a stunning new Icelandic comedy drama that has just had its premiere at Tallinn Nights Film Festival. The film follows the journey of a man, his dog, and his dead mother. One of her wishes was to … Continue reading Driving Mum – a new Icelandic film to look out for in 2023