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Nikolaj Arcel's period drama "A Royal Affair" is the winner of two awards at the Berlinale's closing ceremony.

Nikolaj Arcel photo Jeppe Gudmundsen-Holmgreen

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A ROYAL AFFAIR

We can't wait to watch Nikolaj Arcel and Zentropa's "A Royal Affair", in Competition at the Berlin International Film Festival, when it has its world premiere on 16. February in the Berlinale Palast.

Mads Mikkelsen as Struensee and Alicia Vikander as Queen Caroline Mathilda photo Jiri Hanzl"A Royal Affair" is based on the dramatic story of love and politics between King Christian VII, his English queen Caroline Mathilde and the king's physician Struensee. The film features two of Scandinavia's hottest names, with Mads Mikkelsen in the role of Struensee and Alicia Vikander as the young headstrong queen.

See the screening schedule for the Danish films at the Berlinale 2012

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Sundance Film Festival

. . .honours two Danish films this year:

The World Cinema Directing Award:

Director Mads Matthiesen - photo Theodor Synnestvedt Teddy Bear / Denmark Director: Mads Matthiesen.
Dennis, a painfully shy 38-year-old bodybuilder who lives with his mother, sets off to Thailand in search of love. Cast: Kim Kold, Elsebeth Steentoft, Lamaiporn Sangmanee Hougaard, David Winters, Allan Mogensen.

Director Lise Birk Pedersen photo DFI pressThe World Cinema Cinematography Award:

Putin's Kiss / Denmark Director: Lise Birk Pedersen
19-year-old Marsha is a model spokesperson in a strongly nationalistic Russian youth movement that aims to protect the country from its enemies. When she starts recognizing the organization’s flaws, she must take a stand for or against it.

Putin's Kiss photo Lars Skree

Sundance Film Festival

Oscar for Denmark?

Superclásico by Danish director Ole Christian Madsen

OSCAR SHORTLIST. "Superclásico" made it to the last round in the nominations run for Best Foreign Language award. Final list will be announced on 24 January.

Anna has moved to Buenos Aires to live out her dream of being a sports agent and ends up falling for Argentina's biggest football star. Instead of mailing the divorce papers, her husband Christian flies out with his teenage son to deliver them in person, all the while secretly hoping to win back his wife and his life-

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