We are so happy to see that Joshua Oppenheimer’s The End has been received so wonderfully by the Danish press and film critics - and now the film is ready to meet its Danish audience!
After a spectacular gala premiere last week, the film is now playing in art cinemas all over Denmark - click here to see when and where, and to book your tickets.
We are very honoured to announce that Camilla Magid’s wonderful series Fighting Demons with Dragons is nominated for TV PRISEN, the Danish TV Award 2025, in the category Best Reportage Series.
TVPRISEN is Denmark's only TV industry award. It is organized by the Producers' Association and honors the best TV programs of the year and the greatest achievements. The coveted statuettes are presented at the annual awards ceremony.
See the full list of nominees here
Glæd dig til en helt særlig oplevelse, når den Oscar-nominerede instruktør Joshua Oppenheimer (The Act of Killing, The Look of Silence) besøger udvalgte biografer i forbindelse med sin seneste film, musicalen THE END, som har Tilda Swinton, Michael Shannon, George MacKay og Moses Ingram.
Oppenheimer vil være til stede til eksklusive visninger af filmen, hvor han efterfølgende deltager i en samtale med publikum. Her får du mulighed for at komme tættere på hans vision, hans arbejdsproces og de historier, der har formet filmen.
Turnéprogram:
3. februar – kl. 16 Biffen Nordkraft, Aalborg
3. februar – kl. 19 Øst for Paradis, Århus - inkl. et glas efter filmen
5. februar – kl. 19 Empire Bio, København N UDSOLGT
6. februar – kl. 18.30 Café Biografen, Odense
17. februar – kl. 20 Park Bio, København Ø
18. februar – kl. 18.30 Moviehouse, Hellerup
18. februar – kl. 18.30 Reprise Teatret, Holte
20. februar - kl. 19 Big Bio, Nordhavn, indledt af Q&A
20. februar - kl. 19 Bio Næstved, efterfulgt af Q&A
Sørg for at sikre dig din billet allerede i dag – der er et begrænset antal pladser!
This weekend Camilla Magid’s documentary film Fighting Demons with Dragons won the Youth Jury Award at the Nordic Film Days festival in Lübeck.
We are so honored that the jury chose the film, here is their statement: "Through out the week, we watched 9 different movies. Many of them effected us emotionally and it was a hard decision to choose the best one. But after long considerations, we decided to hand the award to a movie, which is about finding yourself, your safe space and people that you trust and make you feel comfortable around them. We hope that the movie reaches as many people as possible to show the importance of the topic."
Click here to read all the jury statement and to find out more about the festival
Fighting Demons with Dragons premiered as a TV series in primetime on national television, DR1 , in March 2024 and received wonderful reviews and reactions. The feature version of the film premiered at Thessaloniki Documentary Film Festival, where it won the Silver Alexander for Best Debut.
Fighting Demons with Dragons is both a 4 part TV series, a 52 min TV version, and a 90 min feature film, and Cinephil is international sales agent.
We are immensely proud to show the world the official poster for The End, Joshua Oppenheimer’s new post-apocalyptic musical starring Tilda Swinton, George MacKay, Moses Ingram, and Michael Shannon.
The amazing trailer has also just dropped, and it can be seen here.
We are so excited for the film to meet its audiences!
The End will be released in select cinemas in the US starting December 6th, and in Denmark on February 20.
We are happy to announce that Jacob Perlmutter & Manon Ouimet’s beautiful and life-affirming documentary Two Strangers Trying Not to Kill Each Other will have its UK premiere at the London Film Festival in October.
Read MoreWe are so happy to announce that Joshua Oppenheimer’s The End will have its European Premiere at the prestigious San Sebastian International Film Festival in Spain. The film is selected for the main competition of the festival.
The festival takes place from 20 to 28 of September 2024.
Click here to read more about the films in official selection & competition
We are immensely proud that Olha Zhurba’s profoundly strong and moving documentary film Songs of Slow Burning Earth will have its World Premiere at this year’s Venice Int. Film Festival.
The film is a series of reflective observations of Ukraine in wartime, interwoven with eye-witness accounts to contemplate the ultimate tragedy: the normalisation of war.
‘Songs of Slow Burning Earth’ is produced by Darya Bassel for the Ukrainian production company Moon Man, and is co-produced by Anne Köhncke for Final Cut for Real and Kerstin Übelacker for We Have A Plan.
This is the second film we are coproducing with Olha following Outside from 2022, and in Songs of Slow Burning Earth is continuing her beautiul collaboration with editor Michael Aaglund and editing consultant Niels Pagh Andersen.
Click here to read more about the Venice Film Festival 2024.
We are happy and humbled that THE END has been selected for the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) in the Special Presentations section.
THE END is Joshua Oppenheimer’s Golden Age musical about one of the last families on earth, starring Tilda Swinton as MOTHER and Michael Shannon as FATHER. After the sudden arrival of a stranger, GIRL (Moses Ingram), threatens the family’s luxurious compound deep underground, SON (George MacKay) begins to question their seemingly perfect existence.
Congratulations to Joshua, the entire crew, and everyone who helped make this film possible!
Two Strangers Trying Not to Kill Each Other by Manon Ouimet & Jacob Perlmutter is travelling the world!
Friday July 12 is the Irish premiere of the film, at the Galway Film Fleadh - more info here: https://www.galwayfilmfleadh.com/.../two-strangers.../
And Sunday July 14 is the New Zealand premiere, at the DocEdge Film Festival - more info here: https://docedge.nz/.../two-strangers-trying-not-to-kill.../
We are so proud of this wonderful film and of this wonderful couple, Maggie and Joel :)
We are so proud that Jacob Perlmutter and Manon Ouimet's beautiful debut film ‘Two Strangers Trying Not to Kill Each Other’ has received a Special Mention from the jury in the DOX:AWARD competition!
Here is the jury’s statement: “To fall in love is a magical thing, but to stay in love is a miracle. Two people find each other in middle age, and build a beautiful later life together that is documented here with grace, humor and honesty. For a film that is so immaculately crafted that right from its stunning opening frame, it is like being cradled in the familiar but electric embrace of a longtime lover, the jury awards a dazzled special mention to the wonderful, warm and wise TWO STRANGERS TRYING NOT TO KILL EACH OTHER directed by Jacob Perlmutter & Manon Ouimet.”
It has been absolutely wonderful to see how the film has met its audience at CPH:DOX in the most amazing way - with sold out screenings, standing ovations, and touching and generous Q&As. And now CPH:DOX is making it possible for even more people to see the film - there will be an extra screening on Monday March 25, at Cinemateket, at 16:30. Tickets available here.
Last week 's wonderful new doc FIGHTING DEMONS WITH DRAGONS took home the Silver Alexander in the Newcomers Competition at Thessaloniki Int. Documentary Film Festival, where it celebrated its world premiere - we are so delighted and can't wait for the film to meet even more lovely audiences all over the world!
Here is the jury's statement: "We would like to award a director for taking the hard challenge of telling a multi character story, creating with tenderness a both emotional and complex universe of teenagers in such a fragile turning point of their lives. With the talent and skills of a documentarian she is voicing from a very intimate perspective her protagonists with empathy and respect."
You can see the full list of award winners here.
We are excited to announce that principal photography for Joshua Oppenheimer’s THE END has begun last week in Ireland and will continue through the spring in Italy and Germany.
The phenomenal cast consists of Tilda Swinton, George MacKay, Moses Ingram, Michael Shannon, Bronagh Gallagher, Tim McInnerny, and Lennie James.
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We will be forever grateful that the team behind A House Made of Splinters last week suddenly found themselves in Hollywood for the 95th Academy Awards, celebrating the film’s nomination for Best Feature Documentary.
Although we did not take home the little golden statue, just being there was the greatest experience and also meant that this very international team were able to spend some lovely days together - we were especially grateful that our lovely protagonists Margarita and Olga joined us, and were celebrated as the stars that they are.
The film continues to screen around the world and to change lives and hearts forever.
We are beyond delighted that Simon Lereng Wilmont’s beautiful film A House Made of Splinters , produced by Monica Hellström for Final Cut for Real, has been nominated for an Academy Award@ for Best Documentary Feature Film.
Read MoreAmazing news! Camilla Nielsson’s President was selected as one of the 14 finalists for the Social Impact Media Awards 2023!
SIMA works to advance global awareness, social justice, human rights and education by supporting independent content creators and media artists on the front-lines of social change and bringing their work into communities and classrooms around the globe.
The SIMA Awards honors eye-opening documentary filmmaking and XR/Interactive experiences that exemplify excellence in their potential to inspire social change. Each year, projects are selected from over 140 countries around the world.
For this year’s finalists the SIMA Awards team are highlighting the battle to fight back the shadows that encroach on us: “What is great art but a reminder that the challenges our world faces will not be resolved by simply elevating higher consciousness to all that is light; they will find their resolution by our society radically reclaiming sovereignty over our collective shadows. What this year’s SIMA 2023 finalists capture is just that; the illumination of a world cycling through a seemingly endless and chaotic rhapsody of light and dark as it exposes its shadows to dismantle all that no longer serves its peace.”
See the full list of finalists and read more about SIMA here
Today the nominations for this year’s Danish Film Academy Awards were revealed and we are delighted that Simon Lereng Wilmont’s A House Made of Splinters received nominations in 3 categories: Best Documentary, Best Sound Design (Peter Albrechtsen & Heikki Kossi) and Best Score (Uno Helmersson).
Read MoreOn Thursday January 5 Tarik Saleh’s amazing and exhilarating spy thriller Boy From Heaven, starring Fares Fares and Tawfeek Barhom, opened in cinemas all over Denmark.
And now the first reviews are also in, with the film receiving praise from every corner. We are so happy to read these reviews and can’t wait to show the film here Denmark!
Boy From Heaven is set in an Egyptian university where a ruthless power struggle between Egypt’s religious and political elite unfolds when the university’s highest ranking religious leader suddenly dies and a successor must be found. And the young student Adam, a son of a fisherman and a new student at the prestigious university, finds himself right in the middle of the conflicts that follow.
Boy From Heaven is produced by Kristina Åberg and Fredrik Zander for Atmo (SE) and is coproduced by Monica Hellström and Signe Byrge Sørensen for Final Cut for Real.
On December 21 it was announced that two FCFR productions were added to the shortlists for the 95th Academy Awards.
A House Made of Splinters is directed by Simon Lereng Wilmont and produced by Monica Hellström for Final Cut for Real, and it is one of 15 films shortlisted in the Feature Documentary category.
Boy From Heaven (US title: Cairo Conspiracy) is directed by Tarik Saleh, and is produced by Kristina Åberg and Fredrik Zander for Atmo (Sweden), and Monica Hellström and Signe Byrge Sørensen are co-producing for Final Cut for Real. Boy From Heaven was chosen as Sweden’s entry for Best International Feature, and is now one of the 15 shortlisted international feature films - a list that also includes Denmark’s entry, Ali Abassi’s Holy Spider.
We are very happy and proud that the films have be added to these shortlists. The final nominations will be announced on Tuesday, January 24, 2023.
