https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Denmark in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Danish film ‘Another Round’ (‘Druk’ in the original Danish), which won an Oscar on Sunday for best international feature film, is a dark existential comedy about the joys and dangers of being drunk, and letting go to embrace life. https://www.thelocal.dk/20210426/another-round-a-spirited-oscar-winning-ode-to-life Mon, 26 Apr 2021 12:17:40 +0200 another-round-a-spirited-oscar-winning-ode-to-life The Danish-Syrian-made film Last Men in Aleppo, which depicts the work of rescue workers in the war-torn Syrian city, has been nominated for an Oscar for the Best Documentary Feature category. https://www.thelocal.dk/20180124/danish-syrian-white-helmets-film-gets-oscar-nomination Wed, 24 Jan 2018 11:52:45 +0100 danish-syrian-white-helmets-film-gets-oscar-nomination The Dresden grave of trailblazing trans woman Lili Elbe is to get a new tombstone – funded by the company behind a hit film about her life. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160418/film-company-to-rebuild-danish-girls-dresden-grave Mon, 18 Apr 2016 17:31:45 +0200 film-company-to-rebuild-danish-girls-dresden-grave Swedish star Alicia Vikander has won an Oscar for best supporting actress for her performance in Nordic transgender movie 'The Danish Girl'. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160229/swede-alicia-vikander-wins-oscar-for-danish-girl-role-2 Mon, 29 Feb 2016 08:41:04 +0100 swede-alicia-vikander-wins-oscar-for-danish-girl-role-2 Denmark’s ‘A War’ will compete for the Oscar in the ‘Best Foreign Language Film’ category https://www.thelocal.dk/20160114/denmark-hopes-to-win-a-war-at-oscars Thu, 14 Jan 2016 17:14:10 +0100 denmark-hopes-to-win-a-war-at-oscars The Lego Movie may have been snubbed at the Oscars, but as if to compensate, Song of the Sea, the Irish animated film which knocked it from the nominations, was largely made by a Danish studio, while a Danish-Polish film is in the running for best Foreign Language Film. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150115/denmark-gets-a-partial-oscar-nod Thu, 15 Jan 2015 17:59:00 +0100 denmark-gets-a-partial-oscar-nod