The Danish Film Institute (; DFI) is the national Danish

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responsible for supporting and encouraging film and cinema culture, and for conserving these in the national interest. It is the successor organisation to the Danish Film Foundation (Danish: Den Danske Filmfond). Also known as ''Filmhuset'' ("the film house"), it is located in

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in central

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. Facilities directed at the general public include a library and Cinemateket,

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's national film museum. was appointed to take over from current director of the institute, Claus Ladegaard, from 1 August 2024.

History

The Danish Film Institute was founded in 1972, replacing the Danish Film Foundation (Danish: Den Danske Filmfond). In 1996 a new Danish Film Act merged the Film Institute with Statens Filmcentral and the National Danish Film Museum with effect from the following year and at the same event the institution relocated to its current premises at Filmhuset in Gothersgade.

Activities

The Danish Film Institute is active within three main areas which are subsidised: * Production and development of all types of films * Distribution and communication of films and film culture * Archives and museum activities The Film Institute presents Danish films at festivals abroad and in Denmark and subsidizes the import of foreign quality films. It maintains the

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(''Danmarks Nationalfilmografi''), a database about Danish films since 1896.

Description and facilities

The Danish Film Institute is also known as Filmhuset ("the film house") in central

, is an institution under the Danish Ministry of Cultural Affairs, and a member of

European Film Promotion European Film Promotion (EFP) is an organisation with a mission of promoting European films internationally. A network of 38 national film promotion institutes which represent films from their respective territories. Under the EFP flag, the member ...

, the network of European film organisations for the worldwide promotion of European film.

Cinemateket

Cinemateket is the national Danish film museum, dedicated to broaden the knowledge and interest in Danish as well as foreign film. It has three cinemas which show a combination of film classics and quality films of various themes. Occasionally contemporary films which would otherwise not reach the Danish market are shown. In the videotheque in the library it is possible to watch short and

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s. Other facilities include a book shop, a café and a restaurant.

Library

The Danish Film Institute's library on the first floor holds 55,000 books and subscribes to 240 mainly European and American magazines. The library lends regular books—usually for a period of one month—while magazines, manuscripts and rarer publications may only be referenced on the premises.

DFI Directors

Tine Fischer has been appointed director from 1 August 2024. Fischer was the founder and CEO of the CPH:DOX film festival, becoming co-CEO, with Jacob Neiiendam, of CPH:DOX,

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, and BUSTER Film Festival for Children and Youth in 2016, and then from November 2018 sole CEO for all three festivals after Neiiendam stepped down. In 2021 Fischer let Copenhagen Film Festivals to become director of the

National Film School of Denmark The National Film School of Denmark () is an independent institution under the Danish Ministry of Cultural Affairs. It was established in 1966 and is based on Holmen in the harbour of Copenhagen. History The National Danish Film School was e ...

References

External links

* {{Authority control 1972 establishments in Denmark Archives in Denmark Arts organizations established in 1972 Cinemas in Copenhagen FIAF-affiliated institutions Film archives in Europe Film organizations in Denmark