Denmark Punching Above Its Weight To Become A Global Powerhouse In The Documentary World
deadline.comDenmark was a world power in the Middle Ages, conquering parts of the British Isles and Normandy, and holding sway in Norway into the 19th century.
Today, the Nordic country bordering the Baltic and North seas is prosperous if smaller, with a population of fewer than 6 million people.
But it has become a world power in a new arena — documentary filmmaking. Denmark’s flourishing doc scene has become the envy of the nonfiction community. “It’s extraordinary, the talent we have, telling stories from a very personal, artistic perspective and still reaching out to audiences around the world,” says Ane Mandrup, head of documentaries at the Danish Film Institute. “I think there’s something special going on.” That “something special” is evidenced by recognition on a remarkable scale: Danish produced and/or directed documentaries have earned numerous Oscar nominations in recent years, including The Act of Killing, The Look of Silence, Last Men in Aleppo, The Cave, Flee and A House Made of Splinters.
Flee, directed by Jonas Poher Rasmussen, achieved something that may never be equaled again — scoring Oscar nominations for Best Documentary Feature, Best Animated Feature, and Best International Film.
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