| Formation: | 1972 |
| Headquarters: | Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Leader Title: | Chief Executive |
| Leader Name: | Claus Ladegaard |
| Danish Film Institute | |
| Abbreviation: | DFI |
The Danish Film Institute (Danish: Det Danske Filminstitut; DFI) is the national Danish agency 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 Gothersgade in central Copenhagen. Facilities directed at the general public include a library and Cinemateket, Denmark's national film museum.
has been appointed to take over from current director of the institute, Claus Ladegaard, from 1 August 2024.
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.
The Danish Film Institute is active within three main areas which are subsidised:
The Film Institute presents Danish films at festivals abroad and in Denmark and subsidizes the import of foreign quality films. It maintains the Danish National Filmography (Danmarks Nationalfilmografi), a database about Danish films since 1896.
The Danish Film Institute is also known as Filmhuset ("the film house"). It is located in Gothersgade in central Copenhagen.
It is an institution under the Danish Ministry of Cultural Affairs, and is a member of European Film Promotion, the network of European film organisations for the worldwide promotion of European film.
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 documentary films. Other facilities include a book shop, a café and a restaurant.
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.[1]
Claus Ladegaard[2] was appointed director from 1 January 2018. He had started working at the Danish Film Institute in 2006, first as Head of Production & Development, and from 2015 as Head of Film Funding.[3] As his contract comes to an end at the end of July 2024, has been appointed director from 1 August 2024.[4] Fischer was the founder and CEO of the film festival, becoming co-CEO, with Jacob Neiiendam, of CPH:DOX, CPH PIX, 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.[5] In 2021 Fischer let Copenhagen Film Festivals to become director of the National Film School of Denmark.[6]
| Year | Director | |
|---|---|---|
| 1972–1973 | Erik Hauerslev | |
| 1974–1976 | Leif Feilberg | |
| 1976–1988 | Finn Aabye | |
| 1988 | Mona Jensen | |
| 1988–1990 | Erik Crone | |
| 1990–1991 | Mona Jensen | |
| 1991–1993 | Bo Christensen | |
| 1993 | Mona Jensen | |
| 1993–1995 | Henrik Bering-Liisberg | |
| 1995–1997 | Mona Jensen | |
| 1997–2007 | Henning Camre | |
| 2007–2017 | Henrik Bo Nielsen | |
| 2018- | Claus Ladegaard |