Culture News in Brief: Unknown Danish film a hit in US

Aug 28, 2014

Unknown film a hit
A new independent Danish film is creating a lot of buzz in the US. Directed by Danny Thykær and produced by 42/46, ‘Backgammon’ has yet to be released in Denmark, but is on the shortlist for award nominations at several US film festivals, including the AOF International Film Festival in Los Angeles.

Danish lit in China
Participants at the Beijing International Book Fair will get the chance to sample works from Danish publishers and literary agencies this week. Statens Kunstfond supported the effort to send Danish works to the third largest book fair in the world. Other Nordic countries will also be represented at the booth.

Danes dominate
An impressive number of Danes are in the line-up for this year’s Cologne c/o festival. Singer-songwriter Agnes Obel is joined by five other Danish acts: Julias Moon, Kill J, Asbjørn, Blaue Blume and Den Sorte Skole. The acts offer a mixture of pop, world music, club music and other genres.

The history behind Denmark’s Notre Dame moment

A monumental building in Copenhagen has been engulfed by fire, and while the extent of the damage is being assessed, it is already evident that the fire has devastated one of the city’s most iconic landmarks.
Fire at Børsen causes national shock in Denmark

The fire is no longer burning at Børsen. Here is what happened on a day that schocked the nation
Listen to the story of historic Danish composer Carl Nielson while hiking his new long-distance trail

A 110-kilometre long walking trail on Fyn that follows in the footsteps of Danish composer Carl Nielsen is opening this September, accompanied by a podcast and 40 dedicated listening stops.
The Your-Mom-is-Visiting Tour of Copenhagen

Your mom is visiting you in Copenhagen! Yayy!! But also, Oh No!!!
More and more international couples come to Denmark to be wed

Rather simple marriage conditions are bringing international couples to wed in Denmark. The number of international couples marrying in Denmark is rising significant.
“Yes” to collective agreement for government employees

An average salary increase of 7.4 percent for government employees is in place.

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Career

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Everyone hates being laid off, but women may be hit harder than men

A new study on the gender gap in job loss on the Danish labour market has found that women find it harder to reenter the workplace, and suffer greater short term income reduction, while men lose more overall. Amongst parents with dependent children, mothers are hit harder than fathers, and low-education mothers fare the worst of all.
Workplace gender equality stagnates in Denmark

Gender equality progress in Denmark’s labour market has come to a standstill, with recent statistics by gender and diversity think tank, EQUALIS, revealing only marginal gains for women in the workforce, and largely in high-level positions.

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