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Copenhagen on film: Nordisk Film, Cinemateket and the city’s cinemas
Copenhagen has made films for more than a century, and watches them with devotion. Here is where to go, with the latest official trailers. By the ULTIMATE Copenhagen Editorial Team.
Updated October 2026
Nordisk Film in Valby
Behind its red façade in Valby, Nordisk Film has been making films since 1906, in what VisitCopenhagen calls the world’s oldest still active film studios, founded by the entrepreneur Ole Olsen; the little polar bear on the globe greets you at the gate. Guided tours move between the silent-era studios and the modern sets.
Cinemateket and Himmelbio
Cinemateket is Denmark’s national film house, a short walk from Kongens Nytorv and Nyhavn, with handpicked films from Denmark and around the world. On its roof, Filmtaget has open views over the city, a free exhibition on Danish film culture and, in summer, Himmelbio, Copenhagen’s only open-air rooftop cinema (VisitCopenhagen).
The city’s cinemas
Grand Teatret, a small cinema in the centre, shows artistic and European films; Vester Vov Vov is a grassroots cinema opened by film enthusiasts in 1975; and Falkoner, in Frederiksberg, is a newer cinema with all the comforts (VisitCopenhagen). Films in Denmark are usually shown in their original language with Danish subtitles.
Festivals
CPH:DOX is the city’s international documentary film festival, and BUSTER its festival for children and young people; dates on their own websites.
Questions and answers
Are films in Copenhagen dubbed?
Films are usually shown in their original language with Danish subtitles; children’s films may be dubbed.
Sources: visitcopenhagen.com (Nordisk Film, Cinemateket, cinemas) and cphdox.dk, checked 28 October 2026. Trailers play from the official channels named in the player.