Short films from a small nation - marketing postwar Denmark (13 Nov 2014)

Lunch Hour Lectures - Autumn 2014 Dr Claire Thomson, UCL School of European Languages, Culture and Society Fifty years before Borgen hit British TV screens, Danish directors were making films for British audiences. Driven by the need to market Danish produce and culture abroad after World War II, the government funded hundreds of short films in many languages, encompassing topics from pensions to bacon to handicrafts. You can also watch this lecture on the UCLLHL YouTube channel at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvmnqbc9_cM