​From her home in London, Funen-born, Danish screenwriter LINE LANGEBEK talks about her widely celebrated Oscar-nominated film The Girl with the Needle (2025), a historical psychological horror film based on the true story of Danish serial killer Dagmar Overbye. Line talks about Raising Films, a UK-based organization she helped create that advocates for parents and carers in the screen sector, and her commitment to telling more universal stories in these turbulent and interesting times.

Line selects a work by Harald Giersing from the SMK collection.

https://open.smk.dk/en/artwork/image/KMS3653

(Photographer: Tara Violet Niami)

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From his home in Thousand Oaks, California, Nivå-born Danish craft brewer JEPPE JARNIT-BJERGSØ recalls his start as a schoolteacher to kids with special needs and as a beer expert, brewer, and entrepreneur. He talks about his 2012 move to New York with his wife and young children that resulted in years of explosive growth, of his company Evil Twin Brewing, and a Michelin Starred restaurant. And he shares his latest adventure, Jarnit Family Wines, in Los Olivos north of Los Angeles.

Jeppe selects a work by Asger Jorn from the SMK collection.

https://open.smk.dk/en/artwork/image/DEP595

(Photographer: Tommy Frost)

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On a visit to Los Angeles to meet with Twentieth Gallery about her new creations, Bonderup-born, London-trained, New York-based Danish designer CAMILLA STÆRK speaks about her brand, STÆRK, deeply rooted in her Danish heritage and shaped by a fascination with Old Hollywood and film noir, and spanning fashion, furniture, lighting, rugs, and accessories. She also reflects on her creative partnership, Stærk & Christensen, which extends her storytelling into new collaborative dimensions.

Camilla selects a work by Anne Marie Carl Nielsen from the SMK collection.

https://open.smk.dk/en/artwork/image/KMShm21

(Photographer: Karen Collins)

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