Dogma 25 Explodes at Cannes, Spearheaded by New Quintet Led by May el-Toukhy: ‘A Rescue Mission and a Cultural Uprising’

The six-week shoot for Dogville was exhausting. After Lars von Trier's working methods, Nicole Kidman refused to work with the Danish filmmaker again.

Film director May el-Toukhy laughs over the phone from Cannes. "Imagine putting five film directors who are used to making decisions in a room and getting them to agree," she says of it...

Cannes: Young Danish Collective Reboots Dogma for New Generation

Thirty years after Lars von Trier and Thomas Vinterberg shook up arthouse cinema with the Dogma 95 movement, four Danish directors launch Dogma 25, with new vows of chastity, including an internet ban.

Dogma 25 Explodes at Cannes, Spearheaded by New Quintet Led by May el-Toukhy: ‘A Rescue Mission and a Cultural Uprising’

Five Danish filmmakers are picking up the baton from the founders of Dogma 95 and launching Dogma 25 along with a new manifesto and ten “vows of chastity” to “protect the artistic integrity of feature film and create space for uncompromising cinematic storytelling.” May el-Thouky (“Queen of Hearts,” “The Crown”), Milad Alami (“The Charmer,” “When […]

Five Danish filmmakers open a bold new chapter for Danish cinema with DOGMA 25

18/05/2025 - CANNES 2025: Thirty years after DOGMA 95 shook the foundations of the seventh art, a new generation of directors is reigniting its spirit; their pics will be sold by TrustNordisk

Danish filmmakers launch updated Dogma 25 manifesto

Five filmmakers have united on the manifesto, headed by May el-Toukhy.