Folkemødet 2025
Paprika Steen / Jakob Engel-Schmidt / Sara Bro / Nicolaj Kopernikus / Maren Uthaug / Rasmus Tantholdt / Sofie Riise Nors / Mathias Broe / Petra Nagel / Rosa Lund / Ghita Nørby / Esben Dalgaard / Christoffer Boe / Ane Qvortrup / Carolyne Kaddu Rasmussen / Niels Krause-Kjær / Martin Kongstad / Rane Willerslev / Tine Fischer / Sandy French / Lone Theils / Keld Reinicke / Bo Lidegaard / Leif Davidsen / Karianne Solbrække / Jan E. Jørgensen / Nicolai Nørregaard / and many more
The world is constantly changing, and we are facing important questions about society, culture, and media. At this year’s Folkemøde, Egmont delves into Danish film and literature, discusses the role of news media, and explores the significance of cultural heritage. We look at how children and youth at risk navigate life’s choices, what screen culture means for our society, and how we can ensure strong education for the future. Along the way, we touch on both the big picture and the close-up details. Look forward to exciting conversations, debates, and perspectives as a lineup of actors, authors, politicians, journalists, experts, and cultural figures take the stage at Egmont’s two venues Baghaven and Terrassen in Havnegade 9, G28, Allinge, Friday 13th of June.
Line-up June 13
/ Rosa Lund / Mikkel Bjørn
Warm up your vocal cords with members of parliament Rosa Lund from Enhedslisten and Mikkel Bjørn from Dansk Folkeparti, who have each chosen songs they believe are relevant to society today – accompanied by film composer Mikkel Maltha and Zentropa's director Anders Kjærhauge.
/ Sara Bro / Esben Dalgaard / Rosa Lund / Sofie Riise Nors
Young people with illness also dream of education, jobs and love. But they have to fight extra hard. Sara Bro is visited by Esben Dalgaard, politician Rosa Lund, illustrator, author and feminist, Sofie Riise Nors. Together they will discuss some of the dilemmas that young people experience when they live with a chronic or serious physical illness. Come and hear young people from SygtStærk talk about a young life with illness and present dilemmas from their everyday lives.
/ Keld Reinicke / Diana Ringe Krogh / Niels Wetterberg / Sofie Filt Læntver / Lasse Vestergaard / Christina B. Kjeldsen
Join us for an important conversation about you and your children's screen culture and Denmark's future as a cultural producer. Computer games are often referred to as "bad screen time" - but what about the many positive effects we rarely hear about? We bring together politicians and gamers from the gaming industry for an engaging conversation about what computer games and the Danish gaming industry can do. How can we exploit the gaming industry's potential to strengthen Denmark, and what positive effects do games have?
/ Rasmus Tantholdt
For over 20 years, correspondent Rasmus Tantholdt has covered wars, conflicts, and disasters in the world's hotspots. Euroman's editor-in-chief Kristoffer Dahy Ernst meets the correspondent for a conversation about a world that is faltering – and about finding your footing in it.
/ Petra Nagel / Ane Qvortrup / Carl Emil Lind Christensen / Sara Emil Baaring / Aksel Justesen
Analyses show that young people in primary and secondary schools thrive mentally and socially, but there is a need to increase their professional well-being, which scores low. What can help increase professional well-being? And what can contribute to greater trust in one's own abilities to master the profession? What do the experts say? And what do the young people themselves say?
/ Jakob Engel-Schmidt
Powerful. That is Minister of Culture Jakob Engel-Schmidt. And he uses that power frequently. In recent years, the minister has made numerous political agreements and injected fresh millions into the cultural sector. Euroman's editor-in-chief Kristoffer Dahy Ernst meets the man and minister Jakob Engel-Schmidt for a talk about being in the center of power, about the value of culture, and especially about what it means to be a cultural person without a cultural-political background.
/ Maren Uthaug / Petra Nagel
A lot of men are angry with Maren Uthaug. Perhaps because in her books she reduces them to breeding animals and gives women the power that men otherwise possess. Is the future brighter without men, and is equality even possible? That is the focus of this conversation between author Maren Uthaug and journalist Petra Nagel.
/ Jakob Engel-Schmidt / Ghita Nørby / Kristoffer Eriknauer
Communal singing, H.C. Andersen's fairy tales, revue, and Bournonville ballet. What role does culture actually play in our Danish cultural heritage? Actress and cultural icon Ghita Nørby, Minister of Culture Jakob Engel-Schmidt, and acting talent and TikTok star Kristoffer Eriknauer give their perspectives on the role culture plays in our Danish cultural heritage. Ghita Nørby: that name is introduction enough for most Danes in itself. With her long career as a leading lady in Danish film, theater, and television, the honored actress could herself be on the list of intangible cultural heritage. Together with Minister for Culture Jakob Engel-Schmidt and journalist Søren Ryge, she has instead formed the mini-committee that has selected their suggestions for what should represent Denmark on UNESCO's list of intangible cultural heritage. Kristoffer Eriknauer is on the cast list here, there, and everywhere: The Royal Theater, major TV series, and not least his own funny videos on TikTok, just to name a few.
/ Ulla Pors Nielsen / Sandy French / Karianne Solbrække / Niels Krause-Kjær
In Norway, Egmont is behind the public service media house TV 2, which fulfills the same role in Norwegian society as Danish TV 2 and DR do here. All three deliver news reporting and public service in a time when media consumption is increasingly individualized, the supply is greater than ever, and fake news challenges trust in our society. So how do TV stations ensure their credibility, quality and reach in the fast-paced news flow? How do they themselves avoid bias in a more polarized world? And is it even possible to engage the younger generations in something as old-fashioned as TV news?
/ Paprika Steen / Carolyne Kaddu Rasmussen
Join us for a live edition of ALT for damernes' weekly podcast, where we invite two famous guests into the Friday bar every week for a chat about current topics and life's highs and lows. Here at Folkemødet, editor-in-chief Rikke Dal Støttrup and journalist Caroline Heidemann are visited by nurse and author CarolyneKaddu Rasmussen and director and actress Paprika Steen for a conversation about generational and cultural encounters - seen through women's eyes.
/ Rane Willerslev / Anne Sophia Hermansen / Magnus Hermann / Mastarn Bandian
Can you participate in democracy if you don’t read? The reading crisis among children and young people demands answers. The world is changing rapidly, and democracy is under pressure. At the same time, reading motivation among youth is plummeting. Denmark ranks at the very bottom internationally when it comes to reading enjoyment among schoolchildren, and more and more young people are leaving compulsory school without reading well enough to pass their final exams — especially those growing up at risk. But what does reading enjoyment mean for democracy, and for young people's ability to participate and influence? And should we do more to support the joy of reading among children and youth in difficult living conditions? These are the questions we’ll explore when two generations meet for a conversation about the impact of the reading crisis — particularly on those growing up at risk.
Kristoffer Dahy Ernst/ Martin Kongstad
Gastronomy is flourishing on Bornholm. What is the reason for this, and what does it mean for the island, the islanders, the tourists and, not least, for good taste? Gastro magazine editor-in-chief Kristoffer Dahy Ernst has invited Martin Kongstad onto Egmont's stage for a conversation about the Bornholm gastro miracle, where Kadeau and Nordlandet have been among the frontrunners. Martin Kongstad, who hosts the popular gastro podcast "Bearnaise is the king of the animals", will give his personal take on how Bornholm has developed on the gastro front. There will be lots of funny robber stories and clever Bornholm tips, while we learn more about where Solskinsøen's food scene is heading.
/ Christoffer Boe / Nicolaj Kopernikus / Bent Isager-Nielsen / Lone Theils
”Rejseholdet – det første mord” is an upcoming blockbuster film from Nordisk Film directed by Christoffer Boe and starring Nicolaj Kopernikus. The film goes back in time to the 1920s, when the first travel team is established and must solve a murder mystery in Esbjerg. The Travel Team has inspired films and TV series. On Egmont’s stage, we will discuss the Travel Team and the borderland between fact and fiction.
/ Tine Fischer / Mathias Broe / Jan E. Jørgensen / Asger Flygare / Louise Vesth / Anders Leifer / Pernille Fischer Christensen
With the media and film agreements from last year and with the agreement on a production discount, the financial framework for Danish film has been set. The ambitions are great, because Danish film must be a unifying force. At the same time, however, the fragmentation and the fight for Danes' time have never been greater. So how do Danish films remain - or become - relevant for everyone? Is the film industry in sync with the Danish audience? How do we get more large and broad films with artistic quality? And is there even room for the free voice of film storytellers and new talents?
/ Leif Davidsen / Peter Ernstved Rasmussen / Bo Lidegaard
The world faces significant changes and global unrest. Historian Bo Lidegaard and author Leif Davidsen delve into the current geopolitical situation and discuss how conflicts, great power rivalry, and political tensions shape our time. The conversation is moderated by journalist Peter Ernstved Rasmussen – founder and editor of the defense media OLFI and author of the book “Forsvarsløs”.