CPH:DOX Announces Competition Lineup Packed With World Premieres
16.02.2024 - 01:05
/ deadline.com
CPH:DOX, the prestigious documentary film festival in Copenhagen, has announced a competition program across six categories that features 47 world premieres.
The event, which has emerged as a rival to the International Documentary Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) as the biggest and most important all-documentary festival in the world, will unfold from March 13-24 in the Danish capital. The DOX:AWARD lineup – all world premieres – features films from the U.S., Canada, the Nordic countries and many other parts of Europe, including France, Ireland, and the U.K. Scroll for the lineups in all six competition strands.
“We’re thrilled to present this year’s competition films, which span from global geopolitics to intimate, existential queries,” noted Niklas Engstrøm, CPH:DOX artistic director. “What unites these films is their ambition to engage with the world in a meaningful way. This year’s competition sharpens its focus on the most urgent issues of our time, from the wars in Ukraine and Gaza to gang violence in Sweden, exploring themes of identity politics, colonialism, and the foundational struggles for democracy and the fight against climate change. These films offer fresh perspectives, challenge aesthetic boundaries, and delve deeper into issues we thought we understood. We are delighted to unveil this program, which promises to enlighten and inspire.”
The 21st edition of CPH:DOX is distinguished by the addition of a new competition category: HUMAN:RIGHTS AWARD, created by the festival and the Institute for Human Rights to mark the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. “This new award underscores the ongoing relevance of human rights in challenging times,” the festival said.
Mads K. Mikkelsen, CPH:DOX