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          March 19 – 30, 2025

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              Mette Frederiksen and Jens Stoltenberg to attend CPH:DOX opening gala on March 19

              Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and former NATO Secretary General and current Norwegian Finance Minister Jens Stoltenberg will discuss the film and the future of the NATO alliance after CPH:DOX's opening film 'Facing War'. The conversation will take place at CPH:DOX's grand opening gala in the Conservatory Concert Hall in Copenhagen on March 19 at 19:30, and both the film and the following conversation can be experienced simultaneously via a live stream in a large number of cinemas and cultural centers across Denmark. Photo: NATO.

              Friday 7th Mar 2025

              CPH:DOX’s opening film ‘Facing War’ directed by Tommy Gulliksen provides unique access to Jens Stoltenberg’s last year as NATO Secretary General. Originally scheduled to step down in 2023 after nine years in the job, the Norwegian top diplomat was persuaded by then US President Joe Biden to stay on for another year in the face of growing divisions between the alliance’s member states following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

              Responsibility is an obligation for Stoltenberg, who if anyone has mastered the difficult art of diplomacy. “Diplomacy”, now only a few months after Stoltenberg’s departure as Secretary General of NATO, seems weakened in today’s highly tense security situation, where brute force – and not alliances – seems to be dictating the game.

              Niklas Engstrøm, Artistic Director at CPH:DOX, is excited about the visit of Mette Frederiksen and Jens Stoltenberg:

              “Europe is facing a security crisis that seems to grow bigger by the day, and European leaders are rushing from one summit to the next to find common ground and appropriate measures. I am therefore grateful that Mette Frederiksen and Jens Stoltenberg have taken the time to visit CPH:DOX to discuss the value of diplomacy in the new world order based on the festival’s opening film ‘Facing War’. The two top politicians, with their vast experience from the big political arena, can give people all over Denmark – from Copenhagen to Struer – a unique insight into the diplomatic work and their views on the NATO alliance and the general security situation in Europe right now.”

              ‘Facing War’ is directed by Tommy Gulliksen and produced by Anne Marte Blindheim og Danielle Turkov Wilson at Dox Division in co-production with NRK, SVT and Think-Film Impact Production with support from Norsk Filminstitutt, Oslo Filmfond, Viken Filmsenter, Fritt Ord, Nordisk Film & TV Fond, Impact Partners, Bergesen-stiftelsen and Fond for lyd og bilde.

              The film’s trailer has just been released and can be seen HERE.

              ‘Facing War’ at CPH:DOX 2025
              ‘Facing War’ with subsequent livestream of the conversation between Mette Frederiksen and Jens Stoltenberg will be shown in the following cinemas and cultural centers, with more to be added continuously: Kunsthal Charlottenborg in Copenhagen, Agger Bio, MovieHouse Ringsted, Cinema4 Skive, Bibliografen Gladsaxe, Biffen Nordkraft in Aalborg, Kinorevuen Rebild, Storebjørn Syddjurs, Palads Teatret, Vendsyssel, Øst for Paradis in Aarhus, Motorfabrikken Marstal, Guldborgsund Hovedbibliotek, Kulturhus Trommen Hørsholm, Apollon Struer, Ribe Library, Cafe Biografen Odense, Frederiksværk Library, Apoteket – Huset for Scenekunst in Haslev, Rødding Biograf and Biohuset in Galten.

              ‘Facing War’ will also be screened several times during CPH:DOX and DOX:DANMARK, and will be accompanied by presentations by Lykke Friis, Andreas Krogh from Altinget and Jacob Svendsen from Politiken.

              Tickets for both the opening gala and the subsequent screenings in Copenhagen and around Denmark can be purchased HERE.

              Look forward to CPH:DOX 2025
              For the 22nd time, CPH:DOX will open its doors on March 19-30, 2025 for a festival with the ambition to introduce audiences to the best documentaries from home and abroad and at the same time shed light on some of today’s most controversial and pressing issues through talks, debates and events.

              About CPH:DOX 2025
              CPH:DOX – Copenhagen International Documentary Film Festival – is one of the world’s leading documentary film festivals supporting independent and innovative filmmaking. The festival is known for challenging the documentary genre and for promoting art as an active voice in civil society.

              In 2025, the festival runs from March 19-30 and will feature more than 550 screenings and events around Copenhagen, introducing audiences to the best documentaries from Denmark and abroad while shedding light on some of today’s most controversial and pressing issues.

              CPH:DOX has grown out of the capital and now also takes place both digitally on streaming service PARA:DOX and as local film festivals via DOX:DANMARK, which this year is present in more than half of the Danish municipalities. In 2024, CPH:DOX welcomed more than 125,000 guests across the country.

              Facing War

              Jens Stoltenberg's last year as Secretary General of NATO, filmed with unique access to one of the greatest political leaders of our time at a time of upheaval. An epic drama about the war between Russia and Ukraine and the role the alliance will play in the future.