Calendar

Project Z, Timestamp, First Woman, Cinderella Unbound, The Invisible World, Children of Honey, Our Sister Angela - Black Power in the GDR, I Am an Olive Tree, I Am Pippi, The Call: A Political Odyssey. Access with CPH:FORUM and INTRO:DOX accreditations only.

A run-down Belfast housing estate becomes a haunted inner landscape in a dark, cinematic film where the echoes of the conflict in Northern Ireland still reverberate in the corridors. An aging man on his final, existential mission confronts the ghosts of the past.

Three brave women are fighting to expose the corruption and incremental destruction of democracy in Viktor Orbán's Hungary - a white nationalist regime that is the envy of authoritarian movements around the world. 

Asmael El Moudir, director of Mother of All Lies, will share insights into the challenges of reconstructing past events, her exploration of unconventional filmmaking techniques, and the personal involvement of her own family in the project.

Involuntary body related travelling is on the rise in Europe, with women crossing EU borders to reclaim the right to their own bodies. Abortion and artificial insemination are just two items on the list in a film that maps the continent.

A poetic and touchingly honest film about lifelong love and what remains when it disappears. The echoes of love resound in the poignant, humorous and life-affirming stories of those left behind.

Join us for a FILM:MAKERS IN DIALOGUE with accomplished filmmakers Max Kestner (Life and Other Problems) and Peter Mettler (While the Green Grass Grows).

A real-world 'The Truman Show’ in which a Japanese man became a national superstar without realising it through a bizarre reality TV show. A story stranger than fiction, which gets a second chapter as he is looking back at it today.

Three men embark on a boyhood dream of a Western adventure in search of a lost Apache tribe in Mexico, but end up in a very different place than they had planned. A thought-provoking film about being out of place - and about realising it along the way.

The widows come together to break the vicious cycle of debt and climate related chaos in Indian agriculture that has pushed their desperate husbands to kill themselves - and leave them with the debt. A powerful and compelling film about solidarity between sisters.

Brazil's love motels are a sexual haven where fantasy becomes reality. When the filmmaker's own date never shows up, she gets a fresh idea for a film instead. The result is a kaleidoscopic insight into a parallel world of human desire.

FORUM accredited guests only

Three brave women are fighting to expose the corruption and incremental destruction of democracy in Viktor Orbán's Hungary - a white nationalist regime that is the envy of authoritarian movements around the world. 

An eye-opening film about numbness in the age of social media. The diagnosis is alarming, but it is made with understated humour and energy by director David Borenstein, himself a screen zombie in digital rehab.

One of the most important contemporary writers invites us on a personal stroll through the past he has come to terms with in his autobiographical novels. Class, culture, sexuality, identity and education: Édouard Louis speaks from experience.

The hardest core of inmates in a maximum security prison in California participate in a life-changing photography project with French art star and Oscar-nominated director JR.

A poetic and touchingly honest film about lifelong love and what remains when it disappears. The echoes of love resound in the poignant, humorous and life-affirming stories of those left behind.

The day is curated by Kat Cizek. We gather to widen lenses in science and cinema for the advancement of justice and equity — from earth to sky.

In this opening keynote, we look up to the stars to reorient our ways of knowing.

The incredible story of how jazz music and soft power were used on both fronts of America's ideological battles during the Cold War - including in the Congo. An epic, original and supremely stylish trip through the 20th century from an original angle.

FORUM accredited guests only

Turbo chickens, plant-based steaks and a pandemic. A lot has happened since the first 'Food Inc.' film, and it's time for a fresh in-depth look at the food industry and at possible solutions.

Life, death and making meaning are the heart of a beautiful and often very funny film about an aging couple who, after an accident, face the inevitability of impermanence and seek a deep peace in their relationship while they still can.

A 16-year-old Kurdish refugee girl is stranded in an icy pine forest between Belarus and Europe with her family in a dirty political power play. She has only one choice: to grow up in an instant and save her family.

An atmospheric trip to Japan in an existential and expressive film where the nightmarish butoh dance becomes the prism through which the forces of life express themselves. The hideous and the sublime meet and strange micro-connections emerge.

To avoid becoming a ghost town, a Mexican village invents a role-playing game that offers tourists the chance to experience an authentic illegal migration across the US border, complete with gangsters and border police.

Four short works nominated for the CPH:DOX Art Film Award and screened together.

A love sonata to ballet and to 'Swan Lake' with all that it entails of hard training, low self-esteem, dreams, racism, redemption and stubborn traditions that might be in a process of change.

Is that supposed to be art? Marcel Duchamp's urinal became the most influential artwork of the 20th century, but the story of the iconic piece unravels itself in an intelligent and witty film that dares to ask: Did a woman actually come up with the idea?

A charming tour of Macedonian folk music and a fascinating insight into the creative process of the Danish band Efterklang.

A feminist who sneaks out of the house dressed as a man and a filmmaker who uses his camera as a weapon. Milo and Khalili are two young Iraqis who risk their lives for freedom and the future in an unusual and cinematic film about life in Baghdad.

The unlikely but close friendship of two elderly women brings to life a cinematic poem about courage and resistance during wartime, while a young man and his team of volunteers struggle to get people away from the frontline in Eastern Ukraine.

The alliance between a young Palestinian activist in the occupied West Bank and an Israeli journalist provides a unique and human insight into a decades-old conflict, as the two fight against the forced expulsion of the Masafer Yatta community. A film created by a Palestinian-Israeli collective.

Two unemployed friends have a fresh idea: They want to stage Shakespeare's 'Hamlet' in Grand Theft Auto. But even in a virtual world, reality intrudes in a wild and trippy film shot entirely inside the ultra-violent video game.

The solution to the climate crisis is already here if you ask the growing low tech movement, who insist that with simple means and great ingenuity, it is possible to live a modern life without destroying the planet.

A Danish family travels to Brazil to say goodbye to their mother, who passed away six years ago. But things don't quite go according to plan. Can the father and the two adult sisters reach each other and talk about loss, life and death?

Biodiversity and generation gaps collide in a politically urgent and thoughtful film about two young activists' fight to save the vast Finnish forests. Is it still civil disobedience when you know you have both history and the future on your side?

A forgotten chapter in Danish football history finally gets its place in the spotlight 50 years after a legendary World Cup match in Mexico. A film with women in all the leading roles and with all the drama and excitement you would expect from a true adventure.

The meaning of life, death and everything else? The possible answers are plenty in Max Kestner's adventurous film, which starts when the death of a giraffe at the Copenhagen Zoo goes viral from Hollywood to Chechnya.

The alliance between a young Palestinian activist in the occupied West Bank and an Israeli journalist provides a unique and human insight into a decades-old conflict, as the two fight against the forced expulsion of the Masafer Yatta community. A film created by a Palestinian-Israeli collective.

A charming tour of Macedonian folk music and a fascinating insight into the creative process of the Danish band Efterklang.

A family who have created an idyllic self-sufficient life for their four children are forced to rethink their choices and try to (re)integrate into modern society when tragedy strikes unexpectedly. Radical life choices meet dilemmas in a moving and wise film.

A generous and eye-opening story that unfilteredly follows two Finnish birth attendants as they struggle to improve birthing practices and challenge old traditions.

A visual tour of the pastel-coloured holiday destination of Gran Canaria, a haven for millions of tourists - and for people fleeing more than just rain and cold. The paradoxes of tourism meet the harsh realities of those who live in paradise all year round.

Two young Finns are fuelled by their (self-)destructive love for each other as their parallel lives on social media become further and further removed from reality.

The meaning of life, death and everything else? The possible answers are plenty in Max Kestner's adventurous film, which starts when the death of a giraffe at the Copenhagen Zoo goes viral from Hollywood to Chechnya.

Cheers! The sour lambic beer that is experiencing a big comeback. Join us on a trip to the Flemish Pajottenland region and learn more about the process, tradition and the drama behind scenes.

A Swiss-Palestinian director visits his childhood friend who has moved to an Israeli colony, to make a film about their relationship that transcends borders and political differences.

A love sonata to ballet and to 'Swan Lake' with all that it entails of hard training, low self-esteem, dreams, racism, redemption and stubborn traditions that might be in a process of change.

... but expect one of the wildest and most entertaining films of the year when Romanian iconoclast Radu Jude drums up a blistering social satire. A true speedball of a film that moves freely across forms and genres.

A seven-year odyssey through Mongolia's underworld with nationalist gang leader, hardcore feminist and single mum Gerel, who wears a black balaclava and fights for a racially pure Mongolia and to look after her son Temuulen.

The meaning of life, death and everything else? The possible answers are plenty in Max Kestner's adventurous film, which starts when the death of a giraffe at the Copenhagen Zoo goes viral from Hollywood to Chechnya.

Climate Story Lab Nordic welcomes everyone interested in climate storytelling to meet and mingle!

Fuck the pain away! 20 years after queer musician Peaches kicked off the new millennium, she's embarking on an anniversary tour - and she's armed with bare breasts, a razor-sharp entourage and a prophetic fuck you to the patriarchy.

Two films nominated for the festival's art film award.

Thousands of years of architectural history are woven together in Kossakovsky's visionary epic, a film almost almost dialogue but with images as sharp as flint and a soundtrack as massive as an earth quake.

They promised a digital revolution of the financial market. It all turned out to be one of the biggest scams in history, but 10 years and countless scandals later, OneCoin is still in action. A docu-thriller about psychology and manipulation in a crypto-age.

The 27 residents of the Danish Wadden Sea island of Mandø experience the forces of climate change in the form of severe weather and the risk of flooding. Still, they stubbornly cling to their identity as islanders, as they have done for generations.

The 27 residents of the Danish Wadden Sea island of Mandø experience the forces of climate change in the form of severe weather and the risk of flooding. Still, they stubbornly cling to their identity as islanders, as they have done for generations.

A poetic and touchingly honest film about lifelong love and what remains when it disappears. The echoes of love resound in the poignant, humorous and life-affirming stories of those left behind.

A poetic and touchingly honest film about lifelong love and what remains when it disappears. The echoes of love resound in the poignant, humorous and life-affirming stories of those left behind.

Cheers! The sour lambic beer that is experiencing a big comeback. Join us on a trip to the Flemish Pajottenland region and learn more about the process, tradition and the drama behind scenes.

Dinosaur fossils are worth their weight in gold in a market where serious scientists and fortune hunters vie to be first to the next big find. An eye-opening adventure documentary about bones, cash and big egos - and an absolute must for dinosaur fans.

A poetic and touchingly honest film about lifelong love and what remains when it disappears. The echoes of love resound in the poignant, humorous and life-affirming stories of those left behind.

The 27 residents of the Danish Wadden Sea island of Mandø experience the forces of climate change in the form of severe weather and the risk of flooding. Still, they stubbornly cling to their identity as islanders, as they have done for generations.

One of the most important contemporary writers invites us on a personal stroll through the past he has come to terms with in his autobiographical novels. Class, culture, sexuality, identity and education: Édouard Louis speaks from experience.

A charming tour of Macedonian folk music and a fascinating insight into the creative process of the Danish band Efterklang.

The 27 residents of the Danish Wadden Sea island of Mandø experience the forces of climate change in the form of severe weather and the risk of flooding. Still, they stubbornly cling to their identity as islanders, as they have done for generations.

A family who have created an idyllic self-sufficient life for their four children are forced to rethink their choices and try to (re)integrate into modern society when tragedy strikes unexpectedly. Radical life choices meet dilemmas in a moving and wise film.

A love sonata to ballet and to 'Swan Lake' with all that it entails of hard training, low self-esteem, dreams, racism, redemption and stubborn traditions that might be in a process of change.

A poetic and touchingly honest film about lifelong love and what remains when it disappears. The echoes of love resound in the poignant, humorous and life-affirming stories of those left behind.

The duo behind the 'The Truffle Hunters' are back with a timeless and visually stunning tribute to the cowboys and cowgirls who keep old traditions alive. An Argentinian western with understated humour and an eye for the epic drama in the detail.

The sequel to the international mega-hit 'The March of the Penguins' returns to Antarctica on an epic adventure with director Luc Jacquet as a familiar guide in the alien landscapes.

The director of 'Honeyland' returns with a contemporary fairytale made with sensitivity and poetry as a giant puppet travels from Syria up through Europe to tell the story of migration from a child's perspective.

A real-world 'The Truman Show’ in which a Japanese man became a national superstar without realising it through a bizarre reality TV show. A story stranger than fiction, which gets a second chapter as he is looking back at it today.

With cinematic brushstrokes and few words, a bleak story is told of three generations living in the shadow of the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan. A brilliantly orchestrated study in how conflicts recreate themselves.

Can modern technology realise the dream of eternal life? Yes, say the sci-fi optimists in Silicon Valley, who are determined to make death obsolete through artificial intelligence in a film that soberly and thoughtfully raises the biggest questions - and provides possible answers.

Andy Kaufman was the favourite comedian of all the other comedians. The story of his life is an endlessly fascinating and entertaining trip through the mind of a brilliant, tragic and extreme human being with an unsurpassed sense of humour.

Dinosaur fossils are worth their weight in gold in a market where serious scientists and fortune hunters vie to be first to the next big find. An eye-opening adventure documentary about bones, cash and big egos - and an absolute must for dinosaur fans.

Two young American Jews are raised to love Israel unconditionally, but their lives take a sharp left turn when they experience the plight of the Palestinians. A film about Jewish identity on both sides of the generation gap.

Three short films nominated for the CPH:DOX Art Film Award and screened together.

A nocturnal and semi-surrealistic science fiction portrait of life in two Asian megacities after 2020, shot at night with an hypnotic intensity and with the lens pointing to the future.

A 9-year-old Iranian girl plans to sue her parents after their bitter divorce in a lively and bittersweet film directed by her aunt. A lively contribution to the great Iranian tradition of films about the world of children.

A filmmaker makes a pact with the devil and risks his life to tag along when the Taliban take over an abandoned US military base in Afghanistan. An unforgettable and chilling insight into a radically alien mentality.

Friendship, love and rock n' roll! The lives of the pioneering rock bands At the Drive-In and The Mars Volta, authentically and honestly portrayed on video through a lifetime by the two childhood friends at the front of the stage.

Dinosaur fossils are worth their weight in gold in a market where serious scientists and fortune hunters vie to be first to the next big find. An eye-opening adventure documentary about bones, cash and big egos - and an absolute must for dinosaur fans.

How happy are you on a scale of 1 to 10? Two government officials are sent out to measure the happiness of the people of Bhutan, but how are they doing themselves? A bittersweet, existential crowd favourite from the Himalayas.

Three years in the life of revolutionary post-colonial thinker Frantz Fanon. Based on extensive research and Fanon's own notes, and reconstructed as a cinematic docufiction from a psychiatric hospital in Algeria.

The meaning of life, death and everything else? The possible answers are plenty in Max Kestner's adventurous film, which starts when the death of a giraffe at the Copenhagen Zoo goes viral from Hollywood to Chechnya.

An elderly member of the indigenous Cree people of Canada is our spiritual guide in a film that, like its charismatic protagonist, moves between past and present, and between Earth and the stars, to overcome the ghosts of colonisation.

Two expressive new films by Pedro Costa and Wang Bing – screened together.

The story of the icon behind the monster hit 'Old Town Road' and his exhilerating journey as he defies musical boundaries and redefines what it means to be a superstar in the 21st century.