CPH:CONFERENCE - NEW PARADIGMS
210 min
Through the lens of ‘new paradigms in documentary’, over the course of 3 curated afternoons we will deliver an eclectic range of panels and talks by a diverse and talented group of storytellers, that aims to confront and explore ways to thrive within a constantly evolving and challenging documentary landscape.
In an age of disinformation and abuses of power, there is a price to pay for films that use investigative journalism and the kind of courageous filmmaking that exposes truth to power. At the conference we also dive into the genres of science and art, with work being done that challenges the traditional status quo. We also look at the role of the producer, key to raising finance, but ingenious and reactive to the unforeseen, dealing with logistics but also with delicate ethical issues.
The many conflicts and wars raging around the world have filmmakers grappling on how to tell those stories in a way that is both compelling and respectful. From Palestine to Ukraine, filmmakers talk about their approaches and experiences to these themes.
We hear from commissioners and leaders about new partnerships across global borders and new ways of collaborating as a strategy for survival and solidarity, as well as learning how the bond between commissioner and filmmaker can be a powerful and beneficial relationship over time.
Producers from the Global Majority, Europe and North America look at how we navigate co-productions to ensure they are inclusive, equitable and productive and not always based on European and North American funding models.
While examining the present we will take a moment to imagine a documentary future that is sustainable and robust at every level.
Mandy Chang, Conference curator 2025
