Schedule

A warm and subtle film about life, death and everything in between – which is quite a lot! Not least if you are one of the oldest people in the world, like those we meet in Sam Green's new film.

The beauty and joy of living and traveling are at the heart of an award-winning, enigmatic work by a renowned Portuguese filmmaker. A cinematic travel diary full of poetry, art, and Greek myths.

Experience this year's INTER:ACTIVE Exhibition titled "Hypervigilance" at Kunsthal Charlottenborg.

Austrian documentary veteran Ruth Beckermann has traveled to Addis Ababa to uncover a historical truth. An essay about Ethiopia's divided past, where the questions outnumber the answers.

The winner of last year's Berlinale award for best documentary is a complex portrait of how a Jewish family's tragedy on October 7 turns into a pawn in a geopolitical game.

The responsibility of tech giants for young people's mental health is put to the test in a film in which a tragedy in a British family leads to a court case where a heartbroken father takes legal action.

Birds are an endangered species, but birdwatchers around the world are on the case in a delightful, charming film about amateur ornithologists.

In a Calabrian village, peace is threatened by a long-standing family feud between two sisters-in-law. A tragicomic portrait of a tiny town where the art of the melodrama is alive and well.

Eddy Merckx is the greatest cyclist of all time. The Belgian legend has won everything there is to win. An elegant portrait of an invincible champion through thick and thin.

What if history were not told through weapons, wars, and heroes — but through what we carried, shared, and allowed to disappear? Turning our gaze toward art as a form of historiography, the panel explores which stories are preserved and which are ...

Shortly after 7 October 2023, an Israeli filmmaker returns to her destroyed kibbutz and documents life along the fence to Gaza. An essayistic testimony about war and loss.

Experience this year's INTER:ACTIVE Exhibition titled "Hypervigilance" at Kunsthal Charlottenborg.

A modern fairy tale in which the real world is enchanted with the fabulous, cinematic inventiveness of Georgian filmmaker Alexandre Koberidze.

A historical and inspiring portrait of South African Nobel Prize winner and Archbishop Desmond Tutu, who rallied an entire generation in the fight against apartheid.

Peter Mettler's visionary new film. Epic in scope, yet generous and intimate - a unique experience unparalleled in modern cinema.

20 years of deeply personal recordings compiled into a raw and unfiltered journey from Damascus to Denmark, depicting a Syrian woman's relentless struggle against violence, betrayal, and her own past.

The Swedish author's early years during World War II, told through her own diaries in a beautiful and thoughtful film about life, death and art in the shadow of war.

A young Indian man cycles 10,000 km from Delhi to Sweden to find the love of his life. An epic adventure film and an incredible but true story – and one of the biggest romantic hits of the year.

What do you want in a relationship? And what exactly is a relationship? When people fall in love with robots, an avalanche of existential questions is set off.

What happens when an experienced climate scientist becomes an activist? In Greenland, scientist Jason Box and his local colleagues are launching a radical project to raise global awareness.

No one messes with national myths with the same recklessness as the Romanian filmmaker Radu Jude. This time, he pulls Dracula out of his coffin in a pitch-black comedy from Transylvania.

A beautiful fable from India, where the inhabitants of a small village play themselves in a simple and enigmatic tale about a retired professor and his cow.

AI is changing the world as we know it. An Oscar-winning director asks all the questions that keep him awake at night in a compelling and urgent film with great creative energy.

Meet the musicians from the film as they perform a concert after the screening of ‘Where Music Grows’.

Can silence be a positive strategy for resistance? Writing school alumna Uzma Akbari introduces 'The Secret Reading Club of Kabul', based on landai poetry and women's hidden communities in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan. We also celebrate Nowruz and serve haft mewa after the screening.

Experience this year's INTER:ACTIVE Exhibition titled "Hypervigilance" at Kunsthal Charlottenborg.

Smugglers transport people across the border to Europe during an endless, sleepless night. A cinematic film shot in pitch darkness, which should be experienced in the cinema at all costs.

A mother has followed her transgender teenager through a camera lens for two decades. A touching, intimate, and eye-opening account of parents, children, and butterflies spreading their wings.

An enchanting film about an entire British village reenacting the myth of the Holy Grail over the course of a year. A striking debut film with enormous imaginative power.

What happens to people, ethics, and morals when alcohol and capitalism are unleashed in a poor and corrupt country with few restrictions? One man takes up the fight against a corrupt system.

A remote corner of Alaska is finally connected to the internet, but what does that mean for the islanders? An epic debut film about the technological imaginaries of a changing world.

A young Mexican woman fakes her own pregnancy, but soon becomes a hostage to her own stories. An incredible story, told in an equally unusual way by the Oscar-nominated filmmaker Maite Alberdi.

When Hungary’s largest newsroom collapses under political pressure, one journalist keeps filming, capturing the inside story of a collective stand for press freedom in an increasingly authoritarian state.

On a distant planet, a lonely robot roams around looking for signs of life, while scientists search for unknown life forms in Andalusia. A visionary journey with deep philosophical resonance.

Join us in a panel debate about wargaming, ethics and AI, in matters of global security.

We screen 'We Are Stardust' in Rundetårn and debate the term Citizen Science.

Elon Musk wants to lead the race to develop self-driving cars, but it comes at a price. A docu-thriller about Tesla's fatal safety breach and the mindset behind it.

The battle for the earthly remains of Indigenous peoples is both bureaucratic and spiritual in a highly topical film by two members of the New Red Order artist collective.

The climate movement and two lawyers are challenging the Danish state in a high-profile court case to stop a new artificial peninsula in Copenhagen Harbor.

Experience this year's INTER:ACTIVE Exhibition titled "Hypervigilance" at Kunsthal Charlottenborg.

Using art and storytelling as tools, DFUNK's Lida Afghan and human rights advocate Manilla Ghafuri invite the audience to share in experiences from Afghanistan after a screening of IDFA winner 'A Fox Under a Pink Moon'.

What do you get when you leave two aging Polish widows and inseparable soul mates in each other's loving company in a village in Romania? Double trouble!

Danish film producer Peter Aalbæk is a self-proclaimed patriarch. Now his daughters are sending him to therapy—but can he really change? A loving, funny, and merciless portrait of a threatened species.

After a screening of 'KitKatClub - Kinks of Berlin', we invite you to a conversation about Safe Space, kinks and chemsex, with a particular focus on how these concepts are practiced in nightlife.

A Danish-Korean director explores her life as an adopted child and discovers a family history full of shadows, stretching from the west coast of Denmark to the mountains of South Korea.

Young Ukrainians from the frontline town of Mariinka face a decade of war that divides their families and derails their fates. An epic and visionary masterpiece filmed over 10 years.

Get ready for a pure funk explosion! Wild stories from the 70s are mixed with sweaty bass lines, electric grooves and the kind of rhythms that get right into your feet.

Filmmaker Elvira Linds returns with a deeply personal portrait of her husband, actor Oscar Isaac, who is facing the most difficult role of his life.

Visually stunning IMAX film about the world's most powerful tornadoes and hurricanes – depicted from the inside by a photographer who is himself living on borrowed time. A sublime experience with an unexpected love story at its dark heart.

Three short films about resistance, survival and the emotional temperature of political struggle: 'The Revolution Against Death', 'Fahrenheit' and '7 Summers'.

A British chef paddles 3,000 kilometers along Greenland's west coast, surviving on nature's bounty and discovering the power of community in a country surrounded by geopolitical tensions.

A clear-sighted mapping of the fault lines on the world map of the 21st century. Power politics, migration, and surveillance are violent forces in a global drama, depicted with sharp artistic vision.

The man behind the beloved HBO series ‘How To with John Wilson' makes his feature film debut with a hilarious and quirky exploration of a fundamental element of city life: concrete.

With dollar signs in their eyes, gold miners venture into a barren desert landscape, driven by dreams of wealth and a different life. An intense documentary thriller about the gold rush in Niger.

Two very special friends on a road trip through Denmark in search of a used Honda Civic that might make life just a little bit more normal. A warm film that goes straight to the heart.

On an expedition in the deep sea with marine biologist Dr. Edie Widder, who is on a mission to document the luminescent life forms that live in the dark - a sight no one has ever seen on film before.

After the last screening of KitKat Club followed by a panal on creating a safer night life and spaces for self expression, we bring the vibe to the dance floor. We invite you to a celebration where freedom, curiosity, and care merge into one shared space.

The curse of old money and the shadows of the past haunt a young and ultra-rich anti-capitalist from one of America's wealthiest families in one of the most incredible stories of the year.

Martyrdom, war and loyalty to the Taliban. Journalist and documentary director Nagieb Khaja introduces 'Kabul Between Prayers' and nuances extremism in Afghanistan.

Experience a cinema concert with Lars H.U.G., who will be playing live for his debut as a film director. As an extra treat for fans, he has included a handful of brand new songs on the soundtrack. 

Put on your studded belt and leather vest! 50 entertaining years of rock history with the iconic heavy metal legends that changed the sound and style of heavy metal forever.

Juliette Binoche visits CPH:DOX with her debut film as director: An intimate film about the demanding creative process of developing a dance performance with herself on stage.

Banger of the year! A breathless and trippy hybrid film sensation, shot on a VHS tape in Medellín by four young punks. Produced by Harmony Korine and featuring a new score by Arca.

Czech festival hit about two ageing twins with revolutionary blood in their veins who have created a world for themselves on a farm outside of society. But now their bond is starting to unravel.

With great patience, an elderly Vietnamese woman tries to pass on her wisdom to her grandchildren. A tactile film shot with an old Bolex camera about the power of language and cultural heritage.

Let your hair down and join an acid-fueled road trip through the summer with two young ‘Deadheads’ as they follow Grateful Dead on their final tour.

CPH:DOX winner Ben Rivers is back with a trippy and magical hybrid film based on a play by Don DeLillo about a girl's journey from the Stone Age to the future through a mysterious world without adults.

Sexuality, the body, and dark desires are the driving forces in a truly original French hybrid film about a young woman who loses a notebook containing all her inner secrets.

In the remote Liangshan Mountains, 14-year-old Qihuo and her friends set out to find a skirt for her rite of passage. What begins as a small quest drifts into a suspended space of childhood, where time slows and the world is vast.

Get ready for a pure funk explosion! Wild stories from the 70s are mixed with sweaty bass lines, electric grooves and the kind of rhythms that get right into your feet.