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CPH:DOX announces 2025 opening film
CPH:DOX has announced Facing War as its opening film for the 2025 edition. Directed by Norwegian filmmaker #Tommy Gulliksen#, the documentary provides a rare behind-the-scenes look at #Jens Stoltenberg#’s final years as #NATO Secretary General amid rising global tensions. The world premiere will take place at the Royal Danish Academy of Music’s concert hall on…
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Punto de Vista named 2025 Doc Alliance Guest festival
The documentary film festival network #Doc Alliance# has announced that #Punto de Vista#, the International Documentary Film Festival of Navarra, will be its guest festival for 2025. The decision was made during the annual Doc Alliance meeting in December 2024, where the seven partner festivals expressed gratitude to #Docudays UA#, the 2024 guest festival. As…
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CPH:DOX and Kunsthal Charlottenborg launch three-year human rights initiative
Kunsthal Charlottenborg and #CPH:DOX have announced a three-year collaboration aimed at deepening public engagement with #human rights#. The new initiative, dubbed HUMAN:RIGHTS, will leverage film, art, debate, and educational programs to highlight the enduring importance of human rights as defined by the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Since 2017, Kunsthal Charlottenborg has served as…
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Krakow Film Festival announces first titles for 2025 documentary competition
At the 65th Krakow Film Festival, two documentaries have been announced in the International Documentary Competition: Lovers in the Sky by Fermin de la Serna and Redlight to Limelight by Bipuljit Basu. While set in vastly different worlds—one in a tranquil Peruvian town and the other in the pulsating suburbs of Calcutta—both films provide an…
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FIFDH Impact Days announces its 2025 Geneva programme
The International Film Festival and Forum on Human Rights (FIFDH) has announced the 7th edition of Impact Days, taking place from 9 to 11 March 2025 in Geneva. This professional programme is a key platform for filmmakers, impact producers, NGOs international organisations, philanthropists, and distributors who use documentary storytelling to drive meaningful social change. This…
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Chilean documentaries to make strong impact at Berlinale 2025
Chile’s documentary filmmakers are making a mark at the 75th #Berlinale and its European Film Market (EFM) from 13 to 19 February, showcasing a diverse slate of projects and industry participation. The delegation is supported by Chiledoc and includes world premieres, industry selections, and pioneering projects. Director Matías Rojas Valencia and producer Tomás Gerlach Mora will present the world…
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CPH:FORUM 2025 announces documentary selection and new industry awards
CPH:FORUM, the leading international financing and co-production event within #CPH:DOX, has unveiled its official project selection for 2025, featuring 30 documentary projects from 26 countries. Taking place 24-27 March 2025, the forum will connect 5 filmmakers and producers with key industry players, including representatives from Netflix, ARTE, HBO Europe, BBC, and Sundance Institute. The lineup…
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Trieste Film Festival 2025: The complete winners
The 36th Trieste Film Festival concluded this weekend with awards honouring exceptional works in Central and Eastern European cinema. Among the winners, Toxic, directed by Saulė Bliuvaitė, took home the Trieste Award for Best Feature Film. The jury also gave a Special Mention to Fekete Pont/Lesson Learned by Bálint Szimler. The Hungarian film uses a…
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Nicolas Philibert and Lauren Greenfield honoured at 27th Thessaloniki Documentary Festival
The 27th Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival, taking place from 6 – 16 March 2025, will spotlight two acclaimed filmmakers, #Nicolas Philibert# and #Lauren Greenfield#. Known for their evocative and socially resonant works, the two documentarians will attend the festival to present their films and engage with audiences. French filmmaker Nicolas Philibert, celebrated for his empathetic…