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CPH:DOX 2025
Opening filmFacing War
LocationCopenhagen, Denmark
Founded2003
AwardsDOX:AWARD: Always
Festival date19–30 March 2025
Websitecphdox.dk
CPH:DOX
2026
2024

The 22nd Copenhagen International Documentary Film Festival, also known as CPH:DOX 2025 took place from 19 to 30 March 2025 in Copenhagen, Denmark.[1] The festival is held annually to highlight non-fiction filmmaking from countries all over the world.

The festival opened with Tommy Gulliksen's Facing War, which follows the final years of Jens Stoltenberg as secretary general of NATO and the organization's role in the Russo-Ukrainian War.[2] The main competition award went to Always by Deming Chen. A co-production between China, United States and France, it follows an eight-year old boy from Hunan, who discovers poetry as a way to make sense of the world.[3]

Juries

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The jury members were as follows:[4]

DOX:AWARD

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  • Rikke Tambo Andersen, film producer
  • Max Kestner, Danish documentary filmmaker
  • Nicolas Rapold, American critic and editor
  • Adele Tulli, Italian film director and researcher
  • Raul Niño Zambrano, Dutch programmer and creative director of Sheffield DocFest

NEXT:WAVE

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NEW:VISION

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  • Mason Leaver-Yap, British artist and curator
  • Jeppe Lange, Denmark artist
  • Marina Kožul, Croatian producer and programmer

F:ACT

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  • Alexis Bloom, South African-German film director and producer
  • Mikala Krogh, Danish film director and editor-in-chief of DR Documentary
  • Steffi Niederzoll, German filmmaker, artist and author

HUMAN:RIGHTS

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  • Mohamed Saïd Ouma, Comorian film director and executive director of Documentary Africa
  • Tomáš Poštulka, Czech festival programmer and head of the One World Festival
  • Birgitte Stærmose, Danish film director and screenwriter

NORDIC:DOX

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  • Butheina Kazim, Emirati festival programmer and founder or Cinema Akil
  • Dario Oliveira, Portuguese artistic director and founder of Curtas Metragens Vila do Conde Film Festival
  • Roja Pakari, Iranian film director

Competitions

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The films selected for each section are as follows:[5][6]

DOX:AWARD

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A highlighted title indicates the award winner.
English Title Original Title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
À Demain sur la Lune Thomas Balmès France
Agatha's Almanac Amalie Atkins Canada
Always 从来 Deming Chen United States, France, China
Balane 3 Ico Costa Portugal, France
Facing War (opening film) Tommy Gulliksen Norway, Belgium
Flophouse America Monica Strømdahl Norway, Netherlands, United States
My Dear Théo Alisa Kovalenko Poland, Czech Republic, Ukraine
Sanatorium Gar O'Rourke Ireland, Ukraine, France
The Castle Il castello indistruttibile Danny Biancardi, Virginia Nardelli, Stefano La Rosa France, Italy
The Father, the Song and the Holy Spirit Faderen, Sønnerne og Helligånden Christian Sønderby Jepsen Denmark
The Helsinki Effect Arthur Franck Finland, Germany, Norway
We Live Here Мы здесь живем Zhanana Kurmasheva Kazakhstan

NEW:VISION

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A highlighted title indicates the award winner.
English Title Original Title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
Perishable Idol Majid Al-Remaih France, Kuwait, Qatar
All These Summers Therese Henningsen United Kingdom, Denmark
City Child Austin Lynch United States, Germany
Unstable Rocks Pedras Instáveis Ewelina Rosinska, Nuno Barroso Germany, Portugal
Available Light Morgan Quaintance United Kingdom
Images de Tunisie Younes Ben Slimane United Kingdom, France, Tunisia
Green Grey Black Brown Yuyan Wang South Korea, France, China
Melted Into the Sun Saodat Ismailova Uzbekistan, Italy, Portugal
Illiyeen Eliyah Mesayer, Nanna Rebekka Denmark
Songbook Mariah Garnett United States
Time Paradox Minha Park South Korea
Sinking Latitude 下沉纬度 Jiawei Zheng Denmark, China
Siticulosa Maeve Brennan United ingdom, Denmark
Fear Fokol Tuva Björk Sweden
Ramallah, Palestine, December 2018 Juliette Le Monnyer Belgium
International Satan's Day Raed Yassin Lebanon
Scrap Rebut Noémie Lobry France

F:ACT AWARD

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A highlighted title indicates the award winner.
English Title Original Title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
2000 Meters to Andriivka [a] Mstyslav Chernov Ukraine
Antidote James Jones United Kingdom
K-Number Seyoung Jo South Korea
Men of War Jen Gatien, Billy Corben United States, Canada
Predators David Osit United States
The End of the Internet Dylan Reibling Canada
The Eukrainian Viktor Nordenskiöld Sweden, France, Ukraine, Belgium
The Gardener, the Buddhist & the Spy Håvard Bustnes Norway, Germant, United Kingdom
The Last Ambassador Die letzte Botschafterin Natalie Halla Austria
The Perfect Neighbor Geeta Gandbhir United States

NORDIC:DOX

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A highlighted title indicates the award winner.
English Title Original Title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
Fighter Sunniva Sundby, Mari Bakke Riise Norway
If I Die Today Hvis jeg dør i dag Camilla Arlien Denmark
Lowlands Kids Sandra Winther Denmark, United States
Portrait of a Confused Father Gunnar Hall Jensen Norway
The Ground Beneath Our Feet Jörðin undir fótum okkar Yrsa Roca Fannberg Iceland, Poland
The Last Misfits by The Golden River Aurinko laskee Lemmenjoella Juho-Pekka Tanskanen Finland
The Nicest Men on Earth Verdens sødeste mænd Josefine Exner, Sebastian Gerdes Denmark
The Sequel to Summer Rain Uppföljaren till Sommarregn Viktor Johansson Sweden
Walls – Akinni Inuk Nina Paninnguaq Skydsbjerg, Sofie Rørdam Greenland
Witch Heks Emil Nørgaard Munk Denmark
Zlatan's Nose Zlatans näsa Nils Toftenow, Mathias Rosberg, Olle Toftenow Sweden

HUMAN:RIGHTS AWARD

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A highlighted title indicates the award winner.
English Title Original Title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
9-Month Contract ცხრათვიანი კონტრაქტი Ketevan Vashagashvili Georgia, Bulgaria, Germany
Black Water Natxo Leuza Spain
Girls & Gods Arash T. Riahi, Verena Soltiz Austria
Little Syria Madalina Rosca, Reem Karssli Portugal, Romania, Germany
Matabeleland Nyasha Kadandara Zimbabwe, Kenya, Botswana
Moria Six Jennifer Mallmann Germany
The Dialogue Police Dialogpolisen Susanna Edwards Sweden
The Encampments Michael T. Workman, Kei Pritsker United States
The Lions by the River Tigris Løvene ved elven Tigris Zaradasht Ahmed Norway, Netherlands

NEXT:WAVE AWARD

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A highlighted title indicates the award winner.
English Title Original Title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
50 Meters Yomna Khattab Egypt, Denmark, Saudi Arabia
Abode of Dawn Sonnenstadt Kristina Shtubert Germany
Copan Carine Wallauer Brazil, France
Fantastic Family En fantastisk familie Nicoline Skotte Denmark
I Am Night at Noonday Je suis la nuit en plein midi Gaspard Hirschi France
ILOVERUSS Tova Mozard Sweden
Latina, Latina Adrian Duncan Ireland
Open Call Sille Storihle Norway
Red Forest Forêt Rouge Laurie Lassalle France
The Golden Spurtle Constantine Costi United Kingdom, Australia
Unanimal Sally Jacobson, Tuva Bjork Sweden, France
Who Witnessed the Temples Fall Quién vio los templos Lucía Selva Spain

INTER:ACTIVE AWARD

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A highlighted title indicates the award winner.
English Title Original Title Format Director(s) Production countrie(s)
Aggregate Videogame Distraction France
Constantinopoliad Installation Sister Sylvester, Nadah El Shazly United Kingdom
Girlfriend Experience Interactive Video Installation Ugo Arsac France
Huk, the Jaguaress Huk, la Jaguaresa Interactive Installation Violeta Ayala Australia, Canada, Bolivia
Natural Contacts Interactive Installation Mark Fingerhut, Matthew D Gantt, Bridget DeFranco, Peter Burr United States
Songs of Travel Mobile Game Ben Wahl, Lisley Viraphong, Jack Gutmann Austria
Tarang Expanded Film Kinnari Saraiya United Kingdom
The Alluvials Game Alice Bucknell United Kingdom
The Caring Machine AI Art Cecilie Waagner Falkenstrøm Denmark
The Forest That Breathes Us Virtual Reality Jennifer Abbott Canada
Truth Bears No Scandal الـواضِح مو فـاضِح Video Installation Ahmed Umar Norway
The Garden Says... XR Performance Uri Kranot, Michelle Kranot, Sara Topsøe Jensen, Sarah John, Marieke Breyne Denmark

Sections

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The films selected for each section are as follows:[5][6]

Special Premieres

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The following section consists of exclusive premieres screening out of competition.

English Title Original Title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
Animality Ai Weiwei Germany
Azza Stefanie Brockhaus Germany, Saudi Arabia
Casa La Casa Caroline Benarrosh France
Everest Dark Jereme Watt Canada
Fission Spaltung João Pedro Prado, Anton Yaremchuk Germany
Forever We Are Young Grace Lee, Patty Ahn United States, South Korea
How Deep is Your Love Eleanor Mortimer United Kingdom
It's Never Over, Jeff Buckley Amy Berg United States
Lost for Words Hannah Papacek Harper France, United Kingdom
Observer Ian Cheney United States
You Need This Ryan Andrej Lough United States

Highlights

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The following section consists of films already screened at festivals and other acclaimed films.

English Title Original Title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
A Family Une famille Christine Angot France
A Sister's Tale Leila Amini Switzerland, France, Iran
About a Hero Piotr Winiewicz Denmark
Ai WeiWei's Turandot Maxim Derevianko Italy, United States
Blue Road - The Edna O'Brien Story Sinéad O'Shea Ireland, United Kingdom
Coexistence, My Ass! Amber Fares United States, France
Dear Tomorrow Kaspar Astrup Schröder Denmark, Sweden, Japan
How to Build a Library Maia Lekow, Christopher King Kenya
Letters from Wolf Street Listy z Wilczej Arjun Talwar Poland, Germany
Mistress Dispeller Elizabeth Lo China, United States
Miyazaki - Spirit of Nature Miyazaki, l’esprit de la nature Leo Favier France
Mr. Nobody Against Putin Pavel Talankin, David Borenstein Denmark, Czech Republic
Only on Earth Robin Petré Denmark, Spain
Paul Denis Côté Canada
Real Adele Tulli Italy
Seeds Brittany Shyne United States
Tata Lina Vdovii, Radu Ciorniciuc Romania, Germany, Netherlands
The Brink of Dreams Rafaat Einy Ll Sama Nada Riyadh, Ayman El Amir Egypt, France, Qatar, Saudi Arabia
The Dating Game Violet Du Feng United States, United Kingdom, Norway
The Hobby: Tales from the Tabletop Simon Ennis Canada, United States
The Secret of Me Grace Hughes-Hallett United Kingdom, United States
The Shards Masha Chernaya Georgia, Germany
The Typewriter and Other Headaches La machine a ecrire Nicolas Philibert France
Trans Memoria Victoria Verseau Sweden, France
Truth or Dare Maja Classen Germany
Twiggy Sadie Frost United Kingdom
Viktor Olivier Sarbil Denmark, Ukraine, France, United States
Where Dragons Live Suzanne Raes Netherlands, United Kingdom
Wishing on a Star Peter Kerekes Italy, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Austria, Croatia
Zodiac Killer Project Charlie Shackleton United Kingdom, United States

Artists & Auteurs

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The following section consists of new films from "some of the world's most original artists and filmmakers".

English Title Original Title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
Afternoons of Solitude Tardes de soledad Albert Serra Spain, France, Portugal
Bogancloch Ben Rivers United Kingdom, Germany, Iceland
Collective Monologue Monólogo colectivo Jessica Sarah Rinland Argentina, United Kingdom
Elementary Apprendre Claire Simon France
W.O.M.B. (Worth of My Body) Julienne Doko Denmark
4.48 Dysphoria Noah Holtegaard Denmark
Movement Benjamin Muasya Denmark
They Know We Know They Lie Isabella Solar Villaseca, Lou Mouw Sweden, Denmark
I Am Everything Jeppe Lange Denmark
It's Not Me Cést pas moi Leos Carax France
The Residents: Barking in the Dark Marie Losier France
Primitive Diversity Alexander Kluge Germany
Seen Unseen: An Anthology of (Auto)Censorship Görünür Görünmez: Bir (Oto)Sansür Antolojisi Firat Yucel, Erhan Örs, Sibil Çekmen, Serra Akcan, Nadir Sönmez, Hakan Bozyurt, Can Memiş, Belit Sağ Netherlands, Turkey
Silent Observers Тихи Наблюдатели Eliza Petkova Bulgaria, Germany
The Ban Roisin Agnew Ireland, United Kingdom
The Diary of a Sky Lawrence Abu Hamdan Lebanon
The More Naked We Dare to Be Jon Bang Carlsen Denmark
Youth (Hard Times) 青春：苦 Wang Bing France, Netherlands, Luxembourg
Youth (Homecoming) 青春：归 Wang Bing France, Netherlands, Luxembourg

PARA:FICTIONS

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The following section consists of films in the field between documentary and fiction.

English Title Original Title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
Bluish Lilith Kraxner, Milena Czernovsky Austria
Caught by the Tides 风流一代 Jia Zhangke China
Fire of Wind Fogo do Vento Marta Mateus Portugal, Switzerland, France
Grand Tour Miguel Gomes Portugal, Italy, France
Holy Electricity წმინდა ელექტროენერგია Tato Kotetishvili Georgia, Netherlands
Kontinental '25 Radu Jude Romania
Mika Ex Machina Mika Tard, Deborah Saïag France
The Shipwrecked Triptych Das Schiffbruch-Triptychon Deniz Eroglu Germany
The Wolves Always Come at Night Gabrielle Brady Australia, Mongolia, Germany
To a Land Unknown Mahdi Fleifel United Kingdom, Palestine, France, Greece, Netherlands, Qatar, Saudi Arabia
When the Phone Rang Kada je zazvonio telefon Iva Radivojević Serbia, United States

Sound & Vision

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The following section consists of films related to music.

English Title Original Title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
A Stranger in the World Ein er ei eiga eining Sturla Pilskog Norway
Becoming Madonna Michael Ogden United Kingdom, United States
Cosmic Balance Andreas Johnsen Denmark, Indonesia
Disco's Revenge Omar Majeed, Peter Mishara Canada
Elendig Software Freja Rørkær, Oskar Langballe Dahl Denmark
Ellis Park Justin Kurzel Australia, Indonesia, France
From Here Where We Stand - 80 Years with Niels Skousen Herfra hvor vi står – 80 år med Niels Skousen Linda Wendel Denmark
Googoosh - Made of Fire Niloufar Taghizadeh Germany
Legacy Manal Masri Sweden, United States
Nobody's Angel Endeløse nat Torben Skjødt Jensen Denmark
Ol' Dirty Bastard: A Tale of Two Dirtys Sam Pollard, Jason Pollard United States
One to One: John & Yoko Kevin Macdonald, Sam Rice-Edwards United Kingdom
Pauline Black: A 2-Tone Story Jane Mingay United Kingdom
Pavements Alex Ross Perry United States
Rave Łukasz Ronduda, Dawid Nickel Poland
The Sound of Love Letters Kærestebreve fra Thy Tammes Bernstein Denmark
TV-2: Kys det satans liv Jesper Skaaning Denmark

Urgent Matters

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The following section consists of films with topical, political and relevant themes.

English Title Original Title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
Apocalypse in the Tropics Apocalipse nos Trópicos Petra Costa Brazil
Dream Without Mercy Waad Al-Kateab United Kingdom
From Ground Zero قصص غير محكية من غزة من المسافة صفر Various directors[b] Palestine, France, Qatar, Jordan
Hacking Hate Simon Klose Sweden, Denmark, Norway
On the Border Gabriela Schild, Gerald Igor Hauzenberger Austria, Germany, Switzerland
Save Our Souls Jean-Baptiste Bonnet France
Songs of Slow Burning Earth Пісні землі, що повільно горить Olha Zhurba Ukraine, Denmark, Sweden, France
Sudan, Remember Us السودان يا غالي Hind Meddeb France, Tunisia, Qatar
The Bibi Files Alexis Bloom United States
The Last Republican Steve Pink United States
The Tender Revolution Die zärtliche Revolution Annelie Boros Germany
Writing Hawa Najiba Noori, Rasul Noori France, Netherlands, Qatar, Afghanistan

Backstory

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The following section consists of films that trace back through history.

English Title Original Title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
Bright Future Viitor Luminos Andra MacMasters Romania
Fiume o morte! Igor Bezinović Croatia, Italy, Slovenia
Israel Palestine on Swedish TV 1958-1989 Göran Hugo Olsson Sweden, Finland, Denmark
My Sweet Land Տունս քաղցր ա Sareen Hairabedian United States, Jordan, France, Ireland
Rule of Stone Danae Elon Canada, Israel
Scars of a Putsch Nathalie Borgers Austria, Belgium
The Helsinki Effect Arthur Franck Finland, Germany, Norway
The White House Effect Pedro Kos, Jon Shenk, Bonni Cohen United States

Science

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The following section consists of films exploring the encounter between cinema, science and society.

English Title Original Title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
Climate in Therapy Nathan Grossman Sweden, Norway
Dust & Flow: Muds, Movement, Time, Scale Rikke Luther Iceland, Sweden, Denmark
I Think We Begin as Light Jeg tror, vi starter som lys Emma Harris, Sille Skovgaard Denmark
Family Fortunes Mila Turajlić Serbia, United States
Victoria Sam Soko Kenya, United States
A Robust Heart Martín Benchimol Argentina, United States
Public Pool Elizabeth Lo United States
GEN_ Gianluca Matarrese France, Italy, Switzerland
Human Race Simon Lec Denmark, United Kingdom, Norway, Germany, Switzerland, United States
Hidrogen - Revolution or Illusion? Wasserstoff - Revolution oder Illusion? Andreas Pichler Germany, Italy, Norway
Lost Wolves of Yellowstone Thomas Winston United States
Memory Wars Hendrik Löbbert Germany
Spacewoman Hannah Berryman United Kingdom
The Shadow Scholard Eloise King United Kingdom
Teenage Life Interrupted Uten synlige tegn Åse Svenheim Drivenes Norway
Tracing Light Thomas Riedelsheimer Germany, United Kingdom

DANISH:DOX

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The following section consists of new Danish documentaries from both established and upcoming filmmakers.

English Title Original Title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
Another World Den Anden Verden Søren Peter Langkjær Bojsen Denmark
Birthdays Fødselsdage Adrian Jalily Denmark
Cirkeline and the Invisible Artist Cirkeline & den usynlige tegner Esther Wellejus Denmark
Close to Home Shubhdeep Singh Parwana Denmark, India
Europe Endless Europa Endlos Thomas Elley Denmark
The Garden Caretaker Natalia Anna Ciepiel, William Andreas Wivel Denmark
The House Maja Carl Olsson Estonia, Sweden
In Search of the Miraculous Sybilla Tuxen Denmark
Love, Z Anna-Sofie Uth Juncker Denmark
The Ox Road Hærvejen Jesper H. Grand Denmark
The Silence in My Heart Tavsheden i mit hjerte Lene Kamm Denmark
Take the Money and Run Ole Juncker Denmark
Witch Heks Emil Nørgaard Munk Denmark

Awards

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The following awards were presented:[7]

  • DOX:AWARD: Always by Deming Chen
    • Special Mention: Flophouse America by Monica Strømdahl
  • F:ACT AWARD: 2000 Meters to Andriivka by Mstyslav Chernov
  • HUMAN:RIGHTS AWARD: 9-Month Contract by Ketevan Vashagashvili
  • NORDIC:DOX AWARD: Walls – Akinni Inuk by Nina Paninnguaq Skydsbjerg & Sofie Rørdam
    • Special Mention: The Nicest Men on Earth by Josefine Exner & Sebastian Gerdes
  • NEXT:WAVE AWARD: Abode of Dawn by Kristina Shtubert
    • Special Mention: Who Witnessed the Temples Fall by Lucia Selva
  • NEW:VISION: Ramallah, Palestine, December 2018 by Juliette Le Monnyer
    • Special Mention: Scrap by Noémie Lobry
  • INTER:ACTIVE AWARD: Constantinopoliad by Sister Sylvester & Nadah El Shazly
    • Special Mention: The Garden Says... by Uri Kranot, Michelle Kranot, Sara Topsøe Jensen, Sarah John, Marieke Breyne

Notes

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  1. ^ The film also competed for the award from the HUMAN:RIGHTS section.
  2. ^ The film is composed of 22 short films directed by Aws Al-Banna, Ahmed Al-Danf, Basil Al-Maqousi, Mustafa Al-Nabih, Muhammad Alshareef, Ala Ayob, Bashar Al Balbisi, Alaa Damo, Awad Hana, Ahmad Hassunah, Mustafa Kallab, Satoum Kareem, Mahdi Karera, Rabab Khamees, Khamees Masharawi, Wissam Moussa, Tamer Najm, Abu Hasna Nidaa, Damo Nidal, Mahmoud Reema, Etimad Weshah, and Islam Al Zrieai.

References

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  1. ^ Economou, Vassilis (13 March 2025). "CPH:DOX reveals the line-up for its competitions". Cineuropa. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
  2. ^ Dalton, Ben (6 February 2025). "Tommy Gulliksen's 'Facing War', about Nato handling of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, to open CPH:DOX 2025". Screen Daily. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
  3. ^ Pedersen, Lise (28 March 2025). "Deming Chen's 'Always' Wins Main Prize at CPH:DOX as Mstyslav Chernov Nabs F:ACT Award for '2000 Meters to Andriivka'". Variety. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
  4. ^ "Juries". CPH:DOX. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
  5. ^ a b Szalai, Georg (26 February 2025). "Copenhagen Doc Festival CPH:DOX Unveils Lineup". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
  6. ^ a b Pedersen, Lise (26 February 2025). "Copenhagen Docs Fest CPH:DOX Unveils Bold Lineup With a Sharp Focus on Human Rights". Variety. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
  7. ^ Lattanzio, Ryan (28 March 2025). "CPH:DOX Winners Led by 'Always,' '2000 Meters to Andriivka,' and More". IndieWire. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
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