CPH-DOX 2013

The Copenhagen International Documentary Film Festival, CPH:DOX, takes place from November 7 to November 17 – eleven days packed with film, seminars, workshops, debates, concerts, events and parties. CPH:DOX is held annually, and was established in 2003. The festival has grown into one of the largest documentary film festivals in Europe, with almost 200 documentaries listed in its programme and more than 51000 visitors last year. It has gained notable international recognition and stands behind various initiatives, with the goal being to bring together international filmmakers, artists, financiers and other professionals across disciplines. A trans-disciplinary approach has, since the beginning, been a high priority for CPH:DOX. In particular, the territory between film and contemporary art has had an important place in the concept of the festival.

The extensive festival programme presents various themes and film programmes – a couple of them curated by guest curators, as well as several competitions. This year’s guest curators are the Chinese artist and cultural and political critic Ai Wei Wei, and the American activist duo of The Yes Men.

Every year, a number of films in the programme are awarded a prize within one of the set categories. This year there are six categories – DOX:AWARD, NEW:VISION AWARD, NORDIC:DOX, FACT:AWARD, DOC ALLIANCE AWARD and AUDIENCE AWARD. The programme is overwhelming, and presents some of the newest, most outstanding and visionary international documentaries; just a glance at the programme surprises one with its exceptional diversity in the field of documentary film.