CPH:DOX is the official name for the Copenhagen International Documentary Film Festival, an international documentary film festival established in 2003 and held annually in Copenhagen, Denmark. CPH:DOX has since grown to become one of the largest documentary film festivals in Europe with 114,408 admissions in 2019.
The Look of Silence is a 2014 internationally co-produced documentary film directed by Joshua Oppenheimer about the Indonesian mass killings of 1965–66. The film is a companion piece to his 2012 documentary The Act of Killing. Executive producers were Werner Herzog, Errol Morris, and Andre Singer. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature at the 88th Academy Awards.
Beny Wagner is an artist, filmmaker and author. He is known for his films Constant and A Demonstration.
Music is a 2023 drama film co-produced by Germany, France and Serbia, written and directed by Angela Schanelec. Starring Aliocha Schneider and Agathe Bonitzer, the film is a modern retelling of the Greek myth of Oedipus.
Meanwhile on Earth is a 2024 French science fiction drama film directed by Jérémy Clapin. The film starring Megan Northam as Elsa, revolves around an 'absent' hero, Franck, who disappeared during a space mission three years ago. His sister Elsa who was very close to him, find it difficult to continue her life, till one day she is contacted by an alien life form.
The Devil's Bath is a 2024 Austrian-Germany horror drama film written and directed by Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala. The film starring Anja Plaschg tells the story of Agnes, a young married woman, who does not feel at home in her husband's world.
Black Tea is a 2024 romantic drama film co-written and directed by Abderrahmane Sissako. The film starring Nina Mélo and Chang Han is about a young Ivorian woman who immigrates to China and falls in love with an older Chinese man.
My New Friends is a 2024 French Psychological drama film directed by André Téchiné. The film starring Isabelle Huppert, revolves around Lucie a specialized agent in the scientific police. Her solitary daily life is disturbed by the arrival in her housing estate of a young couple and their little girl.
Dahomey is a 2024 documentary film directed by Mati Diop. It is a dramatised account of 26 royal treasures from the Kingdom of Dahomey, which were held in a museum in France. The film explores how the artifacts were returned from France to Benin, and the reactions of Beninese people.
Langue étrangère is a 2024 tragicomedy co-written and directed by Claire Burger. The film starring Lilith Grasmug and Josefa Heinsius is about a French teenager who visits her pen pal from Germany of the same age and falls in love with her.
A Family is a 2024 documentary film directed by Christine Angot in her directorial debut. It is an autobiographical documentary which questions the words within a family which was struck by incest.
Favoriten is a 2024 Austrian documentary film directed by Ruth Beckermann. It is a film about teaching and learning and the often very surprising experiences somewhere in between.
At Averroès & Rosa Parks is a 2024 documentary film directed by Nicolas Philibert. The film is part of a triptych of feature documentaries devoted to patients and caregivers in Paris’ Central Psychiatric Group.
My Favourite Cake is a 2024 drama film co-written and directed by Maryam Moqadam and Behtash Sanaeeha. The film was among the first six films selected for the first round of the New Dawn scheme after its launch in 2022. The film, starring Lily Farhadpour and Esmail Mehrabi, follows the story of a woman who decides to live out her desires in a country where women's rights are heavily restricted.
Betânia is a 2024 Brazilian drama film written and directed by Marcelo Botta in his feature directorial debut. The film starring Diana Mattos, revolves around Betânia 65 and a stalwart family matriarch, who is on a turbulent ride on the ever-shifting sands of time.
Maydegol is a 2024 documentary film written and directed by Sarvnaz Alambeigi. The work is about an Afghan teenager Maydegol, an immigrant in Iran, who strives to pursue her dream of becoming a professional Muay Thai boxer while battling the social injustice and violence she encounters beyond the ring.
Cidade; Campo is a 2024 drama film directed by Juliana Rojas. Starring Fernanda Vianna, Mirella Façanha and Bruna Linzmeyer, the film tells two tales of migration between the city and the countryside. In first tale: Joana moves to São Paulo and tries to restart her life, after a disaster floods her land. In the second tale: Flavia moves to farm in the country with her wife Mara, following the death of her estranged father.
Fin is a 2023 Philippine mystery drama film written and directed by Ryan Machado in his directorial debut. The film starring Shun Mark Gomez, Bon Andrew Lentej, and Cedrick Juan is about a 16-year-old boy in 2001 who, while searching for his father in the most unlikely of places, becomes mystified by two movie-like characters who appear in his small town.
Direct Action is a 2024 French–German documentary film directed by Guillaume Cailleau and Ben Russell. Taking its title from the tactical protest strategy of the same name, the film is a modern portrait of one of the most important militant activist communities in France.
No Other Land is a 2024 documentary film directed by Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal, Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor in their directorial debut. The film was made by a Palestinian-Israeli collective of four activists as an act of resistance on the path to justice during the ongoing war in the region.
