CPH:DOX 2021

Director Phie Ambo’s new doc follows the Danish Minister of Climate, Energy and Utilities and young environmentalists as they fight for a more sustainable world. 70/30 will be live transmitted on CPH:DOX’s streaming platform.

There is a rhythm to the film’s sounds and images, a balance between the wild and the thoughtful. It’s as if we’ve entered Hobert’s mind and are dancing with her thoughts, associations and emotions…and what a privilege.

Director Johann Grimonprez and producers Daan Milius and Emmy Oost pitched their new project that fuses the promise of African decolonization in the 1960s, the rise of the US civil rights movement and the State Department’s mobilization of ‘jazz ambassadors’ for propaganda purposes.

Phie Ambo’s powerful new documentary on Danish climate politics follows a period of action and change as seen from the viewpoint of both politicians and activists.

Polish documentaries are on the Industry agenda 29 April as seven projects at various stages are pitched to international decision-makers ahead of round-table meetings April 30.

Who’s that knocking at the door? For the subjects featured in A Man and a Camera, Guido Hendrikx’s playful and provocative new documentary, it’s the director himself, arriving on people’s doorsteps uninvited, waiting to see how they will respond. The Dutch docmaker explains more...

Ask CEO Mario Adamson, who co-runs Swedish doc production company Sisyfos, just why the company has established its new Scottish outpost, and he explains it is not just because of the heather and the whisky. The producer points to “shared sensibilities” between the Scots and the Swedes. He shares even more with BDE.

At Cannes Docs, French director Jean-Gabriel Périot discussed both his Directors Fortnight selection Returning to Reims (Fragments) and his upcoming project Facing Darkness, both archive-based, during a panel organised by Swiss doc fest Visions du Réel.

An observational documentary about a nomadic mother of five, belonging to the Nenets people living in the Russian Arctic, that beautifully follows the adage that the best way to learn about people in general is to look at one person in particular, and with great care.

Within an atmosphere of enchantment, the beauty of Broberg’s cinematography, the intelligent editing and the sensitive soundtrack all pay tribute to Gabi’s persona, her strength, vulnerability and authenticity.