CPH:DOX, EAVE and IMS are calling on filmmakers from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine with doc projects in development to apply for CHANGE, the 3-part tailor-made co-production training programme. The programme will consist of three residential workshops and a presentation of the projects during CPH:FORUM 2026.
The deadline for applications is 11 August.
The aim is “to stimulate and qualify inter-regional co-production, and to connect documentary projects to regional and international markets,” write organisers of the programme that will be tutored by regional and international experts.
The first two workshops will consist of five days of group work, plenaries, and individual meetings; the third workshop will take place at CPH:DOX and will consist of workshop days, the pitching of each project during CPH:FORUM as well as a debrief of the pitching and development of strategies for the teams and projects. Between workshops, participants will be working on project development with specific tasks and assignments:
- DEVELOPMENT – November 8-12, 2025 in Chisinau. We dig deep into the core of what the teams want to tell, enforce the storytelling, and focus on the ambition for each film in terms of impact, awareness, change.
- CO-PRODUCTION – January 14-18, 2026 in Chisinau. We expand the participants’ knowledge of each other’s reality, production environment, financing structures. The pros and cons of co-production are used to strengthen each project, preparing them to meet the international market.
- ENCOUNTER – March 14-18, 2026 during CPH:DOX in Copenhagen. The projects will be presented in the framework of the CPH:FORUM in round-table format and encounter the international market leading to the formulation of tailored strategies for each project.
The application form can be downloaded here.
The participants
Director and producer teams with a documentary project in development from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine can apply. “We focus on projects set in these countries, projects that are open for co-production, and we welcome projects in the crossing field between documentary and journalism,” write organisers. The working language is English, and participants should be comfortable with reading, writing, and speaking English.
The film project must:
- Demonstrate to cover topics of public interest in a professional and ethical way.
- Have an idea of how to reach intended audiences and be a call for action.
- Seek to have an impact on the public debate leading to potential social, political, or cultural change.
- Priority is given to productions focusing on issues of gender equality, marginalised groups and minorities, diversity, social change, current affairs, and human rights.
There is no participation fee and CHANGE provides tutoring, travel, lodging, and living. The final selection will be announced in early September 2025.
The call for CHANGE is organized in collaboration with the film festivals/organisations:
- Docudays UA – Ukraine
- MOLDOX – Moldova
- CinéDOC – Tbilisi – Georgia
- Golden Apricot – Armenia
- Northern Lights – Belarus
