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CPH:DOX 2024 provides calm space for documentary community in fraught times

“People have time for conversations – they create a lot of space for that.”

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How the UK first-time directors of ‘Grand Theft Hamlet’ made a film within a game

“Grand Theft Auto and Hamlet - it’s these two cultural beacons that are often misunderstood.”

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Belfast housing estate documentary ‘The Flats’ takes CPH:DOX 2024 main prize

Recognition for UK co-productions including ‘Two Strangers Trying Not To Kill Each Other’.

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Ukrainian school documentary ‘Timestamp’ leads CPH:DOX industry winners

Tanzania-UK co-production ‘Children Of Honey’ also takes a prize.

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Alex Gibney talks upcoming Elon Musk, George Orwell and David Chase docs

Gibney says he “keeps reaching out” to Musk to be involved, but without success so far.

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Mara Gourd-Mercado on developing CPH:DOX’s industry activities

Documentary festival’s new head of industry and training talks raising money and creating a safe space for discussions.

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“Does life have a purpose?”: Max Kestner ponders the themes of his CPH:DOX opener ‘Life And Other Problems’

“If science says ‘communities are not real’, I would try to argue against it.”

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How CPH:DOX is working to bring a culture of documentary viewing to all Danish audiences

“We are not a Copenhagen event for the whole country; we are co-creating a festival with the municipalities.”

CPH:DOX reviews

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‘The Flats’: CPH:DOX Review

The past casts a permanent shadow over a West Belfast housing estate in this CPH:DOX winner

Motherboard

‘Motherboard’: CPH:DOX Review

The highs and lows of life as a single parent over two decades are captured in this affecting documentary from the UK

The Battle For Laikipia

’The Battle For Laikipia’: CPH: DOX Review

A devastating drought pushes tensions between tribes and white landowners in Kenya’s Laikipia to breaking point

The Bones

‘The Bones’: CPH:DOX Review

Fascinating excavation of the true value of dinosaur bones to finders, collectors, museums and scientists

Immortals

‘Immortals’: CPH:DOX Review

Young Iraqis born after the 2003 US occupation try to carve out their own lives in a repressive Baghdad