It's a wrap for the second digital edition of CPH:DOX, which opened on 21 April. This year's festival saw the triumph of Ousmane Samassekou’s The Last Shelter [+leggi anche:
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Meanwhile, the Eurimages Co-Production Development Award of €20,000 went to Tata [+leggi anche:
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All the award-winning films are available for Danish audiences at doxonline.dk and will be screened in select movie theatres in Copenhagen from 6 to 12 May.

Here is the full list of award winners:

Dox:Award
The Last Shelter [+leggi anche:
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Special Mention
Our Memory Belongs to Us - Rami Farah and Signe Byrge Sørensen (Syria/Denmark/France/Palestine)

F:act Award
When a City Rises - Cathy Chu, Iris Kwong, Ip Kar Man, Huang Yuk-kwok, Evie Cheung, Han Yan Yuen and  Jen Lee (Hong Kong)
Special Mention
All Light, Everywhere - Theo Anthony (USA)

Nordic:Dox Award
Julia&I [+leggi anche:
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Special Mention
He’s my Brother [+leggi anche:
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New:Vision Award
All of Your Stars are but Dust on My Shoes - Haig Aivazian (Lebanon)
Special Mention
Listen to the Beat of our Images - Maxime Jean-Baptiste and Audrey Jean-Baptiste (France)

Next:Wave Award
You and I - Fanny Chotimah (Indonesia)
Special Mention
Holgut [+leggi anche:
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Politiken Danish:Dox Award
Dark Blossom [+leggi anche:
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Eurimages Co-Production Development Award
Tata [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Lina Vdovîi, Radu Ciorniciuc
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DR Talent Award
Artist Manager – together we take over the world - Kirstine Holmen (Denmark)