CPH:FORUM, the flagship financing and co-production event of CPH:DOX, which will take place from 17-19 March, has announced its line-up of 30 projects from 23 countries, with their statuses ranging from early to late development and production.

The selection includes new projects by acclaimed and award-winning filmmakers such as Ra'anan Alexandrowicz (The Viewing Booth), Beniamino Barrese (The Disappearance of My Mother [+leggi anche:
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“The 2026 CPH:FORUM selection tells the story of the times we live in through the lenses of filmmakers who challenge the status quo, take risks and engage in dialogue with the world. We envision this edition not just as a showcase, but also as a vital space where the transformative power of documentary in defending democracy and fostering understanding in these challenging times is revealed once again. We are honoured that this group of filmmakers have entrusted us with their projects,” says Mara Gourd-Mercado, head of Industry & Training.

On 16 March, the industry section will also show selected scenes from five projects in the CPH:ROUGHCUT section, which are aiming for a 2026 release, to more than 200 industry guests, and eight projects from countries of the Eastern Partnership (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine) will also be presented on the same day, as part of the CHANGE sidebar.

In addition to years-long collaborations with Sandbox Films, Al Jazeera, Eurimages, Rise And Shine and Unifrance/Titrafilm, two new prizes are being added to the pool, which now exceeds €100,000 in cash and services. ARTE will reward two projects in the form of two consultations with Rough Cut Service totalling a value of €2,500 each, while the Jacob Burns Film Center will grant one project a stipend and residency, including access to editing and post-production facilities totalling approximately €8,500.

The full list of projects is below, and more details on them can be found here.

CPH:FORUM projects

Blackest Ever Black – Roisin Agnew (Ireland/UK)
Producers: Alison Millar, Jack O’Brien, Roisin Agnew

Skeptics – Ra'anan Alexandrowicz (USA)
Producers: James Doolittle, Thomas Lennon

Letter to Alvin – Hilton Als (Sweden)
Producers: Tobias Janson, Melissa Lindgren

The Calling – Beniamino Barrese (Denmark)
Producers: Harry Vaughn, Beniamino Barrese

Living in Our Heads (confidential) – David Borenstein (Denmark)
Producer: Helle Faber

Artifacts of War – Jorge Caballero (Spain/Chile)
Producers: Anna Giralt Gris, Diego Pino Anguita

Director's Cut (working title) – Radu Ciorniciuc (Romania/Denmark)
Producer: Tereza Šimíková

Dark Horse - Lauren DeFilippo, Sam Soko (Sweden/USA/Kenya)
Producer: Amanda Pollak

Last Standing Women – Talal Derki (Germany)
Producers: Charlotte Reekers, Talal Derki

Children of the Moon Land – Roman Ďuriš (Slovakia/Czech Republic/France)
Producers: Richard Šimeček, Michal Sikora, Albin Bourgeois

Joud – Diana El Jeiroudi (Germany/Netherlands)
Producers: Diana El Jeiroudi, Orwa Nyrabia

Matrescence – Kathryn Ferguson (UK)
Producers: Eleanor Emptage, Rosie Crerar

Bromansky – Arthur Franck (Finland/France/Denmark/Norway)
Producers: Sandra Enkvist, Anders Lindström, Rémi Grelletty, Sara Skrodzka, Thorvald Nilsen, Esther Nissen

Last Weekend in October – Nosarieme Garrick (USA/Nigeria)
Producer: Chioma Onyenwe

Letters of Hope – Lea Glob (Denmark/Germany/USA)
Producers: Sigrid Dyekjær, Eric Holland, Konstanze Speidel, Mstyslav Chernov

Sweet Mystery of Life – Robert Greene (USA)
Producers: Bennett Elliott, Susan Bedusa, Douglas Tirola

The Silent Network – Pernille Rose Grønkjær (Denmark/Norway)
Producers: Vibeke Vogel, Nina Leidersdorff, Malthe Koch

My Father the Iceman – Łukasz Kowalski (Poland/Denmark)
Producers: Anna Mazerant, Łukasz Kowalski, Signe Byrge Sørensen

Queens Ballroom – Hansen Lin (USA/France/Belgium)
Producers: Hansen Lin, Siyi Chen, Clara Vuillermoz, Laurence Buelens

The Elephant in the Room – Marley McDonald (USA)
Producer: John Cardellino

Everything Is Red and Grey – Shourideh C Molavi (Palestine/Canada)
Producers: Shourideh C Molavi, Henry Plavidal, Laura Poitras

Untitled UNRWA Archive Documentary – Benedict Moran (Canada)
Producers: Benedict Moran, Ramzy Haddad

The Day After – Yuval Orr (France/Israel)
Producers: Margaux Missika, Liel Maghen

Cosmofonia – Verena Paravel (France)
Producer: Florence Cohen

God of the In-Between – Archana Phadke (India/USA)
Producers: Aman Mann, Shaunak Sen, Jim Wilson

Green Gold – Ivonne Serna (France/USA)
Producers: Geoffrey Livolsi, Alex Pritz, Will N Miller, Sélim Benzeghia

Face Value – Faye Tsakas (USA)
Producer: Riel Roch Decter

State of Immortality – Piotr Winiewicz (Denmark/USA)
Producer: Henrik Underbjerg

The Niki De Saint Phalle Documentary Project – Matt Wolf (France)
Producer: Emma Lepers

We Are Volcanoes – Sharon Yeung (Hong Kong/Norway)
Producers: Sharon Yeung, Jillian Schlesinger

CPH:ROUGHCUT projects

Don't Let the Sun Go Up on Me – Asmae El Moudir (Morocco/France/Denmark/Norway/Chile)
Producers: Emma Lepers, Monica Hellström, Asmae El Moudir

The Siege of Paradise – Gar O’Rourke (Ireland/Switzerland)
Producers: Andrew Freedman, Ken Wardrop, Jessie Hayden, Luzius Fischer, Philipp Ritler

Rescue – Sine Plambech (Denmark/Italy/Iceland/Germany)
Producers: Sofie Husum Johannesen, Andreas Dalsgaard, Tereza Šimíková

War on Women – Maris Salumets (Spain/Romania/Germany)
Producers: Elina Litvinova, Monica Lazurean-Gorgan, Gregor Streiber, Maris Salumets

The Dawn of the Post Plantation – Ced'art Tamasala (Netherlands/Belgium/DR Congo/USA/ Italy/Indonesia/UK)
Producers: Lea Fels, Isidoor Roebers

CHANGE projects

Life on Mars – Mery Aghakhayan (Armenia)
Producer: Karina Simonyan

My Home – Ulviyya Ahmadova (Azerbaijan)
Producer: Nijat Dadashov

Sounds of Revolution – Nikoloz Bezhanishvili (Georgia/France)
Producers: Nikoloz Bezhanishvili, Victor Ede

3 Daughters – Ana Gherciu (Moldova)
Producer: Ana Gherciu

Total Mess – Oleksandra Horiienko (Sweden/Ukraine)
Producers: Alex Shiriaieff, Kateryna Yahodka

My School Is Seized – Halyna Lavrinets (Ukraine)
Producer: Oleksandr Ivanov

10 Things (working title) – Niniko Lekishvili (Georgia/France)
Producers: Ana Kvichidze, Irina Gelashvili, Estelle Robin You

UXXR: Is There Sex After the USSR? – Lilit Movsisyan (Armenia)
Producer: Sona Margaryan