CPH:DOX Industry Chief Tereza Simikova on ‘Challenging the Idea That Documentary Is One Thing’
variety.comAddie Morfoot Contributor Once considered a showcase committed to hybrid documentaries, the CPH:FORUM in Copenhagen has steadily transformed into a four-day event that presents a variety of topics, genres and artistic approaches from a diverse group of filmmakers.
While the carefully curated market isn’t fazed by experimental approaches to the form, the industry event also champions traditional docu projects and provides a prominent platform for veteran, mid-career and newbie directors and producers.
This year, the financing and co-production event, taking place in the middle of the 20th edition of the CPH:DOX documentary film festival, will feature 34 international projects selected from a record number 478 submissions.
According to artistic director of CPH:DOX Niklas Engstrom, the films selected to participate in the FORUM didn’t need to meet a specific criteria, but each project is “important artistically, socially, politically, and culturally.” Tereza Simikova, head of industry and training at CPH:DOX, adds: “We don’t have unifying criteria that we then apply to all different films to create a lineup that is really stone solid.
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