CPH:Roughcut Filmmakers Talk Ukraine, OnlyFans, Migrant Hunter in Bulgaria, Stav Shaffir, Herding Tradition Under Threat (EXCLUSIVE)

variety.com:

Annika Pham The brand new CPH:Roughcut showcase, with five outstanding European documentary projects looking for distribution, sales and festival platforms, will be pitched Monday at Copenhagen’s documentary financing and co-production event CPH:Forum.

The highly-curated slate encompasses a wide variety of themes, from the genesis and rise of far-right ideology, monetized online sexual content, the impact of war in Ukraine, violence against nature and women in Montenegro, to the downfall of the Labor Party and extremists’ rise to power in Israel.

All stories, told through fascinating portraits of individuals, are co-productions between two to four countries, spearheaded by top producers including Oscar-nominated Kirstine Barfod (“The Cave,” “Black Snow”) and Emilie Blezat (“Grace Jones – Bloodlight & Bambi”).

Two of the titles in rough cut stage are earlier winners of the CPH:DOX Eurimages Development award: “The Last Nomads” and “Four Brothers.” Variety caught up with the five teams of filmmakers ahead of their pitches in Copenhagen. “The Sinner” by multi-awarded director/producer Boris Despodov (‘Corridor #8’,” “Twice Upon a Time in the West”) is a thought-provoking film about former Bulgarian boxer-turned-vigilante and migrant hunter Petar Nizamov and his journey into the battle of good and evil during the rise of the far-right in Europe.