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Matt Berninger has announced a series of intimate UK solo shows and Q&A events set for this spring.The National frontman will perform three stripped-back shows, joined by producer Sean O’Brien and Julia Laws (Ronboy), both of whom feature on his upcoming record, ‘Get Sunk’, which was previewed earlier this month with new single ‘Bonnet Of Pins’.The performances mark the first opportunity for UK audiences to hear material from the new record, which arrives on 30th May via Concord/Book Records, and marks the second solo album from Berninger, following on from his 2020 debut ‘Serpentine Prison’.Visit here to pre-order the new album, and here to order tickets, which go on sale Wednesday (March 26) at 10am.Alongside the intimate shows, Berninger will also take part in several Q&A sessions, with these included events at Leeds’ Brudenell Social Club with BBC Radio 6’s Chris Hawkins, London’s KEF Music Gallery with Huw Stephens, and Union Chapel with Matt Everitt.A post shared by Matt Berninger (@greengloves777)Following these April dates, Berninger will embark on a tour across North America, the UK, and Europe.These kick off with a series of North American stops this spring, commencing in Seattle on May 19. Other shows include stops in Los Angeles, Minneapolis, Chicago, Philadelphia, New York and more.

Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent A high-profile doc working-titled “Tesla Files” that seeks to expose the alleged danger of Elon Musk’s political influence is set to be unveiled as a work-in-progress this week at the CPH:DOX international documentary festival in Copenhagen. Produced by Germany’s Beetz Brothers and directed by Andreas Pichler (“The Milk System”) “Tesla Files” takes its cue from 100GB of leaked internal data provided by a whistleblower named Lukasz Krupski, who worked for Tesla in Norway, to German business newspaper Handelsblatt.

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.

Marta Balaga In Danish series ‘Generations’ created by Anna Emma Haudal, it’s all in the family. “I’ve always been interested in family dynamics. It drives everything I write,” she tells Variety ahead of the show’s premiere at French Series Mania, Europe’s most important TV festival.

CPH:DOX, the renowned documentary festival in Copenhagen, is presenting what might be called an Ai Weiwei double feature.

CPH:DOX, the world-class documentary festival in Copenhagen, is underway – kicking off with the world premiere of a film that could not be more timely.

Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent Timely doc “The Encampments,” which delves into the Columbia University Gaza Solidarity Encampment that grew into a wave of international student activism and subsequently sparked the ire of U.S. President Donald Trump, is now set for release in U.S.

Lise Pedersen Swedish director Viktor Nordenskiöld’s “The Eukrainian,” which has its world premiere at Copenhagen’s documentary festival CPH:DOX, is an intimate portrait of Ukraine’s deputy prime minister Olha Stefanishyna, a key figure in the country’s push for European integration. Variety spoke to Nordenskiöld about the film, and debuts its trailer here. Filmed between 2022 and 2024, the doc follows Stefanishyna as she navigates political roadblocks in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, leading her country’s efforts to join the European Union and NATO.

Lise Pedersen Maxim Derevianko’s “Ai Weiwei’s Turandot” has been picked up by Berlin-based doc specialist Rise and Shine World Sales, ahead of its international premiere on March 21 in the Highlights section of the Copenhagen documentary festival CPH:DOX. The film follows Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei as he makes his debut as an opera director at the Rome Opera House, with a radical interpretation of Puccini’s century-old masterpiece. As well as presenting “Ai Weiwei’s Turandot,” Ai will also debut his latest documentary as a director, “Animality,” at CPH:DOX, which will have its world premiere on March 21, followed by a Q&A with the artist.

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor International sales agency Lightdox has acquired Amalie Atkins’ debut feature documentary “Agatha’s Almanac,” ahead of its world premiere at Copenhagen Intl. Documentary Film Festival, also known as CPH:DOX.

Annika Pham Stronger, bigger than ever amid global tensions, this year’s industry arm of the prestigious CPH:DOX international documentary festival will be showcasing an exceptional program in Copenhagen between March 23-28. For the first time ever, an annual Summit will bring together global thinkers, politicians, researchers and documentary professionals for an overview of trends and critical issues in documentary filmmaking. Inspiring talks will spill over the five-day CPH:CONFERENC, dedicated to new paradigms, while 36 projects from 26 countries will be pitched to more than 350 decision-makers and distributors at the CPH:FORUM.

Jamie xx was recently joined by Robyn for a live rendition of their track ‘Life’. Check it out below.The moment took place at the DJ, producer and member of The xx‘s Copenhagen show on Thursday (March 13), as part of his huge ‘In Waves’ world tour.‘Life’ is the pair’s song from Jamie’s second solo album ‘In Waves’, released last year.

EXCLUSIVE: Together Films has acquired international sales rights to Lowland Kids, a documentary produced by Darren Aronofsky about America’s first climate refugees, ahead of the film’s world premiere at CPH:DOX in Copenhagen.

Mumford & Sons have shared details of a new 2025 tour of the UK and Europe. Check out details below.News of the shows comes as the band are gearing up to share their new album ‘RUSHMERE’, which is set for release on March 28 via Island/Glassnote (pre-order/pre-save here).It also comes as they recently announced details of an intimate, live-streamed show taking place in Manchester and surprised fans by playing two back-to-back surprise gigs in London.Now, towards the end of this year, they are set to embark on a 21-stop tour of the UK and Ireland to celebrate the new record.

MJ Lenderman has announced a 2025 UK and European tour, set to kick off later this summer. Check out the details below.He will kick off the dates on August 3 with a slot at OFF Festival in Katowice, Poland.

EXCLUSIVE: Watermelon Pictures has announced the completion of documentary The Encampments, chronicling the Columbia University Gaza Solidarity Encampment and the international wave of student activism it ignited.

Annika Pham At a time when NATO faces an unprecedented crisis threatening its very existence, “Facing War,” due to open Copenhagen’s leading documentary festival CPH:DOX March 19, takes a behind-the-scenes glimpse of the military alliance’s war room. The trailer debuts below. Norwegian docu director Tommy Gulliksen, working alone, was allowed exceptional access to the organization’s inner sanctum through the current Norwegian finance minister and former NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg, viewed as “one of the great diplomatic beacons,” as stated by CPH:DOX.

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor Taskovski Films has acquired Kristina Shtubert’s “Adobe of Down,” which is set to have its international premiere in the Next:Wave competition section at the Copenhagen Intl. Documentary Festival, also known as CPH:DOX. Over the course of nearly a decade, the documentary follows a religious community in the Siberian taiga.

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor European Film Promotion and Copenhagen documentary festival CPH:DOX have launched online showcase Europe! On Demand, an initiative designed to boost the visibility of European documentaries in the North American market. The showcase will present a curated selection of seven European documentaries from the festival lineup to U.S.

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor “The Castle,” which has its world premiere in the main competition section of Copenhagen documentary festival CPH:DOX, has been picked up by the sales arm of Italy’s Fandango. The film is described by the festival as a “charming Sicilian adventure with a bittersweet aftertaste.” The trailer debuts below. “The Castle” follows three 11-year-olds, Angelo, Mery and Rosy, who live in Danisinni, an isolated neighborhood in Palermo.

The new documentary The Dating Game is lining up dates at film festivals around the world. Director Violet Du Feng’s film — about men in China struggling ardently to find spouses — heads to the Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival in Greece for its international premiere this Saturday.