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  • Juliette Binoche Set for CPH:DOX as Copenhagen Doc Fest Unveils Full Program, “A Double Take on a World Gone Mad”

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    “A double take on a world gone mad.” That’s how CPH:DOX, the Copenhagen International Documentary Film Festival, described its 2026 edition as it unveiled the full program for its 23rd edition taking place March 11-22.

    Organizers also highlighted stars coming to the Danish capital for the event. They include French actress Juliette Binoche, who is bringing her directorial debut In-I in Motion and will discuss her creative process during a special “An Evening With Juliette Binoche” event, and the previously unveiled “HBO cult icon John Wilson, and acclaimed documentarian Louis Theroux, amongst many others.”

    Said festival artistic director Niklas Engstrøm: “From the Arctic to the Amazon, Gaza to Greenland and Kyiv to the Kremlin, CPH:DOX 2026 spans the full alphabet of a world in flux. The festival converges urgent reports from the world’s geopolitical boiling points with critical inquiries into AI disruption, Big Tech, oligarchs, and the battle for freedom of expression, while also tackling the accelerating climate crisis, neurotechnology’s ethical frontiers, and the fragile state of democracy itself.”

    At the center of this year’s program are two main thematic strands, “Right Here, Right Now,” which examines human and civil rights “in a world where rules and freedoms are increasingly contested,” and “Brain Waves,” which explores “the brain, consciousness, and the ways technology is reshaping human experience.”

    Concluded Engstrøm: “In a world spinning out of control, where speed and distraction dominate, documentary film is more essential than ever – because it slows us down, helps us see complexity, and allows us to grasp what matters. At CPH:DOX 2026, we take a double look: at the outer world order, under political and social upheaval, and at the inner world order of our brains, reshaped by AI, algorithms, and neurotechnology.”

    CPH:DOX will also once again present a music program for film and music lovers, combining documentaries with live experiences. This year’s selection includes portrait documentaries about Nick Cave, Marianne Faithfull, Judas Priest, Boy George & Culture Club, Sun Ra Arkestra, and Danish artist Lydmor, alongside “more genre-driven films about funk, folk, Arctic music traditions, postcolonial Irish music, and classical child musicians,” the fest highlighted.

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    Georg Szalai

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  • An Anarchist Commune in Copenhagen Is the Focus of Doc ‘Christiania,’ Debuting at CPH:DOX

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    What happens when you let 800 people create their own alternative society in the middle of a European capital city? Well, in 1971, that is how many people occupied abandoned barracks in Copenhagen, Denmark, forming Christiania, an alternative society. 

    Now, the documentary Christiania, from director Karl Friis Forchhammer and producer Rikke Tambo, explores this commune in the Christianshavn neighborhood of the Danish capital that is shaped by anarchist hippie culture and governed by consensus democracy. It will world premiere at the Copenhagen International Documentary Film Festival CPH:DOX in March.

    “The film captures the daring effort by young women to shut down Pusher Street, Christiania’s hash market, which evolved into Denmark’s most violent area,” reads a synopsis for the film. “With unprecedented access to meetings, it highlights Christiania’s past and present struggles, showcasing tales like the biker gang attack and the attempt to burn the freetown. Through engaging storytelling, the documentary reflects on the challenges and impact of consensus democracy and Christiania’s ongoing journey.”

    Christiania is the latest addition to the lineup for CPH:DOX 2026. As recently unveiled, British documentary maker Louis Theroux will make his first trip to the Copenhagen festival to screen his film The Settlers. The Danish fest previously also said that it would pay tribute to Belgian cycling legend “The Cannibal” Eddy Merckx with the Danish premiere of Christophe Hermans and Boris Tilquin’s doc Merckx – Race of a Champion, as well as screen A World Gone Mad – The War Diaries of Astrid Lindgren.

    CPH:DOX 2026 runs March 11-22. With DOX:DANMARK, CPH:DOX also offers mini-festivals in municipalities across Denmark, where the audience can enjoy “special events featuring new Danish and international documentary films,” organizers note. After the festival, audiences will be able to watch a curated selection of the 2026 lineup on CPH:DOX’s streaming platform PARA:DOX.

    Niklas Engstrøm is the artistic director of the Copenhagen doc fest, while Katrine Kiilgaard serves as the managing director.

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  • Louis Theroux, ‘The Settlers’ Set for Copenhagen Doc Fest CPH:DOX

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    British documentary maker Louis Theroux will make his first trip to the Copenhagen International Documentary Film Festival, to screen his film The Settlers and participate in a Q&A following the screening at the 2026 edition of CPH:DOX.

    “Fourteen years after his first visit, Louis Theroux meets some of the growing community of religious-nationalist Israelis who have settled in the occupied West Bank,” a synopsis of the doc reads.

    “Louis Theroux is a genre‑defining documentary filmmaker and presenter, best known for his deeply immersive and empathetic programs that explore the intricate and often contentious facets of human existence,” the Copenhagen fest highlighted. “These include his BAFTA‑winning series Louis Theroux’s Weird Weekends and When Louis Met…, alongside a string of acclaimed and award‑winning documentaries. Louis Theroux immerses himself in challenging environments, allowing his audience a glimpse into the often-unseen corners of our world.”

    And they added: “His gentle and charming approach to interviewing and documentary filmmaking is uniquely his own, as is his ability to offer rounded portraits of his subjects while always resisting easy judgements.”

    CPH:DOX 2026 will dedicate an evening to the documentarist on March 18, screening his latest film about Israeli settlers on the West Bank, followed by a conversation with Politiken journalist Lotte Folke Kaarsholm about the making of the film and his approach to documentary filmmaking.

    The Copenhagen fest previously said it would pay tribute to Belgian cycling legend “The Cannibal” Eddy Merckx with the Danish premiere of Christophe Hermans and Boris Tilquin’s doc Merckx – Race of a Champion, as well as screen A World Gone Mad – The War Diaries of Astrid Lindgren.

    CPH:DOX 2026 runs March 11-22. With DOX:DANMARK, CPH:DOX also offers mini-festivals in municipalities across Denmark, where the audience can enjoy “special events featuring new Danish and international documentary films,” organizers note. After the festival, audiences will be able to watch a curated selection of the 2026 lineup on CPH:DOX’s streaming platform PARA:DOX.

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    Georg Szalai

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