Lise Pedersen The Copenhagen Intl. Documentary Film Festival, also known as CPH:DOX, has unveiled the full program of its 20th edition, which includes 200 new films, more than half of which are world premieres, sealing CPH:DOX’s reputation as one of the leading events of its kind in Europe.

For the first time, all 13 films competing for the top Dox:Award are world premieres. These include “A Storm Foretold,” the long-awaited doc on Donald Trump’s former adviser Roger Stone by Danish political journalist Christopher Guldbrandsen; established filmmaker Margreth Olin’s highly anticipated epic film “Songs of the Earth”; “A Tiger in Paradise,” a surreal journey into Swedish singer José González’ inner world by Ruben Östlund’s regular creative partners Mikel Cee Karlsson and Erik Hemmendorff; and “Total Trust” by Jialing Zhang (“One Child Nation”), described as “the first major film about the Chinese surveillance state (…) – a disturbing tale of technology, (self-) censorship and abuse of power in the 21st century.” The four other competitions are the New:Vision Award, dedicated to experimental and artists’ films, the F:Act Award, which covers investigative journalism, the Nordic:Dox Award, which highlights Nordic talent, and the Next:Wave Award for emerging filmmakers and artists.

A novelty this year is the PARAFICTIONS sidebar, a collection of eight carefully curated hybrid films. “CPH:DOX is well known for pushing the boundaries of doc, not least into fiction,” said artistic director Niklas Engstrøm, who has been part of the festival’s team since the very start. “We wanted to show how some films use fiction to get closer to reality, and we thought this anniversary is the right time to celebrate this well-established trend

Roger Stone Doc ‘A Storm Foretold,’ ‘Total Trust,’ About Chinese Surveillance State, Wim Wenders’ ‘A Sense of Place’ Head CPH:DOX Lineup

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