The international documentary film festival will unspool as a hybrid event from April 21 to May 2nd, and its industry event from April 26-30.

The announcement was made on Friday by the festival’s CEO Tine Fischer, as Denmark’s current Covid-19 restrictions are set to continue in the coming months.

“2020 was a year that taught us so much and pushed us into thinking new formats, new ways of reaching people and new ways of creating social and cultural impact” said Fischer. “Needless to say the digital experience and the democratic potential in reaching a much larger and diverse audience has been and will be central in the new version of the festival. We’re preparing an ambitious programme to be experienced theatrically as well as online and digitally live."

She goes on, detailing the reshaped CPH:DOX 2021 programme: “We are curating in a more inclusive way by bringing a new, more diverse and younger group of programmers on board and we're working in close partnership with a long list of organisations and institutions to strengthen the actual reach and impact of each film,” she says. “We will highlight some of the most powerful and critical issues that affect the world today: new democratic movements, the role of technology, the fight for climate justice, the role of science in our societies and many other important issues. And we will work to prolong the impact of the films in new partnerships not only during the festival but in a longer and deeper perspective” added Fischer.

CPH:DOX’s full programme will be unveiled late March