CPH:FORUM has unveiled its 2026 selection, with Nordic filmmakers such as David Borenstein, Arthur Franck and Lea Glob featuring prominently across a slate of 30 documentary projects.

CPH:FORUM, the flagship financing and co-production platform of CPH:DOX, has unveiled the selection for its 2026 edition (17–19 March), spotlighting a strong Nordic presence across development and production stages alongside major international partners.

The line-up brings together 30 documentary projects from 23 countries, with Denmark, Sweden, Finland and Norway prominently represented both as lead territories and co-production hubs. Danish, Finnish and Norwegian titles include Bromansky (Finland/France/Denmark/Norway) by Arthur Franck, Letters of Hope (Denmark/Germany/US) by Lea Glob, Living in Our Heads (Denmark) by David Borenstein, State of Immortality (Denmark/US) by Piotr Winiewicz, The Calling (Denmark) by Beniamino Barrese, and The Silent Network (Denmark/Norway) by Pernille Rose Grønkjærand Noa Agnete Metz.

Finally, Sweden is represented by Hilton Als and Göran Hugo Olsson’s Letter to Alvin, Lauren DeFilippo and Sam Soko’s Dark Horse (Sweden/Kenya/USA), and Oleksandra Horiienko’s Total Mess (Sweden/Ukraine).

Moreover, Nordic producers are also involved across several international co-productions, underscoring the region’s continued role as a key driver in the global non-fiction ecosystem. Some of these include Łukasz Kowalski’s My Father the Iceman (Poland/Denmark), Sharon Yeung’s We are Volcanoes by (Hong Kong/Norway), and Radu Ciorniciuc’s Director’s Cut (Romania/Denmark).

Five projects close to completion will be showcased in the CPH:ROUGHCUT strand on 16 March, including Rescue(Denmark/Italy/Iceland/Germany) by Sine Plambech and Don’t Let the Sun Go Up on Me(Morocco/France/Denmark/Norway/Chile) by Asmae El Moudir, further reinforcing Nordic collaboration across borders.

CPH:FORUM 2026 will also award more than €100,000 in prizes. New partners include European pubcaster ARTE, offering two Rough Cut consultations, and the Jacob Burns Film Centre, awarding a residency and post-production support. Additional awards are backed by Eurimages, Sandbox Films, Al Jazeera Documentary Channel and Unifrance/Titrafilm.

More than 200 financiers and industry representatives are confirmed to attend, positioning CPH:FORUM once again as a central meeting point for Nordic-led non-fiction co-production and international financing.