Documentary projects by Erik Poppe, Jørgen Leth, Hubert Sauper, Sally Potter will be pitched in Copenhagen from March 22-23.
Other projects from the established producers Joslyn Barnes (US), Sigrid Dyekjær (DK), Julia Nottingham (UK) and from visual artists Ian Forsyth and Jane Pollard (20,000 Days on Earth) are part of the 2017 line-up, divided into four categories: FictionNONFiction, Cinema, F:ACTand ART.
For the fourth time, projects pitched will compete for the Eurimages Co-Production Development Award of €15,000. This year’s jury comprises Dorien Van der pas, Head of New Screen NL and Eurimages representative, Matthijs Wouter Knol, Director of the European Film Market in Berlin, and Danish Oscar-nominated producer Signe Byrge Sørensen.
Among the 300 industry delegates set to attend are representatives from ARTE, ZDF, NDR, BBC, DR, Ford Foundation, Tribeca Film Institute, Fondation Cartier, Tate Modern and Sundance Institute. Nordic producers and directors will also be offered guidance and promotional support for their projects through a collaboration with Kickstarter.
The full list of projects in alphabetical order is the following:
The14th CPH:DOX under its rebooted version will open on March 15 with the European premiere of the Sundance award-winning Danish/Syrian/German film Last Men in Aleppo. The festival’s full programme will be announced March 1st.