Cph:Dox, the Copenhagen International Documentary Film Festival, has unveiled the competition lineups for its 2026 edition.
The fest’s 23rd edition will take place March 11-22. The lineup for its six juried competition sections features 74 titles, “hand-picked from thousands of submissions from around the world,” including 53 world premieres, 17 international premieres, and four European premieres.
The 2026 edition introduces the Fipresci Award, presented by the International Federation of Film Critics, for which 12 films in the Dox:award Competition are nominated.
“We are living through a period in which the frameworks that once felt stable – political, moral, even cognitive – are shifting beneath our feet. Institutions are tested, conflicts intensify, and new technologies challenge our understanding of perception and agency,” said Niklas Engstrøm, artistic director of Cph:dox. “In such a moment, documentary cinema becomes more than observation; it becomes a space for sustained attention. The films in this year’s competition lineup resist simplification and speed.