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The Winners of 2015 CPH: DOX Festival
On Friday the 13th the winners of (also) 13th edition of Copenhagen Documentary Film Festival were announced. The jury worked hard on reaching the unanimous decision. This year the films were divided into seven categories and competitions: DOX: AWARD, F: ACT Award, NEW: VISION AWARD, NORDIC: DOX Award, DOC Alliance Award, Politiken Publikenpris (Audience Award) and DR Talent Award 2015. The jury reflected on 4…
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The Swedish Theory of Love (2015) Review
“Internationally Sweden is seen as a perfect society, a raw model and a symbol of the highest achievements of human progress. The Swedish Theory of Love digs into the true nature of Swedish lifestyle, explores the existential black holes of a society that has created the most autonomous people in the world”. Written by Fasad Erik Gandini,…
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Monty Python: The Meaning of Live (2014) Review
Monty Python: The Meaning of Live was shown on this year’s CPH: DOX Festival in Copenhagen. The screening was graced with the presence of one of the directors (James Rogan) and a producer who also happens to be Terry Gilliam’s kid (Holly Gilliam). It was Holly who came up with the idea of creating this…
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Mallory (2015) Review
Mallory is a thoroughly shot and a moving portrait of a heroin addict Mallory Neradova trying to get her life straight. When she finds out she’s expecting the child whose father is her fellow heroin addict, she lands rock bottom out on the streets of Prague in the middle of the night. At the moment…
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In Utero (2015) Review
The pre-festival screening of In Utero took place the day before CPH: DOX Festival started. It was a slow, quiet and foggy day in the capital of Denmark. As I arrived at the cinema (Empire Bio is located in the most diverse borough of Copenhagen, Nørrebro) I noticed approximately 30 baby carriages parked in front of the…
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Banksy Does New York (2014) Review
The most copied sculpted image in the world these days is Jesus Christ. The second one is Ronald McDonald. What does it say about us? What is the importance of art these days? Banksy Does New York is a joint film memoir documenting one out of the ordinary month in the fall of 2013. That year’s October will…
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2015 CPH:DOX Festival
Copenhagen International Documentary Film Festival (CPH: DOX) has established itself as one of the biggest documentary festivals in the world. Every year approximately 200 films are selected to screen during the festival. The Festival was founded in 2003 by Tine Fischer, who is still its director. This year CPH: DOX takes place all over the city…