The wait is over! The juries have deliberated and the winners of the international competitions at CPH:DOX 2025 have been announced this evening at the festival’s Award Show at Kunsthal Charlottenborg.
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Without further ado, the winners are…
DOX:AWARD
Winner: ‘ALWAYS’ by Deming Chen
US, FR & CN / 2025 / World Premiere
Special Mention: ‘FLOPHOUSE AMERICA’ by Monica Strømdahl
NO, NL & US / 2025 / World Premiere
Sponsored by Politiken and Politiken-Fonden with a prize of €10,000, the DOX:AWARD is the festival’s main competition, honoring films with artistic quality, cultural relevance, and strong personal expression.
F:ACT AWARD
Winner: ‘2000 METERS TO ANDRIIVKA’ by Mstyslav Chernov
UA / 2025 / European Premiere
Special Mention: ‘THE PERFECT NEIGHBOR’ by Geeta Gandbhir
US / 2025 / International Premiere
Supported by International Media Support (IMS) and the Danish Union of Journalists with a prize of €5,000, the F:act Award competition recognizes films blending documentary and investigative journalism.
HUMAN:RIGHTS AWARD
Winner: ‘9-MONTH CONTRACT’ by Ketevan Vashagashvili
GE, BG & DE / 2025 / World Premiere
Special Mention: ‘THE ENCAMPMENTS’ by Michael T. Workman & Kei Pritsker
US / 2025 / World Premiere
Awarded for the second consecutive year, the Human:Rights Award is sponsored by the Danish Institute for Human Rights with a prize of €5,000, and focuses on films dealing with human rights issues.
NORDIC:DOX AWARD
Winner: ‘WALLS – AKINNI INUK’ by Nina Paninnguaq Skydsbjerg & Sofie Rørdam
GL / 2025 / World Premiere
Special Mention: ‘THE NICEST MEN ON EARTH’ by Josefine Exner & Sebastian Gerdes
DK / 2025 / World Premiere
The NORDIC:DOX Award (€5,000) honors standout documentaries from the Nordic region.
NEXT:WAVE AWARD
Winner: ‘ABODE OF DAWN’ by Kristina Shtubert
DE / 2024 / International Premiere
Special Mention: ‘WHO WITNESSED THE TEMPLES FALL’ by Lucía Selva
SP / 2025 / World Premiere
The NEXT:WAVE Award (€5,000) highlights new and emerging filmmakers.
NEW:VISION
Winner: ‘RAMALLAH, PALESTINE, DECEMBER 2018’ by Juliette Le Monnyer
BE / 2025 / World Premiere
Special mention: ‘SCRAP’ by Noémie Lobry
FR / 2025 / World Premiere
The NEW:VISION Award (€5,000) celebrates art films and boundary-pushing experiments.
INTER:ACTIVE AWARD
Winner: ‘CONSTANTINOPOLIAD’ by Sister Sylvester & Nadah El Shazly
UK / Installation / 2025 / International Premiere
Special Mention: ‘THE GARDEN SAYS…’ by Uri Kranot, Michelle Kranot, Sara Topsøe Jensen, Sarah John & Marieke Breyne
DK / XR Perfomance-Installation / 2025 / World Premiere
The award winner will receive a winning package including two complimentary industry accreditations for Sunny Side of the Doc, two full access accreditations for the Industry Days of New Images Festival, 6 hours of legal consultation on European IP law and a cash prize of €1000.
[Izvor informacije CPH:DOX]
