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CPH:DOX Summit Tackles Industry Crisis
16 Feb
Summary
- CPH:DOX Summit addresses industry changes and challenges.
- Discussions focus on conglomerate power and AI's role.
- Filmmakers will learn tactics to bypass algorithms and censorship.
The industry section of Copenhagen documentary festival CPH:DOX will host its Summit and Conference from March 16-19, focusing on deep changes and challenges within the industry. The event aims to foster bold conversations about conglomerate power, the use of AI, and securing spaces for independent voices.
The Summit, themed 'Media Sovereignty: Rethink, Envision, Redefine,' will confront the challenges of Europe's democratic recession and U.S. platform dependence. It will explore new infrastructures for information ecosystems and strategies for connecting with citizens by 2030.
Conference sessions include discussions on directing in conflict zones, the art of sonic cinema, and the structural crisis of reality. Workshops will explore AI systems and multi-sensory storytelling, pushing documentary beyond traditional screen formats.
Further discussions will examine crafting queer aesthetics, documentary filmmaking in the age of AI, and the potential for hope in dystopian storytelling. The event also addresses the future of documentary funding and circulation.
Concluding sessions feature filmmaker John Wilson discussing his latest feature and Palestinian filmmakers sharing diverse cinematic approaches. Indigenous-led nonfiction cinema and the ethics of narrative positionality will also be explored, emphasizing cultural resistance and narrative sovereignty.
