Together, we’re providing an interactive platform for professionals within our documentary community to exchange ideas and insights. Whether it’s filmmakers, top producers, or heads of industry, CPH:CONFERENCE brings together the brightest minds in the business to present innovative and forward thinking ideas to tackle the issues faced in the industry today.

Full programme available on February 12th, 2026

While you are waiting, read more below on the 2025 edition:

The week kicked off on Monday 24th with the inaugural CPH:DOX Summit, bringing together filmmakers, policy makers, and thought leaders looking to build a better documentary ecosystem in Europe and beyond.

On Tuesday – Thursday, the day started with in-depth interviews with visionary filmmakers in A Morning With, hosted by Thom Powers. Then, the second morning session – Dialogues – for discussions between prominent filmmakers and artists on how they creatively tackle the important topics of documentary film today. Filled afternoons with lively and inspiring panel discussions in the New Paradigm afternoons, focusing on industry, and how to create an improved and robust documentary landscape, full of diverse and vibrant voices, for the present and the future. And finally, rounded off the week with a participatory roundtable session from Climate Story Lab Nordic.